Tuning Casa del Ricambio

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Tuning Casa del Ricambio

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Hi guys, just got a badge for my Sedici from this guy on ebay and I was intrigued by the cinquecento on the business card and thought I'd share.

Is that an old classic 500 front on a newer 500?

Anyone seen anything like that around? Looks very "Californian" ... :)

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Haven't seen a build like that before. "Californian" was in memory of the Morris Moke California (no roof, no doors)

As for Southern Sardinia, now that's got to be an awesome place to drive something topless
 
Not a Jolly I think, the cutout is the wrong shape and given the rarity and price a Jolly goes for I suspect it would be a brave move to modify the bodywork on one.

Would it be a one off mod? I have seen similar roof off mods, some look quite good.


Joe R
 
Tree lands on top of your 500, or you "fail to keep the shiny side up." What to do? Cut the roof off and make yourself a beach side runabout!
John
 
Had never heard of the 2 cylinder Jolly. Way cool! Thanks for sharing.
 
Not a Jolly I think, the cutout is the wrong shape and given the rarity and price a Jolly goes for I suspect it would be a brave move to modify the bodywork on one.

Would it be a one off mod? I have seen similar roof off mods, some look quite good.


Joe R

sorry - I knew it wasn't a Jolly, :)

but the reference to a "moke" had me thinking of a nearer " more Italian" relative..

I was into Cagiva bikes - hence my user name..

and discovered they were linked to THIS
http://silodrome.com/cagiva-moke/

Charlie
 
sorry - I knew it wasn't a Jolly, :)

but the reference to a "moke" had me thinking of a nearer " more Italian" relative..

I was into Cagiva bikes - hence my user name..

and discovered they were linked to THIS
http://silodrome.com/cagiva-moke/

Charlie
That cagiva moke rocks.

As for the car here it almost looks like a current model chassis with a classic front. The original 500 was shorter wasn't it? (talking about the photo I posted, not the Jolly)
 
The car in the picture IS a 'Jolly'. The full name of this type of car is (as described in Ghia's brochure):- 'Jolly de Plage', which roughly translates to "Joker of the Beach". I believe the first 'Jolly' was built, by Ghia, for Gianni Agnelli (boss of Fiat, which made him sort of, boss of Italy) for carrying on the back of his 82ft yacht 'Agneta' and for use as an 'in port' runabout. Other variants on this theme were based on the Multipla (1 for Agnelli and 1 for Henry Ford among others) and the 500. A 'Jolly' is a generic type---an open topped vehicle, often with a 'Surrey' top and usually with wicker seats (dried a lot quicker after being sat-in by people in swimming togs than a fabric seat would). A few months ago there was a whole pile of pictures put onto the forum by a guy in America who had restored both a 600 based 'Jolly' and a 500 based variant. He had made an absolutely cracking job on both (but I was led to believe that both were 'money-no-object restorations).
Also, the car in the picture is a 'classic' 500---the modern 500 is so much bigger, that I can see no way of fitting (and hiding the fact that it has been done) a 'classic' front to a 'modern' car.
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Wouldn't we all love a "money no object" project? :) It's nice to learn a little background on these. Thanks.
 
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