Generally, when I own a car, I have a pretty good idea of what it is, but that’s not always the case, even with classics. The owner of this Fiat in Fishers, Indiana, put it up on Facebook Marketplace as a “1960 Fiat 124 Spider,” but of course, there was no such animal. Thanks to Chuck Foster for the tip.

The car is being offered for a mere pittance, $825, and it’s worth considering because these cars, unlike the plentiful 124, are really rare in the U.S. I only saw one (at a gas station in Long Island) that wasn’t part of a car show. Some car people inform the vendor that what he/she has is a “desirable 1960s or 70s Fiat 1200 Spider.” I’m thinking this is the later Pininfarina 1200 Spider, produced from 1959 to 1966, and not the earlier 1200 Spider (1957 to 1959). But maybe a Fiat expert in the crowd can say for sure.

The car is completely stripped, though the steering wheel, seats, and a couple of dials are still in place. It’s not clear how much of what’s missing is included. We’re told, “It’s a roller, bring a trailer, make an offer as it has to go asap. There are many parts, moldings, engine, and transmission.” The latter two, looking reasonably complete, are shown in the gallery. What isn’t shown are the bumpers, grille, door panels, dashtop, trim, lights, windshield, top and frame, and a whole lot more. Maybe they’re part of the deal, maybe not. There’s rust in the rocker panels, and surface rust everywhere. Plus dents. We can’t see the undercarriage but don’t expect it to be pristine.

The 1200 model was first shown at the 1957 Turin Motor Show as a sedan, coupe and Spider, and based on the earlier 1100 (first seen in 1953). The 1200 TV Trasformabile two-seater’s new 1.2-liter gas engine produced all of 55 horsepower and 60 pound-feet of torque. The new model got a redesigned split-grille front end, bigger bumpers, and a three-speed manual gearbox lacking synchro on first gear.

Pininfarina produced the 1200 Cabriolet, with modernized styling, at its own factory until the handsome 124 Spider (designed by Tom Tjaarda) was introduced for a two-decade run. None of these cars were fast, but then neither were the contemporary English roadsters. Road & Track reported that a 1958 Spider took 18.8 seconds to 60, and did the quarter mile in 21 seconds.

Like the lovely and later 850 Spider (with even less displacement!) the point is not to get somewhere quickly, but to get there in style. And these Fiats had that. Classic.com says the 1200 Cabriolet, if that’s what this is, is worth a cool $18,124 when restored. So, the brave and handy buyer of this car, which looks to have been sitting for quite a while, stands to do quite well in the end.