what hardtop?

geoff · Post by **geoff** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:19 pm

I have been youtubing some old rallying and often wonder what hardtop the spiders were using in those days?

bakercs · Post by **bakercs** » Sat Dec 21, 2019 12:43 pm

Those hardtops were made by Pininfarina.

geoff · Post by **geoff** » Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:16 pm

I wonder if any remain ?

mikewof · Post by **mikewof** » Fri May 07, 2021 3:58 pm

My limited knowledge of this is that a lot of the removable hardtops in the USA were manufactured in the USA, something about the Spiders being imported as 2-passenger convertibles.

Mine is the Catalina style, manufactured in Long Beach, CA by Custom Hardtops, 213-432-5454, I have no idea where that company is now.

Back in the 1970s and 1980s, the most common hardtop in the USA was the Baja style, which matched the shape of the convertible top, these were made both in the USA and in Italy by Pinin ...

This is the Catalina style:

And this is/was the Baja/pinin style:

geoff · Post by **geoff** » Mon May 10, 2021 9:18 am

thanks for that. I wonder what the Italian rally cars in Europe of the period were using

FiatFarm · Post by **FiatFarm** » Tue May 11, 2021 11:13 am

geoff wrote:thanks for that. I wonder what the Italian rally cars in Europe of the period were using

Those were the factory optional hardtops that were made by Pininfarina.
They are quite rare nowdays but do come available occasionally for many dollars.

bobplyler · Post by **bobplyler** » Wed May 12, 2021 12:58 am

I found this online. I don't know anything about these.
https://www.smoothline.com/fiat-hardtop

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Wed May 12, 2021 1:22 pm

I have a Pininfarina hardtop that I'm going to be listing for sale in a few weeks. Does anyone here know if Pininfarina also sold tops in the aftermarket, and if those are measurably different from the factory optional ones? I'm trying to figure out exactly what I have. Thx

bpadda · Post by **bpadda** » Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:11 pm

Hello Matt, I am just following up to see if you ever sold yopur Pinin hard top? Thank you.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Fri Jun 09, 2023 2:54 pm

bpadda wrote:Hello Matt, I am just following up to see if you ever sold yopur Pinin hard top? Thank you.

Hey - I do still have the top. The listing is on Mirafiori, but feel free to send me a PM if you'd like more details. It's stored indoors and in great condition.

Matt

Jaredg55 · Post by **Jaredg55** » Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:19 am

Matt, if you still have your too for a fiat spider I am interested. Jared 509-540-0371. Trying to look for it on mirafiori.

Thanks

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