> You made a Giant leap in class and power when you went from the Fiat to the
>Model A! :)
>
> Joe
What is all the ill will people have towards Fiats? Fiats are to Italians (and
other Europeans) what Chevys and Fords once were to us Yanks-good
transportation, easy to repair (back when repairing meant something more than
just changing a part) that came in cheap entry level models up to more luxe
models.
Italians (and most Euros) don't change cars every two years but hang on to
them-pass them down even. For Fiats to last as long as I've seen them last,
they can't possibly be as poorly built and engineered as the jokes go! I think
the difference is the difference in the mentality of the general population and
that in Italy you can still find mechanics who can actually take a piece off
the old Mini in the back and modify it himself to fit your Spitfire-these guys
are *real* mechanics-they're artists.
Which brings us to all the disparaging remarks people make about not only
Italian cars, but French cars-and British cars (which we're all familiar with
and deal with on almost a daily basis...)When I was at the Monterey Historics
this past August, there was a place in the paddock filled with Formula One race
cars of the late 70s into 80s-cars raced by guys like Schecter and Ragazzoni et
al-and these cars were either French or Italian or English built! (Not to
mention all the gorgeous cigar shaped racers of the generation previous-and the
ones I saw racing were primarily British built!)
The only car I've had that was tougher and easier to repair than my Fiat 124
coupe was my Renault 4!
Laura G.
>
> Stephane St-Amant wrote:
> >
> > Funny, the Fiat 850 Spyder is the reason I'm into car right now. To make a
> > long story short: From 850 Spyder to 1930 Ford Model A Street Rod to Triumph
> > TR6/Spitfire. And I'm only 29!!! (But not for long anymore!!!) :-(
|