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  1. kerrari

    kerrari Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Still own my first car... and it'll be my last as well! FIAT rules!
     
    kerrari, Nov 8, 2012
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  2. Evil_ss

    Evil_ss Rookie

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    My first car was a 5spd Telstar ghia. God I loved the velour interior
     
    Evil_ss, Nov 8, 2012
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  3. I16

    I16 Formula 3

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    Last one from about 20 of the R4 that seemed to turn up on all the photos for VW!!
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  4. RPN

    RPN Formula 3

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    Man o man; Viva La France' !

    My first was a $50 EK Holden "the rings had gone"; in reg drove away fixed the accelerator pedal with an okky strap, she would pull past 90mph.
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  5. plastique999

    plastique999 F1 Veteran Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Dad was nice enough to hand me over his old Porsche 924.
    Then it was an E30 325i
     
    plastique999, Dec 9, 2012
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  6. wrxmike

    wrxmike Moderator Moderator Owner

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  7. bball16

    bball16 F1 Rookie Rossa Subscribed

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    Lol... 1972 Silver Olds Toronado. Rolling tank.
     
    bball16, Dec 9, 2012
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  8. Dave 456

    Dave 456 Formula 3

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    Had one for a couple of years - outstanding car, the best of all the 105 series Alfas owned. Handled better than the GTV, IMO.
     
    Dave 456, Dec 9, 2012
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  9. wrxmike

    wrxmike Moderator Moderator Owner

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    I thought it was the ducks guts when I bought it in 1981, paid $500 ( needed a new clutch ). Amazing price for a good handling sedan that had twin webbers, alloy twin cam engine, 5 speed gearbox, 4 wheel discs and a great exhaust note.
    I bought it from the original owner, always a Canberra car, sold new by Gulson's.
    It's to blame for my obsession with Italian cars. :)

    M
     
    wrxmike, Dec 9, 2012
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  10. RPN

    RPN Formula 3

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    Through the pinch at the top of Jacobs Ladder Ben Lomond Tas.
    1970 fiat 125s.

    This little biscuit tin changed my life; set a high vehicular standard, drove through any situation, revved like mad, pulled like a schoolboy, drove equally well fowards, backwards or sideways, ashtray/lighter for driver & every passanger and most importantly perfect for L knee only hands free contol.
    Fantastic lights & better brakes.
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  11. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    I've had several FIATs, 124 sedan (1100 motor, 2x124sports, 1400+1600) plus the grandaddy of them all the 2300S, they are better and faster cars cc for cc than ALFAs, handle brilliantly and will rev at max revs all day without issue and have better gearboxes than Ferraris

    Brakes on the 124s were great for their day
     
    moretti, Dec 9, 2012
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  12. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ Owner

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    Soooooooooooooo........why the backward move to a Ferrari,then?
     
    simon klein, Dec 9, 2012
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  13. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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  14. IanB

    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    Pardon? This statement is based on your experience with how many Ferrari gearbox designs?

    It's easy to make a slick-shifting light gearbox to handle a 100hp engine in a Fiat, quite another to cope reliably with 250hp then package it into a cramped east-west installation in a 308.

    As power goes up, you need heavier shafts and thicker gears, more weight equals more inertia, hence more effort required. A properly warmed through Ferrari gearbox of any vintage will change gear fast and accurately and last a long time if treated properly.

    nb. with the notable exception of the under-engineered transaxles in some later post-FIAT MEOHOS Ferraris.
     
    IanB, Dec 9, 2012
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  15. greg246

    greg246 Two Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    He still drives a FIAT ;)
     
    greg246, Dec 9, 2012
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  16. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    Ever driven a 348?
     
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  17. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Is it something we should put on our bucket list??
     
    Aircon, Dec 9, 2012
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  18. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    330, 365, 412, 308, 328, 348 (this car was rooted)

    While good gearboxes they were not as good as the one in my 2300S, I rebuilt the 2300S gearbox only because I was doing a full resto on the car and all I really did was replace the synchros in the box.

    Now I drive my 308 fiat a LOT as you know but even after a full day of driving the QV or GT4 I could get into the 2300S and the box was smoother and faster than any of the Ferrari gearboxes I have driven.

    I take you point though, the 2300S only had 150HP but there is no reason for the clunky and stiff actions of the 308 gearbox from cold, and I use the Redline oil to help it as much as I can

    with 2x1500 DOHC fiat engines jammed together :)

    I'm not that brave :eek:

    if you like driving buckets :p
     
    moretti, Dec 10, 2012
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  19. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ Owner Silver Subscribed

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    See Moretti's answer. :)
     
    Horse, Dec 10, 2012
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  20. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    Poor Pap
     
    Aircon, Dec 10, 2012
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  21. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    dyslexia ??
     
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  22. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ BANNED

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    certainly makes more sense the way you wrote it.
     
    Aircon, Dec 10, 2012
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  23. RPN

    RPN Formula 3

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    Words taken out of my mouth (wasn't game)

    Salute'

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    RPN, Dec 10, 2012
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  24. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    you can't be scared of this lot ?? :confused:

    if it wasn't for Roland they wouldn't be driving a car :p
     
    moretti, Dec 10, 2012
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  25. PAP 348

    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    You son's-uh-b***ches!!!! :(:(
     
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