We immediately fell in love, I was very surprised at how good the overall condition was. 99.9% rust free.They had no information on the car other than the person that donated said the milage was original at 66,000 and it was stored in the garage the last 5 years, last registered in 05. It seems to me it was restored most likely about 15 years ago when the last titled owner got it in 95. Long story short we made a deal for 2800, after spending 2 hours at the Dmv and paying off 753$ in fees and taxes, I headed back to pick up the keys.
I headed off to make the 2 hour drive home and 5 minutes later the speedometer broke making me seriously doubt the stated milage. After stopping for gas I discovered surprise #2 when about half the gas I pumped in came leaking out at my feet. Off to a good start. I was pleasantly surprised by how well she drove and the fact that it made the whole drive no problem. After the 10 hour ordeal, I was finally home, and the proud owner of my first Fiat.
The camera died before I could get engine shots, but I'll post some soon, most likely in the restoration section.
I cant find too much info on 69's online so any info you guys could give about the car would be appreciated, the serial # is 0011127, which i guess would be around the 600th or so for the year from what i found online.
Love these early Spiders. Good luck and have a lot of fun 