Adrian CockcroftIt’s 1/24 - Fiat 124 Spider day (in the US) #WeirdCarMastodon
The 124 is mine. It’s basically a Miata with a Fiat turbo engine and (I think) cuter bodywork. Blue was unique to the 50th anniversary launch edition of 124 cars with numbered plates inside. Mine is #64. I used to have a red ‘80 spider during the early 1990s and a blue ‘75 spider that was my daily driver for over 80k miles from 1999-2013 (when I got a 500e) and I eventually sold it in 2016. BTW the Bay Area FiatAmerica.com car club is a wonderful group of folks.
931Lampredi engine in your 124....
The famous Lampredi 4 cyl twin cam hemi (there was also a single cam version)
Ferrari engine designer designed engine in your Fiat/Lancia, etc
Fiat (Stellantis) still owns 90% of Ferrari.
Lampredi (the famous Ferrari engine designer) who later worked for Fiat Lancia designed the twin overhead cam 8 valve hemi (later on 16 valve) 4 cylinder, which powered Fiat, Lancia, Lotus 7, Morgan, Alfa Romeo, etc., He ran Abarth.
it powered more World Rally championship winners then any other engine.
One of the best race car engines in history.
One of the best 4 cyl engines in history.
The Lampredi engine was in the Lancia 037, Lancia Delta S4 and Lancia Delta Integrale, with turbo and super charger the engine put out up to 1000 hp, in race trim 600 hp.
The Lancia 037 with the Lampredi two litre engine with a super charger only, made 325 hp.
The Lampredi designed Fiat Lancia 4 cyl twin cam was the most produced engine in history, it was manufactured from 1955 to 1999.
In 1952 and 1953 the Ferrari 500 F1 race car won the formula 1 championship, it was powered by the Lampredi designed 2 lt. twin cam 4 cyl engine. That F1 car had similar specs to the Lampredi powered super 7: 540 kg, 2.0 lt. Lampredi twin cam 4 cyl., 180 hp, Dedion rear axle (transaxle), 4 speed trans., tube frame chassis.
I have a 1978 super 7 clone . tube frame, 540 kg, 1230 lb. fibreglass and aluminum body. Triumph Spitfire front suspension, steering, brakes, 1967 Lotus Cortina leaf spring rear suspension, axle, brakes, gas tank. 1980 Fiat 124 spider 2.0 lt. Lampredi engine and 5 spd. trans., was fuel injected, converted to carburation, earlier intake manifold for increased flow, Weber 40 DFI 5 from a 365 Ferrari v12., custom side exhaust with 4-2-1 setup. engine weight 272 lb, pretty light.
@931 Yes, that’s a nice engine. I know it pretty well after changing the head gasket and various other tweaks… there aren’t many sevens with Fiat engines but I have heard that it was an option for a while.
Re: Lampredi 4 cyl twin cam hemi...
Yes...One of the best 4 cyl engines in history.
Fiat X1/9 hillclimb car with a 2 litre 320 hp na 9000 rpm Lampredi twin cam hemi engine ...670 kg/1500 lb...has best time of the day... 4:51:108...quicker then all the other cars.....lightest car.....lightness matters...
Lampredi 4 cylinder twin cam hemi, best 4 cylinder engine in the world.....designed by Ferrari engine designer Lampredi...
see at 9:30 in video....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9ipUEWlCqs
