Technologically, there was nothing fancy going on here, just good old watercooled OHV ... The post Four Basic Sports Cars: Austin-Healey Sprite, Datsun 1600, Fiat 850 Spider, Triumph Spitfire ...

Giorgio Giusti, designer of the Testa d'Oro (or gold cylinder head) that increased a production Fiat 500's top speed by four or five miles an hour, went on to construct a 100 mph sports car based ...