Cars.com senior editor and new-car reviewer Joe Wiesenfelder, in connection with the Car Talk Vehicle Donation Program, is selling a 1979 Fiat Spider formerly owned by Tom Magliozzi, co-host of Car Talk from National Public Radio. All proceeds will benefit WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio. Visit cartalk.com for more history and details.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
22 Responses
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blugularis Says:
hey, the best thing about it, it’s a convertible, you can sit in it and watch the stars come out!
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occultdestroyer Says:
The fact that car is still running after 31 years of abuse from Tom and you, makes me think this car had something special.
I’d buy it in a heartbeat if I were in the US.
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RPackowitz Says:
Awesome video, Joe!
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ilvanezzo Says:
Heh, cool car though. If I lived in Chicago (or US for that matter) I’d totally buy it! And then go on a road trip with it! I love old cars, currently have one 25-year old VW and a 25-year old Ford. Hope the Fiat finds a good owner.
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aha96 Says:
my higher bid would be 5 dollars, i think
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ford9572 Says:
@trwsandford, My bad, Wonder why 5 speeds were so rare on American subcompacts and pickup trucks back then.
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trwsandford Says:
@0554joe probably because they were designed by the same guy…
Pinin Farina
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trwsandford Says:
@ford9572 5 speed brother.. never sold with a 4 speed.
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trwsandford Says:
This car is simply a victim of time and neglect.
the fact that is has been neglected for 31 years, and still runs quite well… seems to me, to be a selling point.
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Coolbill34 Says:
@shannonkin “we’re going to lunch! …lets block that driveway.”
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thadkirk Says:
This guy is a smacked ass. And any mechanic who can’t figure out how to fix this car isn’t worth his weight. This is a great survivor car and is far from a p.o.s.
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iamgonnagityousucka Says:
I’ve had ’78 & 81 Fiats. ’81 had 169K mi before it died. Loved both of them!
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ford9572 Says:
@554joe I think they both have the same wheelbase, width and wheel traction and I think both have 4 speed manual transmissions, Engines might share the same displacements also.
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richlaue Says:
Is not this the car that has not had its oil changed in how many years?
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ekimp252 Says:
A friend of mine had a Fiat Spider that I would occasionally help him work on. He had the same problem, a trunk full of stuff that had fallen off that he wasn’t quite sure where it went. And when the fuel pump quit, he assured me that the car would conyinue to run via “osmosis”…
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0554joe Says:
funny….that car looks sort of like the old alfa-romeo spider
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shannonkin Says:
“The Swislow meeting? Ah, that’s not gonna happen”…priceless
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shannonkin Says:
This is such a riot! Love it Joe!
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jptaea Says:
gotta say this was the funniest cars.com video ive seen, and ive seen them all. Great Job!
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torrid94 Says:
The car is actualli pretty cooll…
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BlackTransAmdude Says:
wow..
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abeismain Says:
lol
