When the rocker arms lifted from the head and I went to price the parts,
it was all Fiat.
One of friends said about my Westy... "Well if you ever have a wreck
you'll be the first one there." very true with that Fiat.

Stan
On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:22:55 -0400 Mike Collum
<collum@BANGORNEWS.INFI.NET> writes:
> Hmmmmmm .... Sounds to me like you may have had an Isetta with a
> bogus fiat title.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 2:19 PM
> Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
>
>
> > 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 Wilder
> >
> > On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 12:57:47 -0400 The Bus Depot
> <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
> > writes:
> > > I recently traded a used Bus engine for a '76 Fiat 124 Spider
> > > Convertible
> > > (also sold as an Alfa Romeo Spider).  Yes, I guess I'm a
> glutton
> > > for
> > > punishment.  But after having VW busses as my daily drivers for
> > > years, the
> > > prospect of owning a car that could actually get out of its own
> way
> > > (almost
> > > as much horsepower as a Westy and 1/4 the weight) was a lure
> too
> > > great to
> > > pass up.  (Of course, the fact that I got the car for
> practically
> > > nothing
> > > didn't hurt either!) So it's not going to replace my VW's but
> will
> > > certainly
> > > be a neat toy to tool around in for short trips, etc. when I
> don't
> > > need the
> > > features of my Westy or my Crew Cab.  Boy is it fun to drive!
> > >
> > > I was surprised, upon discovering a Fiat BBS, to notice some
> > > contributors
> > > who were also VW enthusaists; I even recognized a couple of
> > > customers of
> > > mine!. There are indeed some similarities between the vehicles.
> > > Generally
> > > low parts prices;  widespread part interchangeability between
> > > models/years;
> > > few local parts or repair specialists, hence heavy reliance on
> the
> > > internet;
> > > quirky design (i.e. rear-engined Fiats, or even air-cooled
> older
> > > ones);
> > > quirky operation (the heater controls on the Spider are as
> > > counter-intuitive
> > > as the ones on my Vanagon!).  Of course, many differences too.
> > >
> > > Since there were Vanagon owners on the Fiat board, I wonder if
> there
> > > are any
> > > Fiat owners on the Vanagon list - in particular, listmembers
> who
> > > either have
> > > used Spider parts or know of a local junkyard that does.  I
> would
> > > be
> > > particularly interested in trading either new VW parts, or a
> credit
> > > at The
> > > Bus Depot, for used Fiat parts that I may need.
> > >
> > > - Ron Salmon
> > >   The Bus Depot, Inc.
> > >   (215) 234-VWVW
> > >   www.busdepot.com
> > >
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