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I like the Argenta, real mafia car....!!! 
General OLD Fiats you've owned??
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General OLD Fiats you've owned??
I've had a few Fiats, first one was an original Panda with the corrugated door bottoms, bought for $150, full of rust had to replace 2 doors and the bonnet (all different colours of course!) to get it through its MOT, traded it in when the clutch started to go. In fact it was towed to the garage on changeover day!
Next was a metallic blue Uno 5 door, the doors rusted by the window rubbers and had holes after not very long. Used to park on a hill to start it on a morning and bump start it on a night (nice and light to push!).
Had a cinq sporting for a while until it was trashed when the stereo was nicked (doors so thin they used a tin opener to get in!), Just car clinic did just as much damage putting it right, car seat mounts were never the same and no longer felt safe in it again so sold it on.
Happily back in a Fiat, though part of me wants my old Panda back, gutted they didn't make a 3 door version when it was revived so now in a 500!
Ahh happy days!
Next was a metallic blue Uno 5 door, the doors rusted by the window rubbers and had holes after not very long. Used to park on a hill to start it on a morning and bump start it on a night (nice and light to push!).
Had a cinq sporting for a while until it was trashed when the stereo was nicked (doors so thin they used a tin opener to get in!), Just car clinic did just as much damage putting it right, car seat mounts were never the same and no longer felt safe in it again so sold it on.
Happily back in a Fiat, though part of me wants my old Panda back, gutted they didn't make a 3 door version when it was revived so now in a 500!
Ahh happy days!
I've had a few Fiats, first one was an original Panda with the corrugated door bottoms, bought for $150, full of rust had to replace 2 doors and the bonnet (all different colours of course!) to get it through its MOT, traded it in when the clutch started to go. In fact it was towed to the garage on changeover day!
Next was a metallic blue Uno 5 door, the doors rusted by the window rubbers and had holes after not very long. Used to park on a hill to start it on a morning and bump start it on a night (nice and light to push!).
Had a cinq sporting for a while until it was trashed when the stereo was nicked (doors so thin they used a tin opener to get in!), Just car clinic did just as much damage putting it right, car seat mounts were never the same and no longer felt safe in it again so sold it on.
Happily back in a Fiat, though part of me wants my old Panda back, gutted they didn't make a 3 door version when it was revived so now in a 500!
Ahh happy days!
Next was a metallic blue Uno 5 door, the doors rusted by the window rubbers and had holes after not very long. Used to park on a hill to start it on a morning and bump start it on a night (nice and light to push!).
Had a cinq sporting for a while until it was trashed when the stereo was nicked (doors so thin they used a tin opener to get in!), Just car clinic did just as much damage putting it right, car seat mounts were never the same and no longer felt safe in it again so sold it on.
Happily back in a Fiat, though part of me wants my old Panda back, gutted they didn't make a 3 door version when it was revived so now in a 500!
Ahh happy days!
Mine started with ...
Black uno sx ...
Strada 130tc ...
Uno turbo mrk1 later spec ....
Tipo 2.0 ie 16v TC .....
The Tipo is what im driving now .. having been locked away in a garage for the best part of 5 years .. she has now been on the road for a couple of months ..!!
Black uno sx ...
Strada 130tc ...
Uno turbo mrk1 later spec ....
Tipo 2.0 ie 16v TC .....
The Tipo is what im driving now .. having been locked away in a garage for the best part of 5 years .. she has now been on the road for a couple of months ..!!
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ban1111
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New to this forum so where better to start posting than on this topic.
never thought of myself as a Fiat fan merely a fan of good value and entertaining cars.
so the list..since 1983.
Fiat 124 special 1400cc
Fiat 125s in green, with the 1608 cc twincam h reg 1970.
Fiat 131 1600cc est with full length pull back roof
Fiat strada 65es well it got me to work
Fiat uno 60s same as above
Fiat regatta 80ds.
Fiat marea weekend 100 diesel
Fiat 132 x2
Fiat punto sporting
Also from the same family of cars had
Lancia Y10 fire
Lancia thema 2.0l 16v
Lancia dedra turbo modified after main bearings went and turned into a real Q car.
