A Fiat 132!
A rare, even when new, survivor
My last Car?*
I just cancelled my print subscription to Car (magazine U.K.). I have been buying it monthly, one way or another, since February 1979. It was probably the Fiat 131 Racing on the cover which first got 13-year-old Robin’s attention, but the contents had me hooked. ** It&
NZTA 'Road to Zero' advert crashes?
Noticed something odd in a NZTA 'Road to Zero' ad (below). It shows a car on the highway in perfect weather swerving to miss a possum (you shouldn't), losing control and crashing into the roadside barrier. The odd part is at 0:00:38 police appear
Commuting on my new 'free' Tern folding bike
A new job in the central city meant having to think about commuting. Bit of a novelty after ten months of not working and choosing when/where I travelled! Driving and Parkable App parking rental Parkable Shared Parking Application I drove for a couple of weeks, while settling in, and
Otematata to Oamaru | Time Out 2021-22 Otematata Oamaru Drive
Another visit to Waitaki Braids, then on to Oamaru
Gearing up for Time Out 2021-22
Gear, mostly I have, some I will get
The Bravo Brochure meets a Bravo
I have a weekly search running on TradeMe (NZ's local on-line trading site) for "Bravo HGT". Because they are rare here, anywhere, it usually returns only parts common to other Fiat models. Recently something different popped up: Fiat Bravo Brochure 1996 40 pages + gatefolds, superbly
Vale Murray Walker OBE
Although best known for his iconic race commentary I'll also remember Murray's tales of his day job, advertising/marketing, outside of motorsport as well. His autobiography is well worth a read. I was privileged to be at the 2001 Melbourne kick-off to his farewell year,
Racing to stop, a dangerous overtake in the Halsey/Jellicoe St shared pedestrian zone
Some drivers have little regard for the safety of others, judging by this incident last weekend. I was cycling, at approx. the 30km/h limit, along Halsey Street with a considerate car following me. As we approached Jellicoe Street a Mercedes overtook both the following car & me (I monitored
No Abarth parking?
A colleague was booking airport parking (not on airport) and it seems you can't park an Abarth! Odd given some equally rare, and far more exotic, marques are listed! This, wrong, option is available...
Reserved for the manual Fiat Bravo
How to get valet park number one at the Airport? The valet part is courtesy of a work travel booking. Park No 01 because they didn't want to drive a manual far or reverse it!
Simply the best Citroën 2CV advertisement
Remember seeing this in Car Magazine sometime in the early 80s, brilliant.