For Sale: 2019 Fiat Abarth in Morgantown, Pennsylvania

2019 Fiat Abarth 124 Spider

"With its unique mix of Italian style and Japanese engineering, the Mazda MX-5 Miata based Fiat 124 Spider is a sushi roll stuffed in cannelloni. It's more than a bunch of new badges, however, as the 124 Spider sports an exclusive turbocharged Fiat engine, unique suspension tuning, and a more upscale interior. The pick of the 124 Spider range is still the rowdy Abarth version. You could add thousands of dollars in options, but you'll have the same driving enjoyment either way, thanks to the Abarth's more sporting attitude." Car and Driver, 2019

For consignment, a 2019 Fiat Abarth 124 Spider with a title verified 8,223 actual miles. This presents as an enthusiast's car, with more badges than an Eagle scout, a one owner car with numerous show appearances and awards and the occasional road rally.

Exterior
Move over Miata, this 70thAnniversary edition is adorned in a dramatic presentation of Brilliante White, Satin Black, and red stripes and highlights throughout, including the coveted Abarth strobe rocker strobe stripe. The red side mirrors really pop and bring out the red line surrounding the 17-inch black wheels. Black runs up the middle, covering the nicely contoured hood and the decklid and just like its vintage British counterparts, holds a luggage rack on the trunk. Our black canvas soft top and plastic window are in fine shape and help perpetuate that black center while the white paint shows off the dark faced LED headlights, bright red tail lights, and black aprons front and rear. Badges, call outs, and decals dot each side of this car and tell the story of a prized motorcar, not just a tool of travel and as a babied bambino, we were not surprised to find no exterior imperfections.

Interior
There's drama on the inside too where things start off somewhat basically with black door panels with brushed aluminum handles, clean, efficient, and simple. But then things get a little wild with channeled tuck and roll inserts in bright red leather, surrounded by red stitched black, topped by a tall headrest, and wearing the ABARTH name. The sport steering wheel has more thumb controls than a Nintendo game boy and leads to an exciting instrument cluster that puts a red faced electronic tachometer between two black faced units. The dash pad is stitched red, the vents are ringed in red, and a center screen shows navigation, AM/FM radio that is Bluetooth and XM compatible. Mounted next to the automatic shifter are lap stopwatches and even if you never use them, they're pretty darn impressive. Clean black carpet floods the floor with Abarth scorpion mats for protection, and the finished trunk has a rubber mat and cargo net.

Drivetrain
More decals and red features highlight the clean engine bay where we find the 1.4 liter DOHC turbocharged inline four cylinder, spooling out 170 horsepower and mated to an Aisin 6-speed automatic transmission with optional paddle shifter/manual, which routes power to the rear axle with 3.58 gears and limited slip.

Undercarriage
Spotless underneath, (other than water spots), where bright red calipers mix with yellow Bilstein shocks and the overall black coverage. Bilstein performance suspension aids the double wishbone in front and multilink in back while Brembos are on board for the power disc brakes on all four corners. The exhaust flows through a Record Monza muffler which expels four tailpipes resulting in a sporty quartet of chrome tips out back.

Drive-Ability
No complaints here as this is a quick, nimble, and capable sports car, and this one has air conditioning and air bags to improve your driving experience. The seats are comfortable and the cabin is accommodating while the exhaust note is one you want to keep going. All functions availed of this little Italian operate as expected. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your purchase.

We like the treatment here, but some of it is removable if you want to roll a bit more incognito, (that's Italian for unknown). But we're warning you, even without the acknowledgements, this is an eye-catching, attractive car that is unlikely to be mistaken for something else. It has a look unique to the make and the mix of exterior colors is a giveaway that it's something special.

Classic Auto Mall is home to more than 1,000 classic and collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate controlled 336,000-square foot showroom (that's more than 8 acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit www.classicautomall.com or call us at (888) 227-0914. Contact us anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person. There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee is not included in the advertised price.

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