The Fiat 124 Sport Spider was introduced in 1966. Based on a shortened Fiat 124 platform, the Sport Spider featured Pininfarina styling and was powered by a range of inline four engines, giving it nimble handling. This handling was eventually adapted for rallying purposes by Abarth, creating the Abarth 124 Rally. The Sports Spider was renamed the Fiat Spider 2000 between 1979 and 1982, when the model was no longer built by Fiat. Pininfarina however, continued manufacturing the car until 1985.