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An Italian icon found in an Italian icon

Discussion in 'Boxers/TR/M' started by Ludwig, Oct 26, 2018.

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  1. Ludwig

    Ludwig Formula Junior

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    #1 Ludwig, Oct 26, 2018
    My Boxer restoration continues-I'll update the thread in a bit, but I thought I'd share a pretty interesting bit of history. I decided to restore the leather and seats with the leatherique system as the base leather is in actually excellent condition. In the process of doing so and disassembling the backs off of the recliner mechanism a bit of history dropped out! Clearly, this must have been from a factory test driver as the car was exported basically new. Interesting info on the Wiki- a link to a long-gone era...

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettone

    This one was minted Nov 1978

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  2. flash32

    flash32 F1 Veteran

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    #2 flash32, Oct 26, 2018
    Pretty cool..I actually remember my dad using them

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  3. turbo-joe

    turbo-joe F1 Veteran

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    #3 turbo-joe, Oct 26, 2018
    I also used thsoe coins when I have been for vacation in italy.

    at that time there have been no cellphones so the testdrivers always had to have with them some of those coins to call the factory if the car was not runing anymore to get picked up again? :)
     
  4. ghardt

    ghardt Formula 3

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    #4 ghardt, Oct 29, 2018
    Very cool.
     

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