Reserved for the manual Fiat Bravo
How to get valet park number one at the Airport? The valet part is courtesy of a work travel booking. Park No 01 because they didn't want to drive a manual far or reverse it!
A history of the first Fiat I drove: The 132
Cool to read the history of the Fiat 132; our family car when I was a kid and the first Fiat I ever drove. Under the Knife – Don’t mention the War | Driventowrite.com During its thirteen-year lifespan, Fiat’s D-segment saloon went under the knife on four different occasions,
The Fiat Bravo HGT is finally out of lockdown and HubNut'ed!
'Throttle' fixed, stickers fitted
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
Austin Maxi Vs Fiat 128, no contest
Love this driventowrite.com series comparing the design and life of the Austin Maxi and Fiat 128. Although they were not direct competitors (the 128 is more 1100 sized) the similarities, of both cars and design history, are remarkable. * 128 v. Maxi Part 1 : Last Tango of the Titans * 128
COVID-19
Where does the fuel go in? | COVID-19
Filled up AHBART yesterday, 60 days since last fill and could still only get 24 litres into the (35 litre) tank. Mind you have only driven 316km and half of that was before lockdown!
My Fiat Bravo 155 HGT the HubNut star!
Ian 'Hubnut' takes the Bravo for a spin
Fiat Abarth
The wheels on AHBART go round and round...
Probably didn't need to do a blog post about this but thought of the title and seemed a shame not to... AHBART had slight vibration at certain speeds (at least two multiples of 45 km/h) from the rear, felt like, L/H side. After getting the tyres/
Ushuaia & Departure | Antarctic Mission Log 02
Meeting Ortelius, and following Drake's wake
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