Fiat – 850 Sportiva Coupé Moretti

Vehicle Overview

In 1964 Moretti began working with the Fiat 850, releasing in that year a four-door three-box saloon, a two-door coupe (very similar to the 500 based design) and a spider. In 1965 the Sportiva emerged at the usual venue, the Turin Motorshow. It was powered by the 843cc engine with 47bhp, straight from the Fiat 850 and clothed in a body borrowing heavily from the design of the Dino spider. Versions were also available with an engine tuned by Giannini (70bhp) or a 982cc engine with 62bhp, the latter being known as the ‘1000SC’.

It was changed very slightly in 1968, then in 1969 the second series was released which featured new headlights and grille. Around 400 series I cars were built, and 300 series II. A four seat ‘berlinetta sportiva’ was also built, which had similar styling to the 2 seat coupe.