A 1978 Fiat 124 Sport Spider in a California self-service wrecking yard.
. Sold in the United States from the 1968 through 1985 model years , these fan and affordable cars were onceon our roads and owners have tried to hang onto them even after they break down. As a result, I see about as many
these days as I did 40 years ago, when you could still buy them new. Here's a little red devil of a '78 Sport Spider, found in a San Francisco Bay Area car graveyard a few years back., and I still find plenty of those in the boneyards to this day. The MGB was sturdier but a bit more primitive than the Sport Spider, and both suffered from maddeningly unpredictable electrical systems.
The price tag on this car was $6,495, or about $30,780 in 2022 dollars. The 1978 MGB cost $5,649 that year. If you wanted the much quickerWhile the MGB's antiquated pushrod straight-four made just 62.5 horsepower in 1978 , the '78 Sport Spider put outThis one has a much-faded 1990 San Francisco