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Posted: 9/16/2020 6:09:14 PM EDT
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My dad bought a 600 in '59 from a Rolls Royce dealership...I think it had a whopping 24 HP.
Keep in mind how most US car were back then...big ! It got him to & from work until the rust took it's toll. One day it would only steer in one direction only to find out the battery box rusted out and the battery fell onto the steering rod. Then instead of a Camaro or Avanti he looked at, he bought a Fiat 1100 Milecento next and that was even worse...a smokey tail pipe was one clue. 4 speed on the column was even weird to me as a kid ! |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 6:32:17 PM EDT
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I could see you riding around in a Fiat 850 Spider...
 Top Down, sun on the face, wind in the hair. Speedo maxing out at 62 mph or so... Buddy had one his parents gave him in High School. Theory was with such a neutered & gutless engine he couldn't get going fast enough to get into a serious wreck. The Car Came down from Indiana, and had steel studded snow tires on the back. We discovered that you could come into a turn, rev up the engine, drop the clutch in a corner on concrete and then SURPRISE!!! Drift that bitch while shooting a shower of SPARKS off the rear tires... It really wasn't a car, just a big Go Cart with Doors ...  @littlepony |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 6:59:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I could see you riding around in a Fiat 850 Spider... https://1u4we0207ruc34o1s412c2ca-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fiat_850-spider-1965-1968_r3.jpg Top Down, sun on the face, wind in the hair. Speedo maxing out at 62 mph or so... Buddy had one his parents gave him in High School. Theory was with such a neutered & gutless engine he couldn't get going fast enough to get into a serious wreck. The Car Came down from Indiana, and had steel studded snow tires on the back. We discovered that you could come into a turn, rev up the engine, drop the clutch in a corner on concrete and then SURPRISE!!! Drift that bitch while shooting a shower of SPARKS off the rear tires... It really wasn't a car, just a big Go Cart with Doors ... https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sgn4F-R7QKA/hqdefault.jpg @littlepony OwO |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 8:50:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My best friend in grad school drove a Samurai for four years. He bought it used cheap - drove it for four years in summer heat, snow, ice, etc, and only put a muffler on it - ZERO other repairs, and then he sold it for exactly what he paid for it. He loved that car.  |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 8:53:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My best friend in grad school drove a Samurai for four years. He bought it used cheap - drove it for four years in summer heat, snow, ice, etc, and only put a muffler on it - ZERO other repairs, and then he sold it for exactly what he paid for it. He loved that car. I've had a Samurai restoration business forever, and obviously love the stupid little things. They'll go anywhere you point them, but they're not as cheap as they used to be. Nice examples are selling for stupid prices now. The tintop I have now I paid $500 for 15 years ago, and I've had offers for well over $10k. There still cheap to build once you have the vehicle, and dead reliable. |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 9:00:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I'm going that route I'd get a Honda Z or a N600 Why not just pick up an old 500 and put a honda engine in it? I'm looking for an old mini right now that I plan on doing an engine conversion and AWD, but then again I like doing jobs like that. I've almost finished my old Porsche 911 project, so I need something else to waste money on. |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 9:00:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/16/2020 9:06:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A fiat 500 is gay. For all the non homos checking in.. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/364189/20200911_114353_jpg-1594661.JPG lol, ok because that car is the definition of cool. I'll stick to my Jap and German cars. I do love American trucks though. |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 9:22:26 PM EDT
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  do you guys not think these things are cool as hell?... I just think they're sweet.. bet they're cheap used too... you know, 'cause they're Fiats.... and a POS. but still... cool. |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 9:30:23 PM EDT
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Before OP joined up here I did post pics of a Fiat 500 Abarth that one of my manager's bought that had been very well restored.
IIRC he paid $12.5 for it. They guy is 6'4" and had to slide the fabric sunroof back to drive it. Thing is an Italian clown car , he still has it. |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 9:33:38 PM EDT
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That would be a great resto-mod sleeper project...
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Posted: 9/16/2020 9:34:12 PM EDT
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Those Fiat engines leaked oil like they were showing Harleys how it's done, and there was no way to stop it.
Nowadays a bucket of form a gasket might stop most of them. |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 9:41:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Get yourself a Zastava 750. You can import them from Europe. It was the car my family had when I was born in 81. Don't think it had back seat belts lol. Always wanted to have one as a joke. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/458755/800px-Zastava_750_-_Fico__16105614840__j-1594029.JPG my dad had the Russian copy when I was born in 78. it was red, looked just like the one in your picture... Brought me home from the hospital in it. I think its still running around Kiev somewhere... |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 10:10:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why not just pick up an old 500 and put a honda engine in it? I'm looking for an old mini right now that I plan on doing an engine conversion and AWD, but then again I like doing jobs like that. I've almost finished my old Porsche 911 project, so I need something else to waste money on. why not just get a 500? good ones are more than i want to spend. |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 10:11:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A fiat 500 is gay. For all the non homos checking in.. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/364189/20200911_114353_jpg-1594661.JPG ahh, yes, a life support era Pontiac. you gonna get the real thing someday? 
