Well, not quite yet - I'm waiting for the importer to get the UK reg documents back from DVLA. Fingers crossed for a couple of weeks' time

I've previously had kit cars then a MX-5 BBR Turbo and an Audi TT and decided I wanted to get into classics where going fast was not the first priority. A 500 fitted the bill!

I would like to make contact with owners in the NW Kent/SE London/Surrey/Sussex area and find out about meetings, run outs, etc. I've also looked at the UK Fiat 500 Owners Club and Enthusiasts' Club but some of the web pages look a bit out of date so if there are any members out there who could get in touch and let me know more about the clubs, that would be great.

btw I've already been nosing around the forum and it looks like there's lots of useful info so I am sure I will be on here a lot...

Cheers,

Simon

Finally got my 500! It's a 1971 500L, originally from Rome and allegedly with only one owner from new until being sold to the local partner of the importer I got it from. LHD with 45,000km on the clock, blu scuro (dark blue) in colour with red seats. Oddly, it's been given a 1975 UK registration because according to the Italian reg. document it was first registered in 1975. The story is the the original owner lost the document and a new registration was issued... Whatever! I may try to get it re-registered with the correct year's reg but it's not critical.

Just starting to check it over and then I need to learn how to double declutch

Simon

The registration starts with NOE so, since Noè is the Italian for Noah, that's what his name shall be

Some pics (not sure why some of them are sideways... they are OK on my computer. Ah, OK... if you click them they appear the right way round )

...and as delivered