AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/5/11 9:20 a.m.

not mine no affiliation WTF is this thing?

WTF is a Siata Spring?

1969 Siata Spring restore or parts has fiat 850 4 cyl motor been rebuilt std shift 25000miles $1500 obo call Jim 313-515-6666 NO EMAILS CALL ONLY
hobiercr
hobiercr GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
8/5/11 9:39 a.m.

Never heard of a Spring. Normally Siata's are a little more sexy...

dculberson
dculberson MegaDork
8/5/11 10:01 a.m.

Based on a Fiat 850, apparently. Also ugly. But fascinating.

44Dwarf
44Dwarf UberDork
8/5/11 11:30 a.m.

WTF is it its cool thats what..

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/5/11 12:42 p.m.

It's ugly and stupid, but it's worth more than $1500.

alfadriver
alfadriver MegaDork
8/5/11 1:34 p.m.
Woody wrote: It's ugly and stupid, but it's worth more than $1500.

To who?

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/5/11 2:19 p.m.

not to me

chandler
chandler PowerDork
8/5/11 2:46 p.m.

I'd rock it.

Jumper K Balls (Trent)
Jumper K Balls (Trent) PowerDork
8/5/11 2:53 p.m.

Anything with a grill that large and no radiator behind it needs to be destroyed.

I hate those ugly things.

integraguy
integraguy UltraDork
8/5/11 3:54 p.m.

The Spring used Fiat 850 "bits" in a POOR attempt to mimic a vintage MG. (This was back in the days when kit cars that could be put on VW air-cooled chassis occasionally looked like MG-TC or TDs) I guess the idea from this car's manufacturer was : Hey, there are folks who buy/build fake MGs with the engine in the back already....why don't we produce them in a factory for those schmucks who can't/won't ever finish a kit?

I remember when the Spring appeared on the COVER of Car & Driver....yes, the cover!!! New, these things, if I remember correctly, cost all of $3,000. To find one complete and running? Hmmm, you'd REALLY have to want a Spring or it's Fiat "bits" to pay $1,500 for it. In the defense of this particular example? It's one of the very few not painted mustard yellow, as it seems as tho 99% of Springs were that color.

DeadSkunk  (Warren)
DeadSkunk (Warren) PowerDork
8/5/11 8:52 p.m.

I'd get myself a red fez and do the Woodward Cruise in that thing !

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
8/6/11 12:11 a.m.

We had one in Classic Motorsports's Ran When Parked section a while back. Someone sent in the photos, but I happened to pass the same car a few weeks earlier. The car was in San Mateo, Fla. Last time we drove by, it was gone. But yes, Fiat 850-based.

chandler
chandler PowerDork
8/6/11 3:52 p.m.

They are not a "kit car" at all, and think of what else could have been purchased for $3k in 1969. Not very stylish though I see them sell at $2500 all the time. I've not seen a mint one for sale.

Jumper K Balls (Trent)
Jumper K Balls (Trent) PowerDork
8/7/11 4:14 p.m.

No they weren't kit cars. They were hand crafted, coach built automobiles but they definately have a kit car vibe to them.

Derick Freese
Derick Freese UltraDork
8/7/11 7:25 p.m.

David, if you could remember where in San Mateo that car was, I bet I could track down what happened to it. I grew up in East Palatka, which is right there. I know there used to be an MG in a field over in San Mateo right where 100 meets 17.

dculberson
dculberson MegaDork
8/8/11 10:36 a.m.
chandlerGTi wrote: They are not a "kit car" at all, and think of what else could have been purchased for $3k in 1969.

Like a Mustang Mach 1.

chandler
chandler PowerDork
8/8/11 12:49 p.m.
dculberson wrote:
chandlerGTi wrote: They are not a "kit car" at all, and think of what else could have been purchased for $3k in 1969.
Like a Mustang Mach 1.

Bingo, or a big block Charger.

It was sadly styled but it is still desirable to someone.

Mndsm
Mndsm MegaDork
8/8/11 12:57 p.m.

And here I thought someone had hamfisted the ad and wanted 1500$ for some Miata springs.

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