Fiat Bravo
My Fiat Bravo 155 HGT gets a mate
Laudo Racing have delivered!
Fiat Abarth
An apple a day, the Abarth way!
Maybe my love of apples and Abarth is linked?
The best GBU mention ever!
Last night I posted this comment (without the image) on a 'The Intercooler' article by Mel Nichols about the history of the iconic Car Magazine Good, Bad, Ugly (GBU) pages: My favourite* GBU line was the 1983 (still have the August issue) 'Sum up' for a
My best car from the 1990s?
Guess, or click the link to see, which one I picked... Surprised they say ~6 left in the U.K., probably that many still in NZ? One, albeit the later 2001 year 155, in my garage. The best cars from the 1990s, but which is your favourite? - Autocar With
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's
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 wrap up: 10 Months Cycling New Zealand | Time Out 2021-22
So, it ends: 10 months, 2 weeks (317 days) cycling or drive/cycling across most of New Zealand.
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 illustrated.
How the Raglan Karioi Classic 'Last Dance', a waffle, and a gravel ride changed my life | Time Out 2021-22
A wonderful ride, a life changing experience
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...