Opened the trunk!!

[Jrscobra]

So, my new 72 Fiat Spider 124 did not come with keys. The previous owner told me he did not have a key ever to the trunk and it had never been opened since he bought it in 2004!!!!

So, I get the trunk opened.

I don't think anyone has ever put anything in this trunk. The appearance of this compartment is "as is" from the day it was manufactured! I am shocked at how nice it is.

The only thing in the trunk that was not factory was the Haynes Repair Manual and a screwdriver!.
Toolkit! Complete in original position
jack! original condition and position!

Lifted the car on ramps to review. Underbody looks fantastic!
I do have a little rust in the passenger side floorboard and on the seat rails. I plan on removing and inspecting in the next few days.
I am excited about this car!
Cant wait to have it on street !!!

I had to share! Thanks for reading!
Jaime

[aj81spider]

Nice! Congratulations. Sounds like you have a great car.

[RRoller123]

Fiat Archeology!

[Texafornian]

Awesome! Trunk time capsule. Curious if you would be open to taking and posting some pics, especially of the jack. I just put mine in after some refurbishment, and couldn't figure out how to place it so that the flat plate on the bottom did not rub up against the panels.

[vandor]

Neat! Tool kits with an intact case are hard to find. The plastic cases break very easily.

[Jrscobra]

As soon as the rain stops and temps creep up, I will take some pics. Poor weather for the next few days will keep me inside. Cold weather doesn't agree with my uncle Arthr.

[Jrscobra]

Gonna try to post some pics

http://imageshack.com/a/img923/3769/mprgZF.jpg

[Jrscobra]

https://imageshack.com/i/poB59jnMj
https://imageshack.com/i/pnCBc68Vj
https://imageshack.com/i/poEH98TXj
https://imageshack.com/i/poUBNHWtj

[RRoller123]

Looks great, excellent condition!

Here is a jack (not my car), installed per the manual diagram, but I would never travel with it like this, it will bang around and damage the fender. I install mine for shows, etc. but that is it.

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb4 ... 91682d.jpg

Here is what the Owner's Manual says: It is wacky.

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb4 ... 690b26.jpg

Photobucket is completely broken, so I can only post the links here, it will be a massive effort to move all my pics off of their terrible web site.

Pete

[DieselSpider]

[DieselSpider]

Gonna try to post some pics

[Texafornian]

Thanks for posting the photos! Mine was mounted like Pete's, so I'm scratching my head because I agree, it would kill my fender to have it bouncing around in there...

[vandor]

I don't think all years are mounted the same.

[bjbrown]

Jaime,

What did you do to get the trunk open with no key available?

-Bob

[Jrscobra]

A very thin flat screwdriver. Pushed in, turned counter clockwise, when it stopped turning, I pushed down on the trunk lid and twisted again. Boom. It popped open.