Thought you Barchetta chaps might be interested in these two photos. Taken at the Bertone Production plant in Grugliasco Turin in the summer of 1997.
The car bodies were painted by Bertone before being sent to Maggiora for assembly....
I was there for a factory visit with the X1/9 club on a trip which also included racing around the Lingotto roof, the Maserati and Ferrari factories, Stelvio Pass, Portofino etc. Unforgettable ....

The photos were taken by James Seabolt - and American Fiat enthusiast who bagged my spare seat and flew over for the trip - I've seen these posted somewhere else after being nabbed from James photobucket site but this is the history behind them

Great photos - The paint finish looks excellent - if only mine was that good some 15 years later

Did ever a car look so beautiful just in its shell?