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Posted: 9/16/2020 10:13:31 PM EDT
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I've always wanted a Datsun 510. Classic.
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Posted: 9/16/2020 10:16:43 PM EDT
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If you want to deal with the import process, there are some cherry ones that sell on bringatrailer pretty regular. Recent restorations and they tend to go for around $10k. The guys that sells them says shipping usually costs around a grand and they sometimes already have other cars being shipped to NY harbor so you can get a combined rate.
The one question mark is what the import duties cost for a car like that. Edit: look at the Nissan figaro and pao, they were a series of cars built in the early 90s designed after the classic 50s mini cars. Most people call them pike cars after the factory that built them. |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 10:18:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holy shit!  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Get yourself a Zastava 750. You can import them from Europe. It was the car my family had when I was born in 81. Don't think it had back seat belts lol. Always wanted to have one as a joke. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/458755/800px-Zastava_750_-_Fico__16105614840__j-1594029.JPG Holy shit! Weren’t those built on license from fiat? |
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Posted: 9/16/2020 11:15:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2020 8:09:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I raced and won a championship in a Fiat 128 3P 20 years ago. I'm sure there are pictures but I don't have them here. It looked like the picture below but it was yellow and the roof was a bit fucked from being flipped and pounded out. Great little shit box. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/167780/Fiat_128_3P_jpg-1594041.JPG I had one of those! It had a Serra(?) camshaft, Lancia carb, header, Ansa exhaust and lots of timing. It made about 4HP under 4K RPM, but above that it went wild and you could shift off the tach at over 8K RPM.  A fun car, and I'd like to have another, but I think rust has taken them all.  I wouldn't mind a Brava, though. |
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Posted: 9/17/2020 9:00:37 AM EDT
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Krist here I though Pacers and mustang 2s were homely.
Tony says hold my vinno. 
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Posted: 9/17/2020 9:11:40 AM EDT
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The '60s style Fiats were still being made in Argentina in the early 80s. Nice little cars, but the rear cover was often propped open during the summer so the engine could get adequate ventilation.
'60s style Ford Falcons were very popular, too. They were identical, only the dashboard markings had been changed to Spanish (or the Argentine version of it). Evidently Ford shipped all their tools and dies down after they changed the style in the US. Then there was the Citroen 2CV... 
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Posted: 9/17/2020 3:24:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: why not just get a 500? good ones are more than i want to spend. Well you did say you wanted modern engine management and other creature comforts, so I'm just giving some idea's on how to go that route. You could always start out with a project car and work to get it where you want. It's not like you don't have the skills needed. |
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Posted: 9/17/2020 5:24:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: '60s style Ford Falcons were very popular, too. They were identical, only the dashboard markings had been changed to Spanish (or the Argentine version of it). The Falcon was also the car that the government used to disappear communists. |
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Posted: 9/17/2020 5:28:47 PM EDT
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I don't think I'd want a car made by the same country that thought this was a good idea.
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Posted: 9/17/2020 5:46:41 PM EDT
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1srelluc,
What you don't realize is that the hinged bayonet is wonderful for roasting suckling pig over a field expedient fire. |
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Posted: 9/17/2020 5:52:16 PM EDT
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I had a Fiat once when I was younger. Just go to the junkyard and buy something that doesn't run. Same effect and cheaper.
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Posted: 9/17/2020 7:06:24 PM EDT
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LP,
If you want a car that looks great and works, try a miata with a Simpson Design body. I mean why bring work home? |
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Posted: 9/18/2020 5:50:24 PM EDT
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Id also take an Abarth 750
 Tiny sports car is best sports car! 
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Posted: 9/18/2020 5:52:45 PM EDT
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You don't want a Fiat anything. Buy a go-kart and buzz around the neighborhood for the same experience.
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Posted: 9/18/2020 5:53:33 PM EDT
[#31]
 My buddy brought one back from Italy. He was stationed there in the navy. Not a repro though. I forget what year it is but it’s from the 60s and tops out around 40mph. @littlepony |
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Posted: 9/18/2020 6:14:34 PM EDT
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How about a Ciroen Ami electric?
Otherwise, a 500 Abarth. They are a hoot, especially the exhaust sound.   Failed To Load Title |
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Posted: 9/18/2020 6:44:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:  do you guys not think these things are cool as hell?... I just think they're sweet.. bet they're cheap used too... you know, 'cause they're Fiats.... and a POS. but still... cool. Fun Car!  FIAT 500 Abarth Sexy Funny Commercial Charlie Sheen House 2013 |
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Posted: 9/25/2020 4:29:37 PM EDT
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This one got away from me. I forgot and let the auction expire...
I would have gone to $10k, and it sold for (no shit) $8,700. 1938 Fiat Topolino Project |
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Posted: 9/25/2020 4:57:30 PM EDT
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I had a 59 Fiat 500 bianchina. Had suicide doors. Was a blast to drive. That was around 1969.
Gave two CB radios for it. |
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