Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Road Test

   Speaking of the Fiat.  Back in the late 60s when I was in high school 
and walking everywhere I used to visit the local sports car dealership. He 
sold Fiat, Triumph, MG and Volvo.  Eventually he started selling Toyota and 
started making *real* money.  But I fell in love with the Fiat 124 he had in 
65 or 66.  The 124 Spider (the precursor to the 2000 IIRC)  stayed in 
production for many years while the Coupe was dropped after a while.  To 
mean they were both gorgeous, but the Coupe os the one that I can't forget. 
It had a large greenhouse and sexy grill reminiscient of a 275 GTS Ferrari 
(IMHO).    I check Hemmings for coupes but so far have not seen any.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Craig" <dave.craig [at] sbcglobal.net>

To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>

Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 2:35 PM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Road Test
Tom,
I can give a 2nd or 3rd vote for the Fiat 2000.  We have a late 1979 
(tagged

as a 1980) carbureted version and just love the car.  Stupid cheap and

everything is still available for the car for very little money.  Just get

an International Auto Parts catalogue. www.international-auto.com
As a plus, there is a fairly active Fiat club here in Oklahoma, the Roamin
Chariots (yep that is how they spell it). The last club news letter is
downloadable from here.
http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/C/Ronald.P.Conlon-1/newsletter/Fall06newsletter.
doc
Also there is FLU that you can join.
http://www.flu.org/
The Fiat Spiders are not fast but once you get them up to speed, you

virtually never have to slow down to turn.  In my opinion, they look very

sharp, are still fun to drive, and my wife just loves it.  And if you

haven't owned a convertible in Oklahoma, it is just about the perfect 
state

to own one in (almost never cold).
I don't know if I could trust one enough to be my only car, but I do know
several guys that have done just that.
So, Richard, what are the details on the one you have for sale?
Dave Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Reynolds [mailto:kjtar [at] cox.net]
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 10:21 AM
To: Dave Craig
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Road Test
Yeah, we had a Fiat 2000 Spyder in Arizona.  Nice car, I remember a road

test comparison some magazine did back in the mid 70s I think, back when 
it

was the Fiat 124 Sport Spyder.  6 cars were tested, and the Fiat was never

the top rated car in any category, but it came out as best all around.

Shifter wasn't bad, lots of body flex (duh) and the brakes (compared to

"modern" cars) sucked, but it was pretty inside and out, and sounded great

thanks to the aftermarket Abarth exhaust we had installed.  Just fun. 
Slow

fun, but fun.

Tom (yep, I'm thinking, I'm thinking...) Reynolds

Tulsa, OK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Lindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>

To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>

Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>

Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 10:02 AM

Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Road Test
Tom, that Fiat 2000 Richard references, is a great car.  It has all the

plusses of an MGB with none of the downside - and it has Pinninfarina 
looks!

And should you have to service it, you can do so for milk-money.  One of 
my

favorites.

  rick
Richard Crump <richardcrumpesq [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
  Tom:
I have owned all those cars, and there is no substitute for the Porsche.

If you are using it for transportation, I would shy away from the turbo as
these tend to blow oil seals, melt starters, slave cylinders and anything
else in proximity to the exhaust. Otherwise they are a blast and extremely
comfortable cars to drive.

If anyone has interest in a virtually perfect Pininfarina Spyder 2000

(Late Fiat) contact me off-list.

Cheers,
Richard Crump, 328 GTS, 944S2, Pininfarina Spyder, TR6, TR3, XKE, MGBGT,

et al.

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Re: Road Test	<– Date –> <– Thread –>
From: LarryT (l02turnercomcast.net)
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 11:59:26 -0800 (PST)