I was saying elsewhere that I had dug up this article. Does anyone have or recognise any of these cars?
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No Pic.

I can see it.
Not sure they have the description right for the F with nudgebars on though.
Jolly?
nice pic of the 500D interior, often wondered where those bolster pads went.

Looks like the F has gone to the great scrapyard in the sky, last taxed in 1994.

But the D is still with us and currently taxed and MOT'd.

Is that D some derivative of the 500 as it seems to have a different main badge and has an extra badge on the front but I can't make out what it says. Also why is it on a G plate 1968. That is a few years after they were last made.

I must be bored this evening so I will answer my own question after a bit of research. It is a Autobianchi Bianchina Giardiniera, at first glance I didn't notice it was the estate version in the picture.

Apparently they were sold in the D version by Autobianchi as late as 1977 or 78. All I can imagine is they must have bought a load of them up when Fiat were still producing the D and then stored them until they added their touch to them to sell them on???? That RHD one must be very rare.

it looks like a Giardiniera but probably a different variation?

I'll scan the rest of it later.

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Hi Peter,

At the risk of being accused of being a pain , would it be possible to scan the pages as a single pdf file and post that as a attachment?

It's a nice article and I'd like a copy for my 'library'.

Chris

PS: If you get sued for breach of copyright, I know a good Barrister.

Chris, will try to do that over the weekend and a bit neater. There was also a facsimile of a review by "The Motor" when the car was first produced which I can include. I also have a Practical Motorist review from about 1960.

Hmm, copyright, I had thought of that...too late now!!!!!:devil:

You can buy it here......

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Your-Clas...e-Restoring-Ford-Escorts-Mexico-/261015842944

Can you also scan it upside down so that when those of us 'down under' open the PDF it it will be the right way up.......

Joe R

Ahh- memories! I remember buying this magazine back in 1990 when I was just 6 months into ownership of my first 500. Interestingly for those down-under is that one of the pictures (500D Page 28) is in fact from the New Zealand brochure and shows the Auckland Harbour Bridge in the background- how this ended up in a British magazine I have never managed to work out....! Sadly 'Your Classic' magazine seemed to have the longevity of an Alfasud parked on a beach so I doubt that copyright will be a major problem..

Damon500 said:

Sadly 'Your Classic' magazine seemed to have the longevity of an Alfasud parked on a beach so I doubt that copyright will be a major problem..

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Looks like a few of them had the pages torn out ...

As an aside, I've attached a couple of photos the left hand sill of my current project. It was very rusty, Italian though not an Alfasud. After a lot of work the body is now rust-free and ready for primer.

Chris

Great article Peter, thanks for posting it