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03-28-07, 08:00 AM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life 
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
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Rep Power: 30  | new 500, finally a NICE fiat
finally they have done it.
The "cinquino" is back, and is very nice in look (reminds 1957 Dante Giacosa's masterpiece).
Is the ONLY fiat (not reds) I would like to have.
They are talking of engines of 100hp and also some new abarth version.
Will wait to see the final thing for sale. Fiat 500
The only sad point is that Fiat stole the draw and the shape of the new 500 from a student...and they still deny(prototype draw name "trepiù uno" 3+1 )
Date of sale will be 4th july 2007,exactly 50 yrs after the first.
To see today one of theme on the road is really too cute (and too dangerous..)
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03-28-07, 08:15 AM
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| | domtoni 2 Tenths 
Join Date: Jan 2007
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Paolo,
FYI, I don't mean to be hard on car companies considering they pay me, but like all business people in hard times, they try to use as much as they can without paying. Other companies do the same.
They also try to protect what they have. You pretty much clarified that.
Best
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03-28-07, 07:49 PM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter 
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Brisbane, Austr GT40: GT40 Australia.
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| Re: new 500, finally a NICE fiat
Very nice, now if we can just shoehorn in a small block v8 
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03-28-07, 08:03 PM
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| | David Morton Lifetime Premier Supporter
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The turbo Hyabusa engine would go well in the "cinquino". Just a front splitter, slightly lowered, a vestigial rear wing and a central driving position with no other seats. Milan to the Adriatic in 45 minutes.....
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03-28-07, 10:13 PM
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| | Mark Worthington 10 tenths 
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Awww, so cute.
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03-29-07, 11:24 AM
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| | Keith1 10 tenths 
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England GT40: Nein
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Rep Power: 26 | Re: new 500, finally a NICE fiat
The Fiat 500 is part of my youth and as such is Urban Legend. In the "good old days" I had a girlfriend 6' tall with one of these, and she used to drive me to work in it. Later, we would park up in a quiet spot and.......and......and........  Give up after 15 frustrating minutes with legs, arms and other bits stuck out of the windows! 
And the roof.... 
Happy days......
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03-29-07, 04:54 PM
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| | kenshiro8 I Have No Life
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milano,Italy GT40: Fujimi 1/24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith1  The Fiat 500 is part of my youth and as such is Urban Legend. In the "good old days" I had a girlfriend 6' tall with one of these, and she used to drive me to work in it. Later, we would park up in a quiet spot and.......and......and........ Give up after 15 frustrating minutes with legs, arms and other bits stuck out of the windows!
And the roof....
Happy days...... | Keith, u are my idol 
btw, thats the main reason the "quick release steering wheel" is so request over the gt40s
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03-29-07, 05:28 PM
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| | YerDugliness Lifetime Premier Supporter
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Rep Power: 8 | Re: new 500, finally a NICE fiat
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Originally Posted by Pete Very nice, now if we can just shoehorn in a small block v8 | I think a mid-engine SBF/ZF drivetrain ought to do just fine! The driver might just have to sit on the air cleaner, though.
Dugly
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03-29-07, 05:33 PM
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| | Keith1 10 tenths
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Paulo, it will forever now be known as a "fast unlocker wheel".  Respect,
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