Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Road Test

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

Yeah, that was the Fiat 124 Sport, as opposed to the 124 Sport Spider or
Spyder, not sure how Fiat spelled it, but if I had to guess (and I do) I
think it was "Spyder" and I have an email out to Richard as to when I should
come over to Enid to take a test drive.  If it has a great sounding exhaust,
I think I'm toast...
:)
Best,
Tom
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LarryT" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] 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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