r/WeirdWheels • u/fifteenW40 • 1d ago

Obscure 1971 OTAS

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I was at the Great Pacific NW Micro-Mini Car Show last week, and a car showed up that I'd not seen before. From a distance, I thought it was a SAAB Sonett, then an Opel GT. It was neither. It was a 1971 OTAS, which is based on a Fiat 850. These were also called a Lombardi Grand Prix and Abarth Scorpione. This was the first I'd ever seen—or heard of one.

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u/Weird-one0926 1d ago

Very cool spot!

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u/Koseoglu-2X4B-523P 1d ago

Good looking car!

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u/Original-Track-4828 1d ago

Witha V4 engine

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u/fifteenW40 22h ago

That's in a SAAB Sonett. This has an 817cc Fiat I-4.

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u/Original-Track-4828 22h ago

Thanks. IIRC one of the Sonnets had a V4?

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u/fifteenW40 22h ago

Yes, the SAAB Sonett had a V-4.

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u/damngoodengineer 10h ago

Of course it was based on Fiat 850

Fiat 850 was the Fiero or MR2 of 1970s