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I chatted with the owner of this RHD Barchetta,he originally went to an auction to buy a Frogeye Sprite but heard about this car for sale and binned the Sprite idea and bought this instead.He said he'x wanted a Barchetta for ages but not LHD and he didn't know that any RHD cars existed.
Rarer than hens teeth but some out there.
Thanks for posting those photos OP. 
Always had a soft spot for 70s Italian cars - the day I passed my test I was allowed to borrow my Mum's Fiat 127! Such a great little car!
Then a year later I got to buy my Dad's Fiat 125 as he had had a stroke and couldn't drive any more.
But at least I could drive him places in it. It was the first car I managed to get to a three-figure speed! I also had a 132 1800ES a few years later. They were just so much more technically advanced than anything British, with twin-cam engines, 4 wheel disc brakes, etc. (Even if they did rot while you watched). 
Great to see a photo of a 128 Coupe - I can't remember the last time I saw one of those! But I can remember the first time I went in one in the early 80s - it belonged to my GF's best mate and she drove it like she stole it!
I tried to talk my Mum into buying a 128 3P or 127 Sport in 1978, but she bought a Fiesta instead - it was good but nothing like as good as the Fiat options! (Plus it cost more)!
Must resist the urge to head off to the classifieds!
Always had a soft spot for 70s Italian cars - the day I passed my test I was allowed to borrow my Mum's Fiat 127! Such a great little car!
Then a year later I got to buy my Dad's Fiat 125 as he had had a stroke and couldn't drive any more.
But at least I could drive him places in it. It was the first car I managed to get to a three-figure speed! I also had a 132 1800ES a few years later. They were just so much more technically advanced than anything British, with twin-cam engines, 4 wheel disc brakes, etc. (Even if they did rot while you watched). Great to see a photo of a 128 Coupe - I can't remember the last time I saw one of those! But I can remember the first time I went in one in the early 80s - it belonged to my GF's best mate and she drove it like she stole it!
I tried to talk my Mum into buying a 128 3P or 127 Sport in 1978, but she bought a Fiesta instead - it was good but nothing like as good as the Fiat options! (Plus it cost more)!
Must resist the urge to head off to the classifieds!
That 70s brown 128 coupe was parked near to me in the general parking but Auto Italia magazine picked it out to display next to
their tent ,parked next to an F40.
I remember seeing them in period and liked the shape ,preferred it to the later 3P but nearly all the cars have rotted away ,so seeing this one is
always a highlight.
There was a racing 128 saloon in the paddock but I have a problem with the pics on phone ,I think the pic file is full ,it has 6500 pics in it.
their tent ,parked next to an F40.
I remember seeing them in period and liked the shape ,preferred it to the later 3P but nearly all the cars have rotted away ,so seeing this one is
always a highlight.
There was a racing 128 saloon in the paddock but I have a problem with the pics on phone ,I think the pic file is full ,it has 6500 pics in it.
lucido grigio said:
That 70s brown 128 coupe was parked near to me in the general parking but Auto Italia magazine picked it out to display next to
their tent ,parked next to an F40.
I remember seeing them in period and liked the shape ,preferred it to the later 3P but nearly all the cars have rotted away ,so seeing this one is
always a highlight.
There was a racing 128 saloon in the paddock but I have a problem with the pics on phone ,I think the pic file is full ,it has 6500 pics in it.
Shame about the lack of pics, but those early 127s and 128s were just such good cars. their tent ,parked next to an F40.
I remember seeing them in period and liked the shape ,preferred it to the later 3P but nearly all the cars have rotted away ,so seeing this one is
always a highlight.
There was a racing 128 saloon in the paddock but I have a problem with the pics on phone ,I think the pic file is full ,it has 6500 pics in it.
I also preferred the look of the 128 Coupe, but by the time my Mother was looking the Coupe was gone and the 3P would have worked better as my Dad was in a wheelchair following a massive stroke. That's primarily why I got to take over his 125.
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