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History

Introduced in November 1966 at the Turin Motor Show. Body designed and made by Pininfarina then assembled by Fiat. Pininfarina took over production in 1982 until the last Spider in July 1985.
124CS
124 CS (1972 - 1973)
1592cc
108bhp
Larger bonnet bumps
Azzurra
124 DS (1982-1985) "Spidereuropa"
1,995cc fuel injection
105bhp (Europe) 102bhp (N.America)
Also Spider "Azzurra"
124AS
124 AS (1966 - 1969)
1,438cc
90bhp
Flat bonnet
Slatted front grille
Small rear lights
Road & Track describes as "popular-priced open sports car in the 1.5 litre class" (July 1968)
124CS1
124 CS1 (1973 - 1978)
1,756cc
118bhp (Europe) 108bhp down to 87bhp (N.America)
Impact units replace chrome bumpers
1974 onwards, US emissions regulations result in "smog equipment" reducing power
CSA Abarth
124 CSA Abarth (1972-1975)
1,756cc Twin 44IDF carbs
128bhp
Lightweight panels, independent rear suspension
Red, white or blue with black bonnet
124BS
124 BS (1969 - 1970)
1,438cc
90bhp
Flat bonnet
Honeycomb front grille
Larger rear lights
124CS2
124 CS2 (1978 - 1979)
1,995cc carb
87bhp (N.America)
Huge bonnet bumps
Volumex
124 Spidereuropa Volumex (1983-1985)
1,995cc
135bhp
124 BS1 (1970 - 1973)
1,608cc
110bhp (Europe) 90bhp (N.America)
Small bonnet bumps
Twin downdraught carbs
124 CS0 (1979-1982)
1,995cc fuel injection
102bhp
We would welcome your comments on this section - we've done the best we can here but to be honest, there's a lot of conflicting information around. In particular, confusion can be caused by the different specs between European, North American and Californian models. Please also bear in mind that it is not uncommon for cars to have replacement parts from other models or indeed, other types!