Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:00:43 -0700
Reply-To: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
In-Reply-To: <20011005.160237.-167329.7.wilden1@juno.com>
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Man! You've managed to through an enormous amount of money out of various
exhaust pipes. Especially the nitro-methane burning ones.
Mike
> From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:02:36 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
>
> One of my neighbours had one when I was a kid, (yes it was a FIAT
>
> Thanks for saving my butt Dave.
> I know a Fiat when I see it on the horn button.
> Had a few other weird cars:
> Crosley.
> American Bantam
> Singer
> Sunbeam Station Wagon
> Willis
> 39 Mercury Convertible
> 61 Morgan with the Maple Covered Frame
> 56 Mercedes 190 SL
> 1/2 Dozen Chevy trucks with the corner windows
> 1965 Corvair Coupe, 110 HP auto with Factory Air (my sons first car,
> lasted him almost 90 days, but I drove it for ten years before).
> 1966 Corvair Coupe, 180 Horse Turbo (couldn't keep a clutch in it)
> 71 MG Midget great fun car, brakes were dangerous.
> New 58 Volvo P544 ?
> Several 32 Ford Coupes
> 56 VW with the split rear windows
> Several dune buggies
> 28 Ford Roadster with Boxed Frame
> 365 Horse 327 Corvette L82 I believe
> 1989 Jaguar VanDenPlas with a always leaking rear main bearing seal.
> Then the heavy metal starts with:
> A fuel roadster (worlds record with a 301 Chevy, Enderly injectors)
> Driver Kenny Burnstein
> AA fuel roadster (2) (1 it became the AA when we stuck a blower on it.)
> Driver Kenny Burnstein
> AA fuel dragster (4) Driver Kenny Burnstein
> AA fuel funny cars (3) Woody Gilmores Praying Mantis frame on one of
> them. Driver Kenny Burnstein
> Kenny sure broke a lot of parts.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 21:19:41 +0100 Dave Sovegjarto <davesov@HOTMAIL.COM>
> writes:
>> One of my neighbours had one when I was a kid, (yes it was a FIAT,
>> we used
>> to call them bubble cars in the UK) drove to far into his garage
>> one day so
>> he couldn't open the door. They didn't have reverse either so he
>> was stuck
>> there until his wife came home and pushed him out.
>>
>> Dave Sov
>> Ireland
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ben T" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 8:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
>>
>>
>>> In a message dated 10/5/01 11:26:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>>> wilden1@JUNO.COM writes:
>>>
>>> << Way back in 1965 I had a Fiat. It was the one that had the
>> front and
>> only
>>> door that swung out in front of the car. The steering column
>> swung out
>>> when the door opened. It had narrow rear wheels. It was a real
>> neat
>>> little vehicle. I made a nifty profit when I sold it, got it for
>> $35.00
>>> sold it for $50.00 the same week. >>
>>>
>>>
>>> Stan,
>>>
>>> It sounds like you are talking about an Isetta. Did Fiat ever made
>> those?
>> I
>>> know BMW made them under license later.
>>>
>>> BenT
>>>
>>
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