Wow cool street rod conversion, I just liked how they get good gas mileage ;
)
Lin
On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 5:45 PM, David Booker <tncarnut1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Linda,
> The car you asked about is a Fiat Topolino (if I remember correctly, that
> means something like "Little Mouse" in Italian) Most of the ones I've seen
> are at street rod shows and vintage drag races and generally have something
> along the lines of a SBC or a Hemi under the hood now. The "Fram" you
> thought you heard was actually "pram" - the english name for a stroller.
> They were saying you needn't bother with a pram, just get the baby one of
> these on its first birthday.
>
> http://www.sunsetclassics.com/1936-fiat-topolino/
> From: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>
> To: Spridget list <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2011 8:51 AM
> Subject: [Spridgets] Cool 1936 Europe Film ......Cycle race & Cars
>
> List,
> European historical film footage 1936. About almost 1/2 through the
> video they talk about a small car perhaps from France, I thought they
> said Fram but when I looked it up I couldn't find the car. They said
> it got over 70 mpg. Take a look and let me know what the car was and
> Also I'm not sure but are the cycles Vincents? I don't think they were
> German BMW's even though the cycle footage was a race in Germany.
> Enjoy I think 10 minutes long,
> Lin
> http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=6772
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