As anyone who’s glanced at our In The Workshop section recently will already know, a certain Pininfarina Spidereuropa we’re working on has gotten us all dewy-eyed and wistful. When we looked in the boot, though, the nostalgia went into overdrive.
The barely pent-up aggression of the Lancia Rally 037, dispersing a rooster tail of gravel and mud en route to winning the WRC title. A Morgan Plus-4, the sports-car as quintessentially British as a summer’s afternoon spent watching the cricket. Plus the FSO Polonez, dutifully serving Poland with its no-nonsense utilitarian hatchbacks, pick-ups and ambulances for nearly a quarter of a century. What common theme unites this most eclectic range of vehicles?
At one time or another, the same engine has turned each of their widely varied wheels; the legendary Fiat twin-cam. Now widely referred to as the “Lampredi” twin-cam after its pioneering creator, this forward-thinking, revolutionary design drove (quite literally) Fiat’s considerable fortunes for over 30 years.
Not the greatest of catalogues this time around (not when coming from an Italian bent, anyway), but there was still plenty tempting us to raid the italicar piggy-bank. The Fiat 130 Coupe is well known to us, and was actually purchased from a previous ACA sale, the OSCA-engined Fiat 1500 Spider was nothing short of a masterpiece and the guideprice on the 116 GTV6 certainly grabbed our attention (read on to see if the car did likewise!). In fact, it seemed everything was listed with very reasonable guide-prices - indicating some caution in the market perhaps?
If that was the case, the fact that 75% of entries sold (with many sailing past even their upper guide prices) would suggest the investment boom isn't over just yet. Below the line we detail each Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat and Lancia entry, giving our opinion on their condition, and revealing their final sale price.
