i thought you get flamed in here for taking pandas out of uk an not bringing them back 
General Ok, who can work out whats not right in these pics...
- Thread starter JimMagill
- Start date
Currently reading:
General Ok, who can work out whats not right in these pics...
OP
OP
Hardly... Juppy will be a star of the US Italian Car Show scene!
He was my first ever Fiat panda and other than a run to goodwood he's never had an adventure and probably never left the UK
Maybe Richard might be able to shed more light on any trips from Juppys past?
Jim
He was my first ever Fiat panda and other than a run to goodwood he's never had an adventure and probably never left the UK
Maybe Richard might be able to shed more light on any trips from Juppys past?
Jim
the brit
New member
1st post..
He cannot. The car cannot be registered through 'normal' channels in the USA until it's 25 years old. It can be brought in for various reasons, but can't have the reg changed by just anyone for any reason. I've been looking for a mk1 to bring over for my wife, for this very reason - it's got to be 1985 or earlier. I'll be coming back home (Portsmouth area) next week and hope to keep looking while i'm back there.
Hope you get it sorted with him! If not, give me a shout.. He really is having a laugh if he actually thinks he can get money back for it by donating it, and for more reasons than just the registration!
1st post..
He cannot. The car cannot be registered through 'normal' channels in the USA until it's 25 years old. It can be brought in for various reasons, but can't have the reg changed by just anyone for any reason. I've been looking for a mk1 to bring over for my wife, for this very reason - it's got to be 1985 or earlier. I'll be coming back home (Portsmouth area) next week and hope to keep looking while i'm back there.
Hope you get it sorted with him! If not, give me a shout.. He really is having a laugh if he actually thinks he can get money back for it by donating it, and for more reasons than just the registration!
Welcome,
It may take a little time for Jim to respond, he's in Texas right now
(with a Multipla he's already shipped out there)the brit
New member
Welcome,
It may take a little time for Jim to respond, he's in Texas right now
Thanks. I shot him an email too.
I bet the Multipla freaks some people out when they see it on the road over here..! I had a RHD Polo which would almost make people crash whilst taking photos with their mobiles, and it wasn't half as weird looking
The Multipla is not the first Fiat he has taken over there.
He took Sylvia (his most well known Panda) over for a run down route 66.
He beat fiat in taking a new sytle Fiat 500 over, it (and the Multipla) are now owned by the Lane Museum in Tennessee I believe
Have a hunt for Multipla to Mars for his first trip with the bug
He took Sylvia (his most well known Panda) over for a run down route 66.
He beat fiat in taking a new sytle Fiat 500 over, it (and the Multipla) are now owned by the Lane Museum in Tennessee I believe
Have a hunt for Multipla to Mars for his first trip with the bug
the brit
New member
The Multipla is not the first Fiat he has taken over there.
Have a hunt for Multipla to Mars for his first trip with the bug
Sounds like his knowledge of getting cars over there (here) is better than mine
I know a bunch of people around my area with various Fiats, but haven't made it out to any specific shows here where I would have run into him. I sold my 850 convertible to a friend last year, so am back to only German cars and Italian bikes. Hopefully Jim'll email me back anyway
Now i'm off to find that thread!
edit: Found the thread. He was literally less than 10 miles from my house with the Multipla last year, where he took the photos of it outside the 'Blob' movie cinema in Phoenixville, PA.
Last edited:
Sounds like his knowledge of getting cars over there (here) is better than mine
I know a bunch of people around my area with various Fiats, but haven't made it out to any specific shows here where I would have run into him. I sold my 850 convertible to a friend last year, so am back to only German cars and Italian bikes. Hopefully Jim'll email me back anyway
Now i'm off to find that thread!
allow me to assist
https://www.fiatforum.com/leisure-lounge/204908-our-interpid-wanderer-way-mars.html
a Panda to Africa V2 https://www.fiatforum.com/leisure-lounge/212022-panda-sahara-bear-strikes-back.html
a Panda to Africa V1 https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-classic/36530-panda-africa.html
a Panda to the US https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-classic/43146-next-panda-adventure.html
one of the 500 threads https://www.fiatforum.com/500/151578-500-breaks-out-onto-american-freeways.html
and finally a Panda to hell & back !!!!! https://www.fiatforum.com/panda-classic/121579-anouncing-2009-fiat-forum-panda-adventure.html
There's a little nightime reading for you
OP
OP
Hi Jamie...
Got you email but with being on the road I'll just post here....
Anyway if you want to try it on with the guy in Barstow for the Panda by all means go for it. He's a real tight ass that wouldn't even look you in the eye when he was asking a grand for it... He really pished me off so much I told him that I was going to report him to the EPA and DOT for having an illegal car :bang:
Hope you get it but remember it's not started in 2 years and the doors are very very rusty. You could import a better panda for a lot less on a one year visitor import (which is my plan).
Jim
Got you email but with being on the road I'll just post here....
Anyway if you want to try it on with the guy in Barstow for the Panda by all means go for it. He's a real tight ass that wouldn't even look you in the eye when he was asking a grand for it... He really pished me off so much I told him that I was going to report him to the EPA and DOT for having an illegal car :bang:
Hope you get it but remember it's not started in 2 years and the doors are very very rusty. You could import a better panda for a lot less on a one year visitor import (which is my plan).
Jim
