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Date:         Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:38:51 -0600
Reply-To:     "Richard A. Jones" <jones@COYOTE.COLORADO.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Richard A. Jones" <jones@COYOTE.COLORADO.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Fiat
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>>><< btw... FIAT stands for "Fabrica Italia Automobile Torino" >>
>>>I always thought that meant "Fix It Again, Tony."


As a former Alfa owner, I always joked that "fiat" was
the Latin verb "to laugh"....


A friend had a Fiat coupe in the early 70s.  The local
mechanic pulled a lot of the wiring loose working on
the airconditioning and couldn't remember how to
hook them back up.  Then he disovered that all the
wires from the dash to the engine compartment changed
colors crossing the firewall!  Of course there
was no wiring diagram.


At least our anal German vehicles have consistent wiring--
across the firewall, and across the years!


                                Richard A. Jones
                                Boulder, Colorado
                                '81 Vanagon   Mr Bus
                                '87 Syncro Westy   El Jefe
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