One of  my neighbours had one when I was a kid, (yes it was a FIAT, we used
to call them bubble cars in the UK)  drove to far into his garage one day so
he couldn't open the door.  They didn't have reverse either so he was stuck
there until his wife came home and pushed him out.

Dave Sov
Ireland

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben T" <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?

> In a message dated 10/5/01 11:26:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> wilden1@JUNO.COM writes:
>
> << Way back in 1965 I had a Fiat. It was the one that had the front and
only
>  door that swung out in front of the car. The steering column swung out
>  when the door opened. It had narrow rear wheels. It was a real neat
>  little vehicle. I made a nifty profit when I sold it, got it for $35.00
>  sold it for $50.00 the same week. >>
>
>
> Stan,
>
> It sounds like you are talking about an Isetta. Did Fiat ever made those?
I
> know BMW made them under license later.
>
> BenT
>