Alfa alfetta 1,8gt fondly remembered.
alfasud 1500 goldclover leaf how that ever passed a mot is a wonder.
Alfa 156 2.4jtd sore point let go before i was ready to let it go! women!!
and now a Fiat bravo 1.9 mjet 120 bhp which is better than i expected as it was bought as a shopping trolley but has proved its worth,alas really could do with a sixth gear strange as the punto 120 does have six!
never thought of myself as a Fiat fan merely a fan of good value and entertaining cars.
so the list..since 1983.
Fiat 124 special 1400cc
Fiat 125s in green, with the 1608 cc twincam h reg 1970.
Fiat 131 1600cc est with full length pull back roof
Fiat strada 65es well it got me to work
Fiat uno 60s same as above
Fiat regatta 80ds.
Fiat marea weekend 100 diesel
Fiat 132 x2
Fiat punto sporting
Also from the same family of cars had
Lancia Y10 fire
Lancia thema 2.0l 16v
Lancia dedra turbo modified after main bearings went and turned into a real Q car.
Alfa alfetta 1,8gt fondly remembered.
alfasud 1500 goldclover leaf how that ever passed a mot is a wonder.
Alfa 156 2.4jtd sore point let go before i was ready to let it go! women!!
and now a Fiat bravo 1.9 mjet 120 bhp which is better than i expected as it was bought as a shopping trolley but has proved its worth,alas really could do with a sixth gear strange as the punto 120 does have six!
nothing TOO old,
wife had a lovely rebuild panda MK1 - met her the day she'd written it off,
helped her buy the replacement ( Yellow 127 1050),
since then we've bought / sold another 26 FIATS ,
virtually every UK model , except Strada and Croma,
great cars - for the money..!!
Charlie
wife had a lovely rebuild panda MK1 - met her the day she'd written it off,
helped her buy the replacement ( Yellow 127 1050),
since then we've bought / sold another 26 FIATS ,
virtually every UK model , except Strada and Croma,
great cars - for the money..!!
Charlie
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From age 17 -
Fiat 500 Sport, suicide doors (regd sept 57!!!)
Fiat 500L 1972
Fiat 850 Sport Coupe S11 1969
Fiat 850 Sport Coupe S111 1972 Radbourne / Abarth 1000 conversion
Fiat Panda 1000 CL / CLX x 6
Fiat Panda 4x4 mk1 (absolute rotbox, scrapped years ago)
Fiat Uno 45S mk1 1000
Fiat Panda 4x4 1000 x2, last one purchased still in use as a daily driver !
Fiat Tipo TDSX
Fiat Uno 60SX mk1
Fiat 128 1100C
Fiat Tempra TDS with abs, aircon etc
Fiat Marea td100 Weekend
Fiat Marea td125 saloon
Fiat Marea JTD130 Weekend
Fiat Tipo 1.6SX - still owned but car is in Cyprus
Fiat Sedici Multijet (short lived - vile thing)
Currently pondering new Panda 4x4 TA
Fiat 500 Sport, suicide doors (regd sept 57!!!)
Fiat 500L 1972
Fiat 850 Sport Coupe S11 1969
Fiat 850 Sport Coupe S111 1972 Radbourne / Abarth 1000 conversion
Fiat Panda 1000 CL / CLX x 6
Fiat Panda 4x4 mk1 (absolute rotbox, scrapped years ago)
Fiat Uno 45S mk1 1000
Fiat Panda 4x4 1000 x2, last one purchased still in use as a daily driver !
Fiat Tipo TDSX
Fiat Uno 60SX mk1
Fiat 128 1100C
Fiat Tempra TDS with abs, aircon etc
Fiat Marea td100 Weekend
Fiat Marea td125 saloon
Fiat Marea JTD130 Weekend
Fiat Tipo 1.6SX - still owned but car is in Cyprus
Fiat Sedici Multijet (short lived - vile thing)
Currently pondering new Panda 4x4 TA
I'm new here but I've owned some old Fiats in my time.
Back in 1992 when I was 17 it started with...
Fiat Strada 130TC Abarth. my first car and what an awesome one it was.
Fiat Strada Bertone fitted with a 105TC engine.
