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I don't think the shape is right for the FIAT although the front looks similar. Unless he's a giant it's a small car.
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Just found out.  Apparently it is a Moretti Sportiva.
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Just found out. Apparently it is a Moretti Sportiva. Yes, that seems to be right, but the picture looks photoshopped. I'd not heard of that before. It seems to have been inspired by the design that Pininfarina did for the Fiat Dino Coupé (Bertone got the contract for the production Coupé, while Pininfarina designed and built the much more attractive Spider version, with a front end much like this).
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Bud, Well done, I think it is based on the Fiat Dino but using styling hints from the Spyder. As you probably know, Moretti were a small company very active in that wonderful '60's period when a number of companies did alternative versions of Fiats. They did a version of the Fiat 850 Spyder as well as numerous others. Another very interesting car of that period is the Samantha which is based on the Fiat 125 but built by Vignale. I think there could be a whole new thread based on beautiful 1960's Italian coach built cars, the like of which I fear we will never see again,Touring's Disco Volante being a current exception. Reg 
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That would be an enjoyable thread.
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CH44, Thanks for posting that, some nice pictures but the one that meant the most to me was the engine. Just the same as my 850S from way back, I recall having to take the whole back of the car off to fit a new crank case seal, however the interesting part was that I found out these engines had a centrifugal oil filter (like a spin dryer) on the end of the crank and you just took off the cover, scraped out the gunge and put it back. All together, a brilliant little car, just a shame that Fiat couldn't stop them from rusting so quickly. Reg 
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