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New car in the stable - 1968 Fiat 500F

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  1. andy308

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    #1 andy308, May 15, 2016
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    Recently I had been itching to get another car and was looking around to see what I wanted. First I wanted a Nissan Figaro (thanks to The Mayor's thread from a few years ago), so I looked at a few and in the end just could not pull the trigger on a Nissan. Then I started looking at smaller microcars (Isetta's, Autobianchi's, etc..), and I stumbled upon this 1968 Fiat 500F that I just thought was super cool. So I pulled the trigger on it, the car is a 2 cylinder 18HP air cooled with a 4 speed transmission. The great thing is that I was going to put a lift in but with this car I can use my GoJaks and just turn it sideways and put it in the garage sideways behind the Ferrari (that way it does not intrude on the other part of the garage where my wife and daughter keep their cars)

    I took it to a local car show yesterday and was just blown away by people's reactions, they just love the car. Lots of pointing, giggling (man this thing is tiny), and more pics taken of the car than ever happened in my Ferrari.

    The gentleman I bought it from was an Air Force pilot who had the car when he was in Italy and brought it back with him in 2014, it also came with 5 new tires right from Italy, 4 extra rims (the correct ones with the hubcaps) and lots of spare parts. So far this thing is an absolute riot to own. He also had all the original docs from when the car was new, it came from the town of Ferrara and has the book with all the stamps from the yearly Italian registrations as well as the original manual in Italian. Here are some pics:
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  2. andy308

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    By the way my Georgia plate is connected with a bungee cord so I can take it off easily when I get to a car show.
     
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  4. henryr

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    white m3 for sale ?
     
  5. andy308

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    Wow that is just gorgeous, congrats.
     
  6. rocket50

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    Congrats Andy. Nice addition and I love the parking spot. Perfect.
     
  7. CharlesE

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    I heard about it Andy. too cool. now stick a turbo on it and prop the hood open to start an Abarth project:)
     
  8. 4re308

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    I def want one!! We have red one in the warehouse now but it belongs to a customer.
     
  9. Lotus91

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    that thing is small.
     
  10. andy308

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    You hear that a lot don't you.
     
  11. Lotus91

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    ha.. my girlfriend calls me " tri pod "... need I say more..
     
  12. andy308

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    #12 andy308, May 19, 2016
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  13. Lotus91

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    geez, you dont get in it you put it on ?
     
  14. elgin328

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    That thing is COOL !!
     
  15. Gatorrari

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    I remember a car show in Alpharetta when I was parked directly opposite a 500. When teenagers came by, the guys all headed for the Ferrari; the girls all headed for the Fiat! So which one is the real "chick magnet"?
     
  16. rizzo308

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  17. Juan-Manuel Fantango

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    way too cool, any Abarths? Gotta love the way it perfectly fits in the back of the garage.
     
  18. andy308

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    #18 andy308, Aug 4, 2017
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    So about 6 months ago I put the Fiat in Pitch Perfect 3 that was filming in Atlanta. I watched the trailer recently and boom there is my car for about half a second in the trailer. Here is a screen shot of it.
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  19. cwilson13

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    For the next Corso Coffee morning, put the fiat in the passenger seat of the 360 and bring to along!
     
  20. flat_plane_eddie

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    Really cool car and I like that color, you don't see many like that. My dad used to have an original Mini and that was a blast.
     
  21. andy308

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    #21 andy308, Aug 7, 2017
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    Funny you say that, we were in the Amalfi Coast in June and I saw lots of old Fiat 500's but none in my color until I finally stumbled on this beauty in Sorrento down by Marina Grande.
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