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The Fiat 850 Sportiva designed by Danny Bravand, who had worked for Michelotti before being hired by Moretti. The small coupe with gon fenders like those of the Ferrari Dino was very popular and was produced in a total of 1500 units.
The Fiat 850 Sportiva Moretti: 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 Fiat 850 Sportiva Moretti cars were built, and 300 series II. A four seat ‘berlinetta sportiva‘ was also built, which had similar styling to the 2 seat coupe.
Moretti Motor Company was founded in 1925 by Giovanni Moretti in order to design and build motorcycles, both of his own design and with agreements with other companies. Using the same motorcycle engines, Giovanni Moretti also dabbled in microcars in the late 1920s and early 1930s…
