Although Fiats are not exotic in New Zealand they are fairly rare. I noticed a nice black Stilo Abarth at the lights opposite. Then I noticed its driver looking at my Bravo HGT. When the lights changed we passed with a friendly wave. I bet that doesn’t happen if
* This week marks fifteen years working at The Warehouse * Tonight the 5 cylinder Ferrari clocked up 150,000 kilometres!
Design
I think I stole the title from an old Citroën 2CV advert: “All the car you actually need”? The Tata Nano hasn’t quite hit the sales predictions but cheap doesn’t have to mean bad, simple is clever. As I said when it launched, this little car really embodies
Very clever Fiat brilliantly punks VW on Google Street View | Technically Incorrect - CNET News Fiat workers notice a Street View car filming in their area. So one staff member decides to drive right up to the door of VW's nearby headquarters and park a Fiat 500 there…
Fiat
On today’s bike ride caught a Mito* at the lights. It looked great in gloss black, nice music audible from within, attractive blond at the wheel but something seemed strange, wrong. Couldn’t figure out what until the light turned green. There was a burst of starter motor and
Design
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
Art
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
Business
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
Cool Hardware
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.”
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”
Flying Spaghetti Monster
So I don't have the only Flying Spaghetti Monster touched Fiat in West Auckland! Learn more about FSM at http://www.venganza.org/ or see my FSM Fiat here
