New purchase and half share with Barnacle, a 16v N/A, 4 owners, 71k with good oil pressure and smooth engine, no cam rattles.
Previous owner has just spent £1200.00 having the belts changed, new thermostat, exhaust flex, brake pipes, service and power steering fluid.
MOT passed with no advisories and she drives pretty well for a 20 year old Coupé with a light, low biting clutch pedal, nice original condition, the only item I've picked up on that's incorrect is drivers air bag as it's a 20v model with the blue Fiat badge, oh and she's got square tyres due to being dry stored for several years.

I'd update the boot tag thread if I could find it

Underside inspection has still to be done but from what I could see on the back of the transporter she's pretty solid underneath, rear springs are still black with yellow marker paint so a good sign for sure.



Further pics here.

Great looking n/a. Very tidy!

Did the 16v not have an airbag logo then?

It's the Fiat badge that's incorrect, here's my other 16v n/a with the correct one fitted.

Did the 16vt have it as mine has the blue badge fitted?

I just worked out that between us, Joe and I own 5% of all the road-legal 16NAs!

Here it is Joe.

@Dazvr6
The 16VT driver's airbag should have the same embossed logo as shown in Joe's other 16V.

Thanks Pete. Looks like mine has been changed then.

Thanks

Don't know about incorrect, that's how the European 1.8 16v looks.

The 1.8 16v didn't come to the UK Carl, we're talking of the original Lampredi engine 2 litre cars.

Quality! I wonder what percentage of 20V VIS's the one I own is equal to. They've got to be getting very rare now based on the limited production period and fairly low numbers of 20Vs out there.

It makes up 25% of the VIS's on this forum's model register.

I stand corrected. Was pretty sure the steering wheel wasn't part of the engine but rather a Fiat produced inventory item.

The 1.8 production started around the same time as the 20V. I think the steering wheel with the blue badge was added to the Fiat inventory at that time.

If that assumption is correct then you would expect all 16 valve coupes to be fitted with the earlier steering wheel when they left the factory.

Mine also has the blue rhomboid logo.

Get those horns cleaned up

Congrats.
Very nice car.
I looked at the ad for it - was it on ebay?
I like the digital clock and the style of the early dash/ console.
I also like the colour of the seats.
Engine looks nice too - the rocker cover looks very 'digital' and 90's tech.
Is it going to be a show baby, or a courtesy car? If the latter, I'll book my Alfa in for a screen wash top up so I can have a drive / pose

I've always been lead to believe that the 16v models didn't have the blue badge on the drivers airbag, and very early models were made without the passenger unit and instead has a full height glovebox.





She's wasn't bought to be a courtesy car Huw, but I will let you have a drive if you're interested.

That's lovely isn't it.

The honesty of the original spec car. Total purity.

Really nice find, good work Joe and Neil. Congratulations .. another one saved

Wish we could say the same about teeth


Mind you one never knows what clandestine deviations are going on behind the guise of some "original spec" cars

Thanks Joe. I'll take you up on that one day.
My Alfa is sulking at the moment with a driveshaft seal leak. I hope it's not a indicative of diff problems. The seal arrived yesterday but I'm working this Bank holiday. Boo.

It's probably sprung a leak due to your plans to fit a whale tail spoiler

I'm picking one up on Thursday as it happens .
A half term trip to the seaside at Pendine sands just so happens to coincide with an ebay purchase collection.
What's the chance's of that??

Had a look in my copy of the Coupe sales brochure and it shows the embossed logo as Joe says and also a round button with the blue rhomboid logo in the middle, but not just with the blue rhomboid logo. It also shows the passenger side airbag.

My Fiat Auto (UK) Ltd brochure has 20M.FEB.96.A065 on its back cover.

Nice looking car, seems clean and solid outside and under the bonnet.

Same here, early 96 model.

As does mine, mid-to-late 96 model

Had a chance to look underneath it this afternoon... it's pretty good there too!