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eggwich del fiero
10/09/09

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Speaking of air scoops, this is my favorite car available at my friendly neighborhood auto dealer...
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Jono
10/09/09

@eggwich del fiero: So why is it still there and not in your driveway? That's fantastic.
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eggwich del fiero
10/11/09

@Jono: I don't know, but somehow I'm going to blame President Obama.
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Deartháir II
10/09/09

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Great Googley-Moogley! 270 horsepower in a Tupperware container? I'll take it.

What is the curb weight of this thing, anyhow? I'm trying to figure out a power-to-weight ratio i should be aiming towards if I want to know what it was like.

Also: Orosz, have I told you lately that I love you?
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c0de
10/09/09

@Deartháir II: STAY AWAT FROM OROSZ..HE'S MINE !
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
10/09/09

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The Fast and the Furious: Turin Win.
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VeeArrrSix
10/09/09

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The BMW 3.0 CSL called. It wants its aero package back. That is all.
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Armand
10/09/09

@VeeArrrSix: Oh, snap!
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ChazzyD
10/09/09

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and the Sparco interior.
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ChazzyD
10/09/09

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Mirafiori I shot at Italian Car Day Atlanta '04. She was mint!
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MushyHeirloom
10/09/09

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Damn... a 131 Abarth, but WIDER and FASTER. I am in love.
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that ain't the way to have fun, son
10/09/09

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Triple windshield wipers FTW.

Oh, and if that doesn't do it, fenders which will easily hold a couple of carafe's of wine should!
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EMPM, Esq.
10/09/09

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You may call it the Fiat Abarth 131/031 Mirafiori 3500 Bertone, I call it Bad Ass.
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mechimike
10/09/09

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Kinda reminds me of the BMW that just won the IoE at the Fall LeMons South.
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Josh Poage
10/09/09

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That is a far cry from my 131 (Brava).
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Alfisted
10/09/09

@Josh Poage: But probably no less reliable. Nice car, though. Ours was red.
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c0de
10/09/09

@Josh Poage: my dad had a later model 131 (i think it was an 81) super mirafiori, he used to claim it was the volumetrico Abarth.... bah.. poor old man was dillusional..
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c0de
10/09/09

@Alfisted: overheating issues ? :P
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Alfisted
10/09/09

@c0de: Among other things. My favorite flaw was the fact that the factory paint had not cured properly and would rub off on the towels every time it was washed.
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monsterajr
10/09/09

@Josh Poage: ditto that comment. My parents bought a new 4dr Brava in exact same colors. When we picked it from the dealer the rear interior lights had to be reinstalled because the fell out...My mom drove it into a telephone pole as she tried to reach for my dog who she thought was about to squeeze out of the open window. the window was open by an inch and our dog was 35lbs...The Brava was replaced by a Volvo 245 wagon much to my dad's relief. This was his third Fiat and sadly his last. He went back to Alfa's.
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Alfisted
10/09/09

@monsterajr: That reminds me of another experience. We received a green 4 door 131 as a loaner when the coupe was in the shop its monthly regimine of warranty work. Going around a corner, the latched rear door flung open, almost depositing my five year old sister in the street.

I wasn't long after that Dad unloaded the Fiat for a used 911. He was a glutton for punishment (a trait he passed on).
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c0de
10/09/09

@Alfisted: i got you all topped, that 131 burnt my brother's face (nothing serious).
It overheated so he popped the hood to check the water.. and top it off.. pops the hood open and the radiator valve just pops out of place spraying his face with HOT water!
Dad traded it in for a Renault 5 alpine.. another mess..
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Brimful of Ash on the 78
10/09/09

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This car just got shafted for the Nobel Peace Prize!
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lilwillie
10/09/09

@Ash78, leaving tomorrow:

World Peace would be attainable if we all had to Race for our Victories.
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PotbellyJoe - As seen on I-287
10/09/09

@lilwillie hides autos in the attic: But then the world would be run by the British Prime Ministers and Italian parliment inside of a German building.
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lilwillie
10/09/09

