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Rick
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ukdave2002
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Looks like Peter T's next project  |
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colwyn500
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No o o o o!
Already in enough trouble with SWMBO. |
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Ellis
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Interesting Ebay item.
Were these Fiats ever sold in the UK?
I don't think so but I willingly open to correction.
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colwyn500
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| Ellis wrote: | Interesting Ebay item.
Were these Fiats ever sold in the UK?
I don't think so but I willingly open to correction. |
They were sold here and were actually made for several years after the saloon was discontinued. The model is the 500K. I think they went on until about 1977 but I guess most of them and all of the later ones would have been LHD.
Right until the end they always had "suicide" doors.
The engine is air-cooled and mounted horizontally under the rear floor and although it shares many of the components of the standard, vertical unit it is a completely different item.
I nearly bought one once and it's the only one I ever saw "in the flesh" but for me, it's too big and the shape and style is not as cute as the 500 N, D or F. |
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badhuis
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| colwyn500 wrote: | | the shape and style is not as cute as |
For me that's the problem of most classic station wagons. Most are much more practical than their saloon counterparts, but their ugliness keeps me from wanting them.
In fact I can not think of a classic SW I would like to own.
(with the exception of the the Reliant Scimitar GTE as opposed to the (IMO) uglier SE4 Coupe. But a GTE is not really a station wagon) |
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badhuis
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Location: Netherlands
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Just remembered a Station Wagon I would like: the 1965 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country.
A true American Land Yacht, big, luxury, fast, clean styling. The complete opposite of a Fiat 500 Giardiniera!
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solomorris
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In Uruguay in the 70s these trucks were common.
I have a draft shortly fiat 500 Giardinera upload photos.
It's a convertible truck more can you ask  |
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