Fiat 131 Super Miafiori 2.0tc
Fiat 131 Abarth 2 door.
I still remember the 130tc with most fond memories. The noise it made when driven hard and the fact most of my friends at the time had ropey Escorts/Astra's the odd one had an XR3I but that was hardly a hot hatch
Would love to find another black 130TC :worship:
Back in 1992 when I was 17 it started with...
Fiat Strada 130TC Abarth. my first car and what an awesome one it was.
Fiat Strada Bertone fitted with a 105TC engine.
Fiat 131 Super Miafiori 2.0tc
Fiat 131 Abarth 2 door.
I still remember the 130tc with most fond memories. The noise it made when driven hard and the fact most of my friends at the time had ropey Escorts/Astra's the odd one had an XR3I but that was hardly a hot hatch
Would love to find another black 130TC :worship:
stevenodo1
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Fiat 127 - 903cc
Fiat X1/9 1.3 lido
Fiat X1/9 1.5 y reg
Fiat X1/9 1.5 w reg with bodykit
Fiat X1/9 1.5 d reg
Fiat X1/9 1.5 e reg
Fiat x1/9 1.5 gran finale f reg
Alfa 33 1.7 cloverleaf f reg
Fiat mates 100 sx 51 plate
Alfa 156 1.8 veloce sportwagon y reg
Fiat stilo multiwagon 1.9 jtd dynamic 115 ,04 plate
Fiat stilo multiwagon 1.9 multijet 120 - 56 plate.
Loads of company cars from cinqs to coupe turbo's
Loved ever car that I have had... Wish I still had the lido and the 33 though....
Had the multiwagon from new, 95k and needs some TLC but will never get rid of it...
Fiat X1/9 1.3 lido
Fiat X1/9 1.5 y reg
Fiat X1/9 1.5 w reg with bodykit
Fiat X1/9 1.5 d reg
Fiat X1/9 1.5 e reg
Fiat x1/9 1.5 gran finale f reg
Alfa 33 1.7 cloverleaf f reg
Fiat mates 100 sx 51 plate
Alfa 156 1.8 veloce sportwagon y reg
Fiat stilo multiwagon 1.9 jtd dynamic 115 ,04 plate
Fiat stilo multiwagon 1.9 multijet 120 - 56 plate.
Loads of company cars from cinqs to coupe turbo's
Loved ever car that I have had... Wish I still had the lido and the 33 though....
Had the multiwagon from new, 95k and needs some TLC but will never get rid of it...
Dad collected me and Mum from the hospital in a newly acquired FIAT 500 estate. He figured they needed a bigger car now that they had a new baby. (previous car was Heinkel bubble car) 1964
1981 Commuted to university in FIAT 500F (low miles, mint) Upgraded motor to 700cc. Lots of fun.
1984 First job got 850sport and had for 5 years.
On my OE in UK (1989) got Super Mirafiori (one built after galv introduced Y reg) Served me well. Some quick runs London/Newcastle to visit Grandfather.
Bit of a sleeper. Looked like a scruffy Lada but with FIAT DOHC 2000 motor was quick. Used to get the boys in their XR2s coming up my rear on the motorway on ramp only to be left in my dust. Couple of hairy moments. Getting off M25 and hitting black ice on the overbridge and narrowly missing a police car parked watching traffic on M25. Coming over a small bridge on a dark night in a narrow lane and everything cut out, motor, lights etc. Turned out to be a cracked battery cell. When the voltage got too low all the relays dropped out.
I was waiting at a roundabout and a small Vauxhall drove into the back of me. The grill and bumper on the Vauxhall were crushed but not a mark on the FIAT. The lady burst into tears. "What will I tell my husband? He bought it new 3 days ago and I have taken for a spin to show it off to my friend"
On return to NZ FIAT 900T camper van (with sport bits added)
1999 Lancia HPE VX supercharged. Had for 13 years
Now FIAT Stilo Abarth 2004 since March 2012
19641981 Commuted to university in FIAT 500F (low miles, mint) Upgraded motor to 700cc. Lots of fun.
1984 First job got 850sport and had for 5 years.
On my OE in UK (1989) got Super Mirafiori (one built after galv introduced Y reg) Served me well. Some quick runs London/Newcastle to visit Grandfather.
