1983 SpiderEuropa

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Olympian
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Your car is a: 1983 Pininfarina Spider Europa

1983 SpiderEuropa

Postby Olympian » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:40 pm

Hi everyone, I'm the proud owner of a 1983 SpiderEuropa. I'm based in Switzerland. So far as classics are concerned, I've had dalliances with a Jaguar XJS and a string of more modern Alfas, but this is my first real Italian classic. I (and my kids!) are enjoying every minute with it at the moment, but I'm sure the time will come sooner or later when we'll need to draw on the expertise in this forum!
Cheers :D

Fiatlanta
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Your car is a: 1979 Spider 124

Re: 1983 SpiderEuropa

Postby Fiatlanta » Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:49 pm

Pics!

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Olympian
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Your car is a: 1983 Pininfarina Spider Europa

Re: 1983 SpiderEuropa

Postby Olympian » Wed Apr 26, 2017 6:02 pm

Happy to oblige!ImageImage

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RRoller123
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Your car is a: 1980 FI SPIDER 2000
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Re: 1983 SpiderEuropa

Postby RRoller123 » Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:06 pm

Nice! Beautiful wheels too.
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duff
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Your car is a: Fiat 124 Spider 2000 USA 1981
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Re: 1983 SpiderEuropa

Postby duff » Wed May 10, 2017 10:12 am

nice wheels!

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cazzerz
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Your car is a: 1980 Fiat 2000 Spider

Re: 1983 SpiderEuropa

Postby cazzerz » Thu May 11, 2017 12:45 pm

Sweet Ride!!!
Zach

1980 Fiat Spider 2000
2016 Ram 1500 Crew
2016 Toyota Camry SE Special Edition

Olympian
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Your car is a: 1983 Pininfarina Spider Europa

Re: 1983 SpiderEuropa

Postby Olympian » Thu May 18, 2017 7:25 am

Thanks everyone for the comments! :D

I took it for a post-purchase inspection by my local garage, which just happens to specialise in restoration and servicing of Ferraris and Maseratis, so there's always plenty to look at! The team were amazed that there is no rust anywhere on my Spider, and confirmed that it's in excellent health.

I asked them to look at a few things which resulted in the front brake lines, front wheel bearings and steering arm bushes being replaced, plus a few bits and pieces around the exhaust being generally tightened up to prevent some vibrations. There's a split in the passenger seat covering that I'll get them to sort out at the end of summer, but otherwise they said it's as damn near perfect and original as a 34 year old Italian car can be!

It runs (even more) beautifully now, and I'm trying to sneak in a few cheeky drives during the long weekday evenings after work! 8)


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