155, 255 still alive
My Bravo 155 HGT ticked up 255,000km on the way home from work.
Fiat
Fiat Bravo HGT heading for classic status?
A recent “Hidden Heroes” article on Honest John got my attention. They think my Fiat Bravo HGT is a future classic and there are only 21 left on the road in the U.K. There were never many HGTs in New Zealand; I was told maybe Thirty total and just
Is that a Bambina? 500? No it’s an Abarth 500 esseesse
Answers to questions about the rare, but not exotic, car I drive Yes its a 500, no its not a Fiat 500 About 1000kg, about 120 KW/160 BHP Fiat 500 Abarth Esseesse technical specifications https://www.myabarth.co.uk/2008/09/fiat-500-abarth-esseesse-technical-specifications/ In line
Happy Abarthday Tailfin me!
I went for a bike ride after work tonight to try out my “Happy Birthday to me” present which arrived the previous day. It’s an upgrade accessory for my CX/Commute bike, a gorgeous Tailfin Rack and Pannier. The ARC-3 doesn't have rack mounts and although
Found the perfect Bravo HGT replacement
The end of this “Long Term Test” video shows the Ferrari FF (or similar GTC4Lusso which recently replaced it) is a viable replacement for my Bravo as shares all these attributes: * Italian * 4 seats which fit actual people * Acceptable performance * Acceptable economy (given performance) * Practical hatchback, fits a bike in
Agnelli, the man, the documentary
Found this HBO documentary about Gianni Agnelli on Sky NZ while grazing the Soho schedule a couple of weeks ago. Recorded it, just got around to watching it, and so glad I did. While the Agnelli FIAT connection got my attention this was very much about the man, the family,
Fiat 132: rare then, rarer now
Seeing a green Fiat 132 in this Telegraph article reminded me of the first Fiat I drove. Although a slightly earlier model (and GL not GLS) our ‘family car’ was similarly rare, but not exotic, car in New Zealand. Although cheap to medium priced mass market cars in Europe Fiat
Vintage X1/9 road test
It’s not quite Top Gear…
Vale Sergio
Sad to see this news tonight about Sergio Marchionne: Sergio Marchionne, who engineered the merger of Fiat and Chrysler and revived their fortunes, died at the age of 66 https://t.co/94sQvzlLgt — The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 25, 2018 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Starting with an
A cheap easy Fiat fix!
The interior ventilation fan on the mighty Bravo started making an annoying noise - tick, tick, tick – then stopped entirely. Given it runs almost all the time, not much airflow without it, I guess 16 years spinning had taken its toll. I imagined you’d need to pull the dashboard out
Traffic Light Thought–240k OK!
The Flying Spaghetti Machine clicked up its 240,000th kilometre on the way to work this morning. Is that a milestone?
Art
One of these cars is a work of art
Guess which.. The Fiat 500 acquired by The Museum of Modern Art in New York - www.fiatpress.com