Fiat Abarth
An apple a day, the Abarth way!
Maybe my love of apples and Abarth is linked?
DHL
Not lost in L.A.
Scottsdale to DHL L.A., to DHL L.A., to DHL L.A., to DHL L.A., to Auckland
TRAMAROSSA X ABARTH Jeans to match AHBART?
Jeans to match my car? Probably not because... * Not available until August 2025 * Even their standard jeans are €420! (nz$770 when this was posted) Screenshots assembled from the TRAMAROSSA X ABARTH Announcement Video TRAMAROSSA X ABARTH AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION FOR THE MAN WHO EXPERIENCES SPEED AND ELEGANCE. The collaboration
Going green: Electric, Hybrid or...?
Are EV's a FAD?
Cycling
Cycling to look at the new electric and hybrid Italians
The Fiat 500e, but not yet the Abarth 500e, is just being launched in NZ. I got an email invite from Andrew Sims who had the 500e press preview car for test drives today (Sat Feb 11) & tomorrow prior to the Autumn public release. Decided not to waste their
Cycling across town on Auckland's wettest day
Although a tropical storm was forecast it wasn't expected Friday January 27, 2023, would be Auckland's wettest day on record. Our average January rainfall, remember a summer month, is ~52mm and we got ~260mm on one day. It was raining all day but peaked in the
The Abarth 500 Esseesse LEGO upgrade
Watching the current Aussie* LEGO Masters TV show prompted me to actually acquire the only full-size LEGO piece that fits (really well) on a real Abarth. Had seen lots of others, mostly in the UK, do this engine bay mod. The official LEGO® 4-stud Storage Brick lid fits perfectly, with
Auckland flight to Christchurch, on to Queenstown | Time Out 2021-22 Fly Drive
Summer, to 'Winter', to Summer!
Gearing up for Time Out 2021-22
Gear, mostly I have, some I will get
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...
Comedy
Ridelabelz laundering instructions for an Abarth
When AHBART was detailed by Final Touch it included ceramic paint protection. That came with very specific hand wash instructions so, although I never use car washes, when I saw this amusing accessory on an Abarth Group had to get one. Seems appropriate for the car and summarises those car
The evolution of the Fiat 500
While Frank Stephenson did design the production new generation Fiat 500 it is a pity he did not mention, credit, Roberto Giollito and his Fiat Trepiùno concept car (below) which served as the inspiration. It was named for a unique 1+2 seat configuration where the front passenger seat could