For Sale: 1997 Fiat Panda in Aiken, South Carolina

Stored in our Aiken, South Carolina climate-controlled showroom. To see more pictures, video, information, and our full inventory, visit us online at www.carcaveusa.com or call us at (803) 262 4742!Check out our walk-around video here: and easy finance options are available through our classic car preferred lenders, Woodside Credit ( and Collector Car Leaders ( With knowledgeable teams that understand the value of your unique vehicle, an accessible online form that helps you find the best terms, and a quick response time, classic car lenders can help you drive off in your dream vehicle.HighlightsFive-speed manual with selectable AWDExcellent paint conditionRust-freeThe Italian people's car is suitably avant garde, especially when it debuted in 1980 as the replacement for the rear-engine Fiat 126. Decidedly boxy, obsessively utilitarian, and an absolute icon of the European mountains, the Panda really was the earliest form of today's AWD cross-over formula.Imported from Greece, this Verde Tasmania Metallic (color code 389/A) Panda is a great survivor with approximately 45,519 miles and carrying a few optional extras, like the Panda-spec stereo speakers in the dash and power windows. Essentially all-original, and built unlike anything sold today, it offers a fun and low-key driving experience. It's easily one of the rarer Italian imports too, something you can poke at Ferrari nerds about at the local cruise night. With its selectable AWD, it's also a year-round machine, and we wouldn't hesitate to bomb through a snow storm in one.Practical, capable, and quirky enough to even give Doug DeMuro a conniption fit.Designed by the famous Italdesign styling firm - responsible for icons like the VW Golf, DMC DeLorean, BMW M1, and Maserati MC12 - the Fiat Panda is a unique example of industrial design. Its form is the result of its function, with no inch of space wasted or made any more extravagant than needed. It had to be cheap, durable, and ready to serve Italy's newest generation car buyers.Powered by an 1,100cc, single-cam four-cylinder with about 50hp and 63 lb ft of torque, the Panda isn't sporty by any means, but it does have enough power to cruise 65 around the hilly highways and byways, and averages around 30mpg. EFI makes it incredibly convenient, too, instead of a sometime-temperamental carburetor like many other compacts from this time period. A five-speed manual is backed by an AWD transverse that locks its center differential to bring the rear axle online - it was marketed as a 4x4, but doesn't have a low-range transfer case, so think of it more like selectable AWD. It'll eat up mud, snow, and sand; but while geared lower than a standard Panda, it's not like the rock-crawling ratios of a traditional 4x4 with 4-lo.Inside, the interior is probably one of the most unique things about the Panda experience. The dash is essentially one giant, carpeted book shelf. At the bottom of the dash, the ash tray clips onto the edge and slides down to the passenger or driver. In front of you, the abstract cluster was modular, and could easily swap sides for LHD or RHD markets by design too. And being the passionate lovers that Italians are, the seats were designed such that they all fold flat for camping - they were keen on implementing that feature. Of course, a funky and abstract seat pattern is featured front and rear, something we miss about cars from the 80s and 90s.If you're looking for something different, but still wildly practical, the Fiat Panda 4x4 has you covered.FeaturesRenegade Classic tires 145R13OEM Fiat Steel Wheels 4008 X13 A447Power WindowsManual LocksManual MirrorsSunvisorsCloth seats and dashboardSliding ashtrayPioneer 4X25 WATT AutoReverse cassette playerAM/FM Radio12v power outletMB Quart SpeakersCloth headlinerSplit front seatRear bench with three seatsTemperature gaugeGas gaugeManual front seat adjustmentRoof RacksRubber trunk matRear windshield wiperSome vehicles listed on our website have more mileage than listed. Give us a call at (803) 262 4742 or stop by our showroom in Aiken, SC to test drive this Panda and review all records.