1976 Fiat 131 Mirafiori Manual

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1976 Fiat 131 S Mirafiori 1600 A rare & legendary Fiat 131 S The Fiat 131, born as a tranquil family car, proved capable of transforming into a formidable rally competitor. Well before the proliferation of today's ubiquitous superficial influencers, THE most significant & larger-than-life motoring influencer the world has ever known - Enzo Ferrari, stepped so naturally & effortlessly into this 131 & declared it Enzo approved. As a direct result of this 131 Enzo anointment, 131 drivers the world over, were immediately imbued with a special motoring aura & mystique. True glory days for the fortunate that continue to forever live on into perpetuity. Legendary Larger-than-Life stories like this one created awe & inspired intense motoring passion in a car as simple as the 131. Today this amazing legacy continues every time you enter this Fiat 131 driver's seat with the knowledge that larger-than-life legends like Enzo Ferrari, Walter Rohl & Gianni Agnelli also sat in the same hallowed 131 driver's seat. Australian Compliance & Delivery. One previous owner with low kilometres. Well preserved, Professional dealership Endrust-Treatment when new, always garaged and in exceptional factory original condition throughout which extends to the as-new never used cigarette lighter & ashtray, along with the in-tact factory colour code sticker - Giallo Champagne - Color Code - 238F, the in-tact factory driver door tyre pressure sticker & the factory tool kit. Accident & collision-free with all factory seam welds in-tact on all four corners front & rear and all side body mouldings also unmarked and in-tact. Both front & rear impact absorbing bumper bars specific only to these early 131s are undamaged with perfect unmarked & un-damaged rubber concertinas on all 4 corners both front & rear. This 131 S was factory optioned with Cromodora light magnesium alloy Sports wheels that are fitted with new Dunlop SP Sport Hi Performance tyres. The 5 x factory original steel-pressed wheels with near flawless in-period Fiat centre caps & wheel centres stored in their original Fiat Ricambi factory boxes. are also included. This 131 also features factory rear windscreen privacy blinds and a MoMo Prototipo ABARTH Sports steering wheel. The original factory leather-bound steering wheel in mint condition is also included along with numerous new Fiat spares. Now rare & near-impossible to find, this early 1976 series 131 S still also proudly boasts its high-revving matching numbers 1600cc engine and its iconic world-famous vertical rear taillights that WRC competitors dreaded constantly looking at in front of them! Serviced regularly by Fiat-Ferrari workshops, it has a strong motor & it drives & handles superbly on Sports Suspension with adjustable KONI Red Sports shock absorbers at the front & rear. Full factory workshop manual, literature & handbook manuals included. This 131 is currently registered on NSW Club registration which is not transferable. Optionally available if desired are the in-period Recaro Rally seats and a new NOS ANSA Ferrari twin tip sports exhaust along with 4 x BWA light alloy Rally-style magnesium sports wheels and 5 x Cromodora CD36 lightweight Rally alloys. This early model 131 also directly spawned the all-mighty FIAT ABARTH 131/031 Marafiori 3500 Bertone which on its first ever outing won the 1975 “Giro d’Italia”. This was the first time a 131 Mirafiori rally car participated in a race and immediately won, leaving Lancia’s, Porsches and other makes far behind & showing it’s enormous potential for the years to come which contributed to making the Fiat 131 Abarth one of the most successful rally cars of all time with three World Championship titles to its name by winning the WRC In 1977, 1978 and 1980. A rare & desirable early production 131 Mirafiori that directly morphed into a legendary WRC Champion. Guaranteed spectator attention on all super fun outings & exciting road adventures. $18,950