Sorry didn't mean to step up on your soap box. I actually have owned two
Fiats a 71 124 sport coupe, and the 72 124 spyder. I rolled the coupe
while Autocrossing and was hit in the rear of the spyder while stopped by
a guy in a Crown Vicky doing 50mph. needless to say they are extremely
sturdy cars, both were driveable afterwards. I just never enjoyed the
dual overhead cam bit, makes for a great engine just a nightmare to work
on, beside I never liked the shims to adjust the valves either....oops! I
guess I'll let you have the box back..
Randy.
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From: mgs-owner[SMTP:mgs-owner@autox.team.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 1996 6:46 PM
To: Randy Rees (Starwave)
Cc: mgs
Subject: RE: Electronic Ignition Systems/Fiat Bashing
You wrote:
>my 72 Fiat ( sorry :( didn't mean to be so crude.) spyder
Hey buddy I'm the resident Fiat basher here I owned 4 spider 2000's and
a 128 wagon (which I loved dearly) all meet there ends in gruesome
accidents. 1 was hit while stopped at stop sign, 2 while stopped at red
lights and 1 parked in front of the house. I was only moving once when
hit by a car which lost control in left lane of three lane highway and
came noise first into my drivers door at a greater than 55 mph speed
while I was minding my own business in the right lane. I will tell you
that since their demise Long Island's ground water quality has
improved, coencidence? I think not.
I also never had trouble with Crane ignition but at the same time
would rather have the Lucas (Delco) ignition. I presently have points
set ups in my 66 and 75 B drivers and think I'm going with the Euro
Spec distributor from Brit-Tek in my 79 restoration car.
Safety Fast, David Deutsch
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