

| Subject: | Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there? |
| From: | mike miller |
| Date: | Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:05:44 -0700 |
Whoops. Throw, as in baseball. darn > From: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > Reply-To: mike miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:00:43 -0700 > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there? > > Man! You've managed to through an enormous amount of money out of various > exhaust pipes. Especially the nitro-methane burning ones. > > Mike > >> From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> >> Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM> >> Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:02:36 -0500 >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there? >> >> One of my neighbours had one when I was a kid, (yes it was a FIAT >> >> Thanks for saving my butt Dave. >> I know a Fiat when I see it on the horn button. >> Had a few other weird cars: >> Crosley. >> American Bantam >> Singer >> Sunbeam Station Wagon >> Willis >> 39 Mercury Convertible >> 61 Morgan with the Maple Covered Frame >> 56 Mercedes 190 SL >> 1/2 Dozen Chevy trucks with the corner windows >> 1965 Corvair Coupe, 110 HP auto with Factory Air (my sons first car, >> lasted him almost 90 days, but I drove it for ten years before). >> 1966 Corvair Coupe, 180 Horse Turbo (couldn't keep a clutch in it) >> 71 MG Midget great fun car, brakes were dangerous. >> New 58 Volvo P544 ? >> Several 32 Ford Coupes >> 56 VW with the split rear windows >> Several dune buggies >> 28 Ford Roadster with Boxed Frame >> 365 Horse 327 Corvette L82 I believe >> 1989 Jaguar VanDenPlas with a always leaking rear main bearing seal. >> Then the heavy metal starts with: >> A fuel roadster (worlds record with a 301 Chevy, Enderly injectors) >> Driver Kenny Burnstein >> AA fuel roadster (2) (1 it became the AA when we stuck a blower on it.) >> Driver Kenny Burnstein >> AA fuel dragster (4) Driver Kenny Burnstein >> AA fuel funny cars (3) Woody Gilmores Praying Mantis frame on one of >> them. Driver Kenny Burnstein >> Kenny sure broke a lot of parts. >> >> Stan Wilder >> >> On Fri, 5 Oct 2001 21:19:41 +0100 Dave Sovegjarto <davesov@HOTMAIL.COM> >> writes: >>> 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 >>>> >>> >> ________________________________________________________________ >> GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! >> Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! >> Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: >> http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. >> >
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