Picking up on an old thread, just to say that this last weekend me and the mrs. went to a dealer to check on the Abarth 124. She liked it. Prefers white body with black matte bonnet.
The Memsahib and I went to have a good look at the Abarth 124 and agreed it is a really nice car unfortunately I can't get in it as I am too tall unlike the original which a friend of mine has which has plenty of room. Perhaps being Japanese based is the problem.
Heavily based on the latest MX5 i believe and costing £5k more.