Josh's FIAT 1500 Cabrio

The following companies appear to sell parts for the 1500:

In the U.S.

• C. Obert & Co.
  The main place to go for parts for older FIATs. Chris carries an extensive inventory for 1500s, fully indexed by FIAT part numbers, and downloadable as searchable PDFs.

• Fun Imported Autos & Toys
  While their website mostly lists parts for newer FIATs, Danny also carries many parts for my car. Since I live nearby, this is very convenient!

• Re-Originals
  Re-Originals specializes in reproduction rubber parts for a variety of vintage italian cars, including the 1500 cabriolet. I haven’t bought anything from them yet, but they’re well-regarded. Some items are pricey, but that’s about what you’d expect.

In Europe

• Automobilia.nl (Netherlands)
  An ebay seller with a number of interesting NOS bits for old FIATs. I’ve bought at least one item from them. Very easy to deal with and shipping (at least for small items) is quite reasonable.

• Theo Van den Berg Fiat-OSCA-Ricambi (ebay shop) (Netherlands)
  Theo’s been cornering the market on fiat cabrio parts lately. I’ve bought a few items from him, and it’s gone fine. He’s also quite active on the fiatcabrios mailing list.

• italparts (Netherlands)
  
• Autostoria.fr (France)
  A variety of parts, including some body panels. It appears that they will ship to the US.

• Biondi Lamierati (Italy)
  This guy makes some nice looking reproduction body panels for the 1500, including rocker panels and floors. Unfortunately, they’re rather expensive.

• Autoricambi Sassi (Italy)
  
• Epocamania (Italy)
  
• Axel Augustin (Germany)
  
• Linearossa GmbH (German)
  (also has an ebay shop)

• Theo Van den Berg Fiat-OSCA-Ricambi (ebay shop) (Netherlands)
  Theo’s been cornering the market on fiat cabrio parts lately. I’ve bought a few items from him, and it’s gone fine. He’s also quite active on the fiatcabrios mailing list.

• Elvezio Esposito (Italy)
  Sells Upholstery, Seals, and Carpets for the fiat cabriolets (and lots of other cars).

General Italian Car Parts

The following companies seem to manufacture some of the parts we see through other vendors in the US. These are only guesses on my part. I haven’t dealt with any of these folks yet myself, but some of them may be suitable targets for a ‘group buy’ to get a good deal on some particular item.

• Franco Ragni (Italy)
  Manufacturer of badges for italian cars, probably the original source of the reproduction badges sold by all the vendors.

• Parabrezze Sicurvetro (Finland)
  Antti Wihanto’s company, they manufacture windshields for the fiat cabrios and other italian cars, including one-offs.

• Cicognani (Italy)
  Manufacturer of rubber trim and weatherstrips.

• Flamigni Raoul (Italy)
  Another manufacturer of rubber trim and weatherstrips. No website.

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