Another FIAT cab . . . all done up --- nice-n-shiny
Compare the door + side-trim 'fit' to the nasty car, above
(Why I shy away from 'restored' . . .)
Peter Satori frame, though. Old School Dealer --- Pasadena, too? . . . multi-brand imports (MBz, RR, Jag, etc) + exotics (Delahaye) . . .
Rusnak, today
FIAT 124 spider
Tidier (I think) tighter pre-bumper body, '70s color . . . nice Campys (--- 13-inchers!) . . . never many left
FIAT 125S
Another car I can't remember ever seeing . . .
Outsides 're as forgettable as in the insides are un-
Wheels look like Cromadoras?
FIAT X1/9 . . .
. . . nein, nein, nein
914 competitor. And one o' those chicken salad/chicken sh!t kinda deals. How much can one little car take?
Got wing?
CA tag = FXITAGN
Lovely little car. And check-out those shut-lines. Born this way?
FIAT Dino
Famously powered by a de-tuned Ferrari-designed V6. Iron block, too? Heard one driving outta the venue, after. Vespa-like
FIAT 124 Sport
Never see these, anymore
Jeez . . . one o' those cars that --- between their demographic & metallurgy . . . . usually disappeared 2-yrs/24k mi after they were sold. Tidy/stylish/smooth/handsome, now . . . and an interesting shade. Campys, too
And a MOMO . . . of course
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Lotsa colors at this show . . . fun to see
Lancia Montecarlo
One-word --- Chevy owned the other
Really interesting/frustrating/ultimately disappointing cars
Their last car imported here before quitting the US, the Montecarlo aka Scorpion is one o' those classic 'coulda beens.' I think the Scorpion came first, mid-'70s . . . and was just trashed. Sub-compact small yet still under-powered, unreliable, and rust-prone, these cars were a joke --- especially for anyone familiar w/ Lancia's reputation for engineering. The Montecarlo came next --- somewhat tidied-up styling-wise, bigger motor/more power --- but only just . . . and still unreliable + rust-prone. Haven't seen one in decades
This one's been interestingly updated . . . stripped-down bodywork (bumpers, mostly) and Abarth-branded supercharger. Weirdo wheels. Interior looks stock --- except for genuine Abarth wheel . . . recovered (?)
Rare car . . . less than 2000 of these later-series were ever imported
Too bad about the Montecarlo, 'cause, after they got their a$$ kicked in/out of the US . . . Lancia developed this platform into a coupla racers . . .
A turbo-charged 4-banger for FIA Group 5 . . .
. . . and a rally version called the Abarth 037 . . . the last rear-wheel drive car to win the WRC, driven by Markku Alén, Attilio Bettega, and Walter Röhrl, in '83 . . .
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