Hi to all, I don't know if this has been asked before. What was your first Italian car? My first Italian car was a 1974 an orange 1974 124 Fiat Spider w/ a tan colored top. Contrary to claims that it was unreliable mine was not. Did not any have any major problems w/ it, never left me stranded. That was way back in 1987 when I was still in Medical School. audio research
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My first car was Italian - at university - a 1974 mustard colored Fiat 124 Special T with the 1600 twin cam -bought in 1991. It belonged to my mate who got it as a gift from his grandfather who had owned it from new. My mate had moved on to using the grandfathers Alfa Guilietta.
1982 Fiat Spider 2000. Red on tan. I still have it and love driving it. I bought it about 20 years ago and it's been a great car. I've found them to be very reliable and I love the looks of it. It was the gateway car into the Mondial when my kids couldn't fit in the back as they grew. I've noticed that the cost of these are going up. I'm thinking about getting another to mothball.
The 1st was a '77 Alfa Spider which led to a succession of different Alfas: 1974 GTV, (3) GTV6s (84-86), 1988 3.0 Milano, 1984 and 1986 Spiders. I love old Alfas and believe that the Spiders are another under-appreciated, under-priced classic that's ripe for an increase in price. Sign me up for a minty, pre-'74. 2cam
I would like to post I had a Fiat or Alfa or aything else like you guys but I was never in the imported cars so when I bought my 308 she was my first Italian. The closest I had been to an Italian vehicle before was my friend's CIAO moped when we were teenagers and I would work on it because I was the only mechanic oriented guy around. My second one was my Pantera.
My first Italian car was a 1959 Lancia Appia Series II Sedan, purchased for $50 around 1972, when I would have been about 19-20 years old. The same car is still owned locally, still in exceptional condition. Never wrecked or rusted.
Mine was only half Italian... A 1992 Cadillac Allante. It was my first "exotic" car. This photo isn't of mine, but mine looked just like it. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Mine, or ours (when I was in high school) is less so having only been designed by an Italian company (Pininfarina). A '66 Peugeot 404 just like this one. . Image Unavailable, Please Login
My first full Italian was a Mondial 8 during the mid 90s. Here's one of very few photos that I still have. . Image Unavailable, Please Login
1971 Fiat 124SC Bought it used from a friend. Amazingly enough we're still friends. Image Unavailable, Please Login
My first car was a Fiat Uno 45S, think it was a '86, next a Fiat Tipo 1.6 DGT, and last one a '92 Fiat Tipo 2.0 i.e. Sedicivalvole. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
'87 Alfa Spider Quadrifoglio Verde. Great car. Traded it in on my 328. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
1980 Ferrari 308. Loved that car. Wasn't using it enough once I had kids so stepped over to the Mondial.
I'm currently hunting for a hot rodded GTV or GTV6. I haven't decided which, although I suspect a hot-rodded GTV or GTA/M tribute might be easier to find than a GTV6.
I always like the Alfa Romeo Spider w/ the Kamn tail. I wanted it as an upgrade to my Fiat Spider but it was very rare in our country even today. I regret trading in my 124 Spider for a 73 M Benz 450 SL . The Merc was more of a boulevard cruiser and not a proper sports car.
My wife had a 1978 Fiat Strada when I dated/married her. Wasn't terrible, but eventually just donated it in 1989 (still running, but with some problems) as a tax write-off. The scary thing was that it used the same gas cap as my 1978 ex-308 .
People forget that the Cadillac Allanté was designed by Pininfarina just like the Mondial. Remember that ads showing them coming back from Italy on the specially built 747's? Amazing to think of it today. Cheers, Greg
My first Italian car was a 1980 Lancia Beta Coupé. It was something I've never seen before. I was working at that time in a Fiat/Lancia dealership on saturdays to sharpen my wrenching skills and earning a buck. I was 20 at that time. My life was filled with Volkswagen aircooled machinery. One day a guy stopped at the dealership and asked the owner if they were interested in buying the Beta Coupé he had on his trailer. When I saw that car on the trailer, I was completely in love with it: instant rcrush. An Italian exotic for a measly 400, I bought the car a nanosecond after the garage owner refused the offer. It was painted in a non original sea-green apple-blue color, which made this a million dollar car in my eyes: sporty lines, funky color, raspy engine sound, ..., no doubt : those old VW kettles had to move, this was the new God on wheels. The virus has struck me since that day: Next cars/mopeds followed: Fiat 127 Sport Abarth fiat Uno Turbo 1 Fiat Ritmo Cabrio in Abarth livery Alfa Romeo 33 (2 times) Alfa romeo 75 (2 times) Lancia Dedra SW Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato (still have) Lancia fulvia Coupé Lancia Fulvia Berlina (2 times) Vespa PK50XL (still have) Vespa PK50S (still have) Ferrari Mondial QV Because I later in my professional life worked as an after sales responsable in a Fiat/Alfa/Lancia dealership between 2000 and 2003, I drove every single model ever produced in that timeframe. I drove the FIRST Lancia Thesis in Belgium, it was a demo car. I waited till 9pm on the truck to arrive, called my boss the car arrived and asked if I could take it home for a testdrive. To my big surprise it was no problemo! I was king of the road and made a 'small' detour. It was the worst night of sleep with that car on the driveway. Later I discovered the reason for my love for Italian oily stuff: I was concieved in Rome. Thank you for that dad! 😃
My first car in 1972 is DUETTO 1300 ALFA ROMEO (in USA THE GRADUATE) M A G I C !!! Black !!! and after an other DUETTO 2000 Carburator RED And now MONDIAL T CABRIOLET RED 1992 And I am ITALIAN from Bologna