Fiat Panda Bella 1989

Description:

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Current owner since 2014, 3 previous owners to him. This Bella is a special edition model which reverted back to the OHV 903cc engine and multi function seats of the MK1 Panda (pre 1986).

A letter from the vendor:

It is with great sadness that we are selling our Panda. We had planned to keep it for many more years, but an imminent house move, plus my work requiring me to travel greater distances more often has forced our hand. It has served us well during our ownership and I’m sure it will continue to do so for the new owner, but we feel that it deserves a more cosseted life than we are able to give it in the future. We now have a newer Panda as a replacement so this one is being sold without reserve.
According to the website ‘How many left’ this is one of only six Panda Bellas currently in the U.K. and was the only one last year not sorned.
It must be one of the most solid Pandas of this age around, its mot history showing that it has never required welding in the past, nor does it need any now, even the doors are rust free. Since the mot in November we have fitted new front tyres and had the drivers seat repaired. The seat has had new foam to the back and a hole in the cover sewn up and reinforced, we felt this was the best course of action to take as new covers are not available but the original trim should be preserved as it is a key feature of the Bella. All of the rest of the interior is excellent.
All invoices for work we have had carried out during our ownership are in the history file along with handbooks, a Haynes manual, and a dealer brochure specifically for the Bella.
One other thing to note is that we have upgraded to electronic ignition which is the type triggered by the points, otherwise the car is totally original.