am I nuts? I think I want an old Fiat 500 from the 60's....

Late to this party but get one! Its the most fun. I had mine restored in Italy. Valentina is her name. Painted in Porsche GTRS green with custom white interior. I get soo much attention. It's such a great car to own and drive.

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Mod it:

 

Where would the kids sit !!

Seen some 500's with a bike engine installed. Look a lot of fun upto 14000RPM

 

Say Mike if you're interested, there's one that shares a parking garage with my Multipla that sounds as if the owner wants to sell it.
from France & registered here in B.C. Shipping would be a killer from here though (unless you have a long pick up bed).

 

send me the info if you have it...
specifically, I want an older one with the painted metal dash. Good shape (not really looking to restore). Much prefer white over red.

 

I get back to you on specifics when I can contact the owner as I don''t know the year.
Car is roll top "convertible", was registered in France before coming to Canada, is cafe au lait beige, and appears to be in very fine nick.

 

car is a '63 -
owner travelling in Europe; probably till after Christmas, but he has mentioned selling the car -

 

keep me posted
pics would be good.
LMK

 

Nothing crazy about loving the Fiat Cinquecento, nothing crazy at all... LOL
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still on the hunt....
anyone have a line on one... LMK

 

They are on bring a trailer and ebay quite a lot.

 

yep.
been following them.

 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960-fiat-nuevo-500-d/

 

yep....
watching that one.
wrong colors... but its got the suicide doors!
prob. won't sell for <15K
thanks!

 

It went for 17k 3 years ago on BAT, 15k would be a steal. The number is probably about 18k-20k for that one, it is very nice and like you said, the suicide doors are amazing.

 

Here is what these need:
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Less safe than a golf cart, but fun.

 

another one on BaT
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-fiat-500-25/

 

Very nice! Love the colours.

 

Here you go, white!

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-fiat-500l-7/

 

yep...saw that.... wrong dash.
I love the older painted dash... not the clunky black plastic ones....

 

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the L model square dash. But, you can remove the plastic from the dash area and have this body colour. A few have. Or, get a F / R model with the round binnacle

 

spike308, how is the hunt going? Slow I suspect due to virus. But lets keep you motivated Today was wash day for the girls. Always great when they super clean

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I think you, Rob, have covered the entire Italian spectrum!
thats awesome!!!
slow... for sure. doesn't seem like the time for a frivolous expenditure! but always looking!
gotta keep the dream alive!

 

All I need is a white Stratos and I'm done (if only) The funny thing is, the 500 is my go to car at the moment, more so than the Lambo. I don't tend to worry too much where I park her for one Also, the 500 is just the most fun you can have legally in pubic. This you will find when you have tracked down your bambino. Then there is, if you wish, the massive amount of upgrading options. It can get a bit crazy with so much available and it won't break the bank too much. I've got a few upgrades on mine, but nothing that detracts from the original look. The electronic dash comes out in sub 1 min for example. Most of the upgrades are geared more towards reliability and useability than anything else. The only advice I would offer anyone looking for a 500, is, if you are going to use it a lot (and you will), you may want to consider a sync gearbox. Double de-clutching is a PITA

Yeah, pretty much everything is on hold at the moment. Same over this side of the pond in London. All we can do is batten down the hatches and hope we come through this in short order.

Keep well, safe and looking for the 500!

Cheers
Rob