A previous Traffic Light Thought told how I often see a, quite rare, red Alfa Romeo Mito (below) heading, against the normal flow, west on my morning commute. Today I’m pretty sure I saw Mr Mito in a lovely red Alfa Romeo Giulietta (right). Was it a dealer loan
I see a lot of cars on my commute but a few recent ones have stood out: * Ferrari F40: Yes a real one, in West Auckland no less. At first sight I wondered if it was a kit, one of those MR2s in drag maybe?, but no doubting it was
Want to build, or maintain, a 2010 Formula 1 Championship winning car? This Haynes Manual would be a good start. The last/only Haynes Manual I owned was for a 1973 Fiat 127. Although the technology in this one is rather different the format is familiar. There are lots of
This Car Body Design post has the design story of the new, 3rd generation, Fiat Panda. Although quite a few first generation Panda were sold in NZ the Japanese Used Car import boom killed that market. No chance a basic, if good, new car could compete with the loaded used
I was interested to see reports that the 1980 Ferrari Pinin Sedan concept is going to be sold. Ferrari Pinin Concept to be auctioned in London - www.eurocarblog.com 1980 Ferrari Pinin Concept, the one and only sedan with a Ferrari badge ever made, will soon be up for
I laughed when I saw this quote from the former Chrysler chief: "I think Chrysler is where it is because of what we were able to do." Seems it provoked another reaction from the author of this article in The Detroit News: Bob Nardelli's 'reign
Cute, now design award winner… Fiat 500 wins the Compasso D’Oro Award - Car Body Design The Fiat 500 has won the XXII edition of the “Compasso d’Oro ADI” (ADI Golden Compass), Europe’s oldest design award. The prize was presented to Fiat Design Director Roberto Giolito during
An interesting Fiat link in this tale of the MG Rover demise which was new to me MG Rover's ‘Phoenix Four’ neglect “they approached Fiat about buying in its JTD diesel. Fiat, the insider claims, came back with an amazing offer.”
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In my experience Fiat engines have always been great. It’s the bits surrounding them which usually account for the demise of the car! The images below are two I’ve owned, Uno Fire & Bravo HGT, but the awards went to the amazing 875-cc TwinAir mill in the “500”
Traffic Light Thoughts
I wonder why there is about 650 metres of “open road” (100km/h) on ramp between 50km/h Onewa Rd and the 80km/h zone approaching the Harbour Bridge? 1. I join the on ramp from Sylvan Avenue. 2. About 150 metres (estimated) along the on ramp a sign indicates
Interesting tale of the search for a small car to replace an aging Peugeot: So we thought it was time for a change. Something small (because she doesn’t need a big car). Something economical (most small cars can do 40-50mpg easily). Something with cheap insurance and tax (a lot
Traffic Light Thoughts
Observations from today’s bike ride. An Aston Martin DBS looks & sounds rather nice (seen near Kohi) but a Maserati GranTurismo S 4.7 looks* & sounds a whole lot better (seen at the Te Atatu Off-ramp). * Even though, or maybe because, it was Matt Black!