The Fiat 850 Spider Bertone
In March 1965, Fiat surprised everyone a bit by presenting at the Geneva Motor Show two sport versions derived from the Fiat “850,” a Coupé and a Spider.
The graceful Fiat 850 Spider was born from an idea of Bertone and designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. It was presented simultaneously with the coupé version in March 1965 and completes the range of Fiat’s “850” cars.
The Fiat 850 Spider, due to its sporty structure, meets young customers, who want brilliant performance for cheap. This version will then be joined by a more “luxury” version with different finishes that will be sold directly by Bertone. To produce this small spider, FIAT relied on Bertone who, starting from the previous stylistic experiences made with the Testudo Corvair and with the Alfa Romeo 2600, designed an original car whose success was not long in coming. The list price was immediately interesting: 1,050,000 lire for the small Fiat 850 Spider , so it was immediately cheap to buy and; the presentation took place at the Geneva Motor Show in 1965 and the car was put on the market in the same year.
In March 1965, Fiat surprised everyone a bit by presenting at the Geneva Motor Show two sport versions derived from the Fiat “850,” a Coupé and a Spider.
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