Oh, and I just noticed a very cool stamped ABA number on the engine block.
That's the Abarth engine type code - "
204". There might also be another stamp elsewhere on the engine - a circular one with ABARTH written along the top arc, a number in the center & something else written along the bottom arc. Here are some (rather poor) shots of this on an old OT1000 block I used to have:
Notice the "
ABA 202B" engine code, along with standard Fiat 850 engine code & serial number. The round stampings were along the edge of the timing cover area (you can see the outline), as well as on the crankshaft itself (this is on an 850 block, not a 124 like yours). Easy to miss unless you look really close!
The car's coming along nicely, keep up the good work! If you want to email me your mailing address again, I can send the dash metal/wood trim you needed. I get nervous having it lying around the garage where someone else might accidentally do it harm!
-JS.