Chris Evans' latest Italian classic

[W124Bob]

Probably the prettiest of all the Pininfarina designs of the time, pity the Rolls Royce Camargue penned by the same man(Paolo Martin)looks so wrong. Did the Puegeot 504 coupe come Pininfarina as well?

[Dapster]

I went to see a client once in his home office, only to find a 412 under a tarp in his living room!!!! He was astonished that I recognised it as a 412 as apposed to a 400 just by looking at the bottom cm of wheel rim! What a lovely thing it was.

[Kdb550]

Always wanted a Fiat Dino since watching the italian job as a kid in my mind best looking car fiat ever made.

[blueb10]

My brother has four, possibly five, of these. All in varying states of repair. He considers them to be works in progress but he has been saying that for the last thirty years!

[westernlancia]

storminnorman said:

You can imagine Mr. Ferrari driving one of those, without a doubt. Very classy, slightly sinister perhaps.

Undoubtedly the most beautiful car ever made - I founded the owners' club in 1982 (see 3rd or 4th ever issue of Classic and Sports Car, letters page). Mind you, I've gone off them a bit now that I know he's got one...

[AlvinSultana]

I find myself lusting after this...


http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C406438

[Pickled]

shakotan said:

A 400/412 is first on my list if I ever come into a bit of money. They are vastly unloved, but in my eyes a very pretty car.

One reason I like the film Rain Man, Tom Cruise has a 412 in it, they (Ferrari) really made some very elegant cars in the 60s/70s

I very nearly bid on one at Baron's auction a few years ago, nice metallic brown 400, the wife's threats of immediate divorce scuppered that idea, hammer fell at £6950. I knew I should have left her at home that day!

[neutral 3]

Circa 1973 and a girl class mate ( Amanda Carter's ) Dad turns up at School in Loughton Essex to pick her up in his new mid metallic blue 130 Coupe. M reg from memory.

As a car mad kid that Fiat is unique and I don't recall seeing another apart from at the Earls Court Motor Show.
Although very elegant, stylish and pretty the 130 Coupe isn't a patch on a Jaguar V12 E Type, a Citroen SM, Alfa Montreal or it's closest competitor the lovely BMW 3.0 CSA / CSi.

[Dapster]

Pickled said:

One reason I like the film Rain Man, Tom Cruise has a 412 in it....

Sorry to be a nerd, but it was a 400, not a 412!

Edited by Dapster on Wednesday 2nd October 02:26

[deltashad]

Edited by deltashad on Wednesday 2nd October 07:32

[The Don of Croy]

I remember ogling one of these outside the dealership in Sevenoaks as a child - Dad bought a 131 Supermirafiori from there. Presumably the dealer principal used it - was there for about 6 months IIRC (Fiat customers would routinely have cause to visit supplying dealership in the 'honeymoon' period).

They also had a the 4 door saloon in the showroom - was much more rounded? Very leftfield choice over a contemporary Rover or Granada.

[GreatGranny]

My first job as a 14 year old was for an old rich boy in our village who owned a blue one of these.

I helped out the gardener and also washed the 130 every Sunday.

Lovely car.

[Adrian E]

How many left reckons 28 or so but doesn't differentiate body styles - just 130 or 130 auto. About half of those are SORN'd

Lovely looking thing

[danoli777]

Same car?
Can't be that many RHD manuals in the same colour combination about.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C440269

[mad4amanda]

wonderful car very stylish, do they have the tinted Perspex sunblinds that pull down out of the roof , mine in my 132ss were orange and were so cool.

[fourwheelsteer]

danoli777 said:

Same car?
Can't be that many RHD manuals in the same colour combination about.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C440269

Officially, all UK-market 130 coupés were autos I recall. So, I'd think RHD manuals are very rare indeed.

[medieval]

Strangely - my old 400 was owned by Martin Buckley.

A pro po nothing really............

[Pippage]

I saw this car some weeks ago in the Aston dealership which had taken it as p/ex and had a good old drool over it- it is a superb shape from every angle in fantastic nick- and the orange velour, wow! One thing you can say about Mr Evans is he has exquisite taste in cars.

[final_edition]

One that is a little cheaper

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C407612

[truck71]

fourwheelsteer said:

Officially, all UK-market 130 coupés were autos I recall. So, I'd think RHD manuals are very rare indeed.

Had a look through the showroom window this morning, still for sale. Edited to add, reg number is the same...

Edited by truck71 on Saturday 19th October 11:55

Edited by truck71 on Saturday 19th October 12:14