@PotbellyJoe - Wishes for Stars Upon Thars:

Better then CEO's at Daytona Beach.
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Syrax
10/09/09

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Fiat Abarth 131/031 Mirafiori 3500 Bertone. Nope, Toyota Estima Lucida G Luxury Joyful Canopy still wins.
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scroggzilla raids again
10/09/09

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c0de
10/09/09

@scroggzilla raids again: wasn't he with martini racing then ? i'll be damned !
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scroggzilla raids again
10/09/09

@c0de: That photo is from the 1977 Rally of Portugal; he won the drivers title in '78 in an Alitalia liveried 131 Abarth.

Alen didn't join Lancia/Martini until '82, when the 037 was introduced.
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c0de
10/09/09

@scroggzilla raids again: ahhh.. i had no idea, for some reason i remember a white 131, then remember he had a delta with martini all over it, and i put two and two together..i need more pre 80 rallye education :(
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Armand
10/09/09

@scroggzilla raids again: As soon as I saw this post on the front page, I knew you'd be here. You just got drawn in like a moth to a flame, except the flame is coming out of this Fiat's exhaust pipe. Well done, sir.
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Xelmon
10/09/09

@scroggzilla raids again:
Aye, he does!
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twitchykun (Level 1 Jalop-Knight)
10/09/09

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this must be the "lunacy" that Jezza was talkin' about during his Fiat 500 Abarth review.

....this is why we can't have nice things. Everyone else will complain that it's not safe, you'll get hurt. Why can't I just have a car that's fun to drive? Like this Fiat?
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Jinn
10/09/09

@twitchykun (Level 1 Jalop-Knight): Fun to drive, I don't know. The rally cars of those times have a "Make a single mistake and I will take your life in a fireball" kind of aura.

Also, Triple Wipers for the win.
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drewdrawshashtags
10/09/09

@Jinn: Doesn't that just make it "funner"?
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twitchykun (Level 1 Jalop-Knight)
10/09/09

@Jinn: "Make a single mistake and I will take your life in a fireball"

that's "fun" for me.
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c0de
10/09/09

@twitchykun (Level 1 Jalop-Knight): that's the whole point of a car without all those nanny electronics. separates the douchebags who claim to know how to drive, from deal drivers who respect the cars and know the consequences of pushing them beyond their limit.
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twitchykun (Level 1 Jalop-Knight)
10/09/09

@c0de: truth, my friend. I think we're the only people "in the wuurrrrld" that can live without the nanny electronics and frippery that makes cars bloated and slow.
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Jinn
10/09/09

@DrewTweetsToo: Oh, danger can be fun. But considering my driving skills, pushing this thing to the limit up the Col du Turini would be suicide.
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c0de
10/09/09

@Jinn: and that's the respect i'm talking about , you know your limits and you try to enhance them slowly rather than claiming to be the best driver in the world in your nannied launch controlled e46 m3..
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mechimike
10/09/09

@twitchykun (Level 1 Jalop-Knight): I dunno, the rest of the world lived without nanny electronics and frippery in their cars for 70-odd years. I hope to make it at least that long.
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Clown Shoe Pilot
10/09/09

@c0de: I agree and disagree.

I don't mind a nanny, as long as I can turn it off, at least on a daily driver. I do take a certain amount of pleasure in knowing that there's always a crazed serial killer sitting in the car with me, ready to end me at any moment, but I also don't mind having the option to handcuff him so that he can't QUITE reach my neck to choke me out. I think the difference is that I want the nanny there as a buffer as I explore the limit, and your typical d-bag that we all hate thinks of the nanny as a substitute for actual skill. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not god's gift to driving, but I'm working on it. If ze Germans can help me learn by giving me a little box that helps me avoid making an expensive mistake, I'll take it.

In other news, I drove a friend's restored 930 a week or so ago. That thing is Hannibal Lecter with tires. I want more seat time.
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