Alixcompo contacted me last week about a new 4x4 tank, with regards to asking my Italian friends if they could source any for our models with a carb. I thought my findings might be interesting for anyone else who's also after one...
Luca from panda4x4.info has told me that the carb fuel tank on the whole is as rare in Italy as it is here, especially as an after market part. A couple of the Italian Panda club members have bought a tank from this company a while ago through ebay...
http://stores.ebay.de/ATP-Autoteile...gn=9&_xatps=0.26.26x630.26x630x16879x4747.0.0
...but they are a dutch firm and he is unable to communicate with them.
The main aftermarket supplier of the tanks is a firm called Pisano, and the tank is here...
http://www.ricambipisano.it/Serbatoio-Benzina-Fiat-Panda-4x4-modello-a-carburatore
Luca has very kindly been in touch with them via email and the part is no longer available! BUT he says that he may have a bit more luck if he phones them on our behalf to either find out if they would point us in the direction of a manufacturer or if they would be happy to take a bulk order and get a number of new tanks made just for us.
So from here I need to know please who would like a new tank so I can give Luca a rough number to bargain with?