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The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

Bluegoose — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 11:11:13 EST

Is this 1988?

Bluegoose

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

Teds — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:40:21 EST

I rented a Panda in Italy and could not have had more fun. Sure it had 60 hp and was so small that I almost killed my finace with my elbow while adjusting the sunvisor... But it had a 5 speed on the dash, it weighs about 4 pounds, is surprisingly fun off road, and it would do 90 on the autostrada if you had the wind at your back. What a fun little car, I wish we had them here. You could get a decent used one for like $5k.

Teds

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

MeDuh — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 02:06:25 EST

Suddenly i have a hankering for a finely tailored shirt and a Facel Vega.
A quite poignant hankering as a matter of fact. Nothing else would do. And i think i have to be driving that red Facel Vega in the snow.

Considering that 3000lb grocery getters can't be the final answer to man's need to move about, what do you folks think about the hypothetical proliferation of Ascari race resort-alikes? Perhaps following closer to the likes of a ski resort; get your season pass and take runs point to point down tail of the dragon?

MeDuh

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

Tomsk — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:04:32 EST

@GizFanAlpha: Yeah, I mean if it's good enough for these guys and Captain Slow...

Tomsk

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

gadgetfanatic — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:59:10 EST

I loved that ad, too bad we can't get that car here in the USA.

gadgetfanatic

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

sos10 — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 18:46:56 EST

It's part of a series of Fiat ads with the "jamaican bobsled team", some older ones are much funnier.

sos10

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

NovaloadMissesPolar — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:43:07 EST

@Murilee--But as often happens, when you convert US 15 minutes to European time it's more like 15 years of fame. The US attention span and historical sense being what it is.

NovaloadMissesPolar

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

General Halfshaftery — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:27:29 EST

The production values are much better than i expected for a Fiat ad.

General Halfshaftery

The Jamaican Bobsled Team Hoons a Fiat Panda

jeremyc — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:24:02 EST

"I'll have you know that two thousand years ago there was a Jamaican bobsled team."
"I remember them. They came dead last and later made commercials for alcoholic beverages."
"Truly an inspiration for the