Bit of a sleeper. Looked like a scruffy Lada but with FIAT DOHC 2000 motor was quick. Used to get the boys in their XR2s coming up my rear on the motorway on ramp only to be left in my dust. Couple of hairy moments. Getting off M25 and hitting black ice on the overbridge and narrowly missing a police car parked watching traffic on M25.
Coming over a small bridge on a dark night in a narrow lane and everything cut out, motor, lights etc. Turned out to be a cracked battery cell. When the voltage got too low all the relays dropped out.I was waiting at a roundabout and a small Vauxhall drove into the back of me. The grill and bumper on the Vauxhall were crushed but not a mark on the FIAT. The lady burst into tears. "What will I tell my husband? He bought it new 3 days ago and I have taken for a spin to show it off to my friend"
On return to NZ FIAT 900T camper van (with sport bits added)
1999 Lancia HPE VX supercharged. Had for 13 years
Now FIAT Stilo Abarth 2004 since March 2012
Oh yes. There was a 132 in the mid 90's somewhere too.
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Fiat 127 super great 1050 engine 1st experience of 100mph ( heater on full to keep from over heating !!!)
Couple of Alfasuds and a Lancia beta before Fiat Super Strada
Fiat Cinquecento Sporting brand new ....loved it ... Why did I sell ...
Just got Seicento Abarth .... Love it
Couple of Alfasuds and a Lancia beta before Fiat Super Strada
Fiat Cinquecento Sporting brand new ....loved it ... Why did I sell ...
Just got Seicento Abarth .... Love it
3PBerlinetta
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Had a 128 3P Berlinetta. It was awesome. Still miss it.
Boo radley
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I have one of those. It is great.
Strada Cabrio
Strada 75cl (for parts but was a runner)
Fiat Bravo (Company car)
Fiat Brava (Company car - I hated it)
Strada 130TC mk3 (cams, head work, 45DHLA's ----> !!!!!!)
Cinquecento Sporting (Van Aaken turbo conversion)
Cinquecento Sporting (more fun with normal bhp)
Panda 100hp
Strada 75cl (for parts but was a runner)
Fiat Bravo (Company car)
Fiat Brava (Company car - I hated it)
Strada 130TC mk3 (cams, head work, 45DHLA's ----> !!!!!!)
Cinquecento Sporting (Van Aaken turbo conversion)
Cinquecento Sporting (more fun with normal bhp)
Panda 100hp
The first ever was a Fiat 124Berlina. Then a Ritmo (Strada), an Argenta Diesel, an Argenta 120i.e, a Croma..(classic one).
babbo_umbro
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I've inevitably forgotten several but here's a list - not in order of ownership:
2 x Topolino A
Topolino C
1100D
124 Estate
850 Sport Coupé
500D nuova
600
600D
3 x 500F Nuova - one with flat twin BMW engine
131 Mirafiori Sport - twin Dellortos and hotter cams
Ritmo Abarth 130TC - cams and 45mm Dellortos
Mk 1 Panda
Mk 2 Panda
2 x Panda Mk2 4x4
Uno Turbo ie - Barry Waterhouse tuned - masses of boost, modded suspension and brakes
Cinquecento Sporting
Mk 3 Panda MJ
Mk 3 Panda 100HP
Mk 3 Panda 1.2
Mk 4 Panda 4x4 TwinAir
2 x Topolino A
Topolino C
1100D
124 Estate
850 Sport Coupé
500D nuova
600
600D
3 x 500F Nuova - one with flat twin BMW engine
131 Mirafiori Sport - twin Dellortos and hotter cams
Ritmo Abarth 130TC - cams and 45mm Dellortos
Mk 1 Panda
Mk 2 Panda
2 x Panda Mk2 4x4
Uno Turbo ie - Barry Waterhouse tuned - masses of boost, modded suspension and brakes
Cinquecento Sporting
Mk 3 Panda MJ
Mk 3 Panda 100HP
Mk 3 Panda 1.2
Mk 4 Panda 4x4 TwinAir
