So i was looking through craigs list, like you do... Not really expecting to find anything, and even if i did I'm not really going to buy anything cause Ive got a 72 Karmann Ghia im working on already... To make a long story short...
Yesterday the Spider arrived.
My son has 10 months till he can get his permit. So now we have a project. Its been a long time since he was excited about doing anything with me. Having a cool car to work on seems to have made me a lot cooler. Yesterday he talked to me more than in the last several months combined.
Seems dad isn't all bad after all.So enough about me, what about this Spider huh?
1978, the previous owner had the car about 6 months. After the steering damper/idler broke off, they decided to sell instead of fix. So there is that. It needs a new top, as the old one has holes and leaks badly. It hasnt rained much in the last 6 months, untill this week when it was constant for days... So im drying it out now. The interior is ratty but usable for now, the engine seems strong, and the transmission seems good, but ill have a better report of that once we fix the steering.
I took a chance on a car we couldn't test drive, but for $700 hey... looking at the title (it lists what was paid in sales tax) i was able to figure that the Previous Owner had paid $1,800 six months ago.
So we're really excited about having this car. Really excited to work on it. I hadn't realized that my son had no idea what a Fiat was... Well now he does, and one of his major concerns about the car... Rust? Steering? Breaks? Nooooo... Badges! It needs new badges! These ones dont say Fiat anymore.
Ill put up some pics either later today or tomorrow.
The only bad news is ill be putting my Karmann Ghia into storage for a while... which is an indicator in itself about how much we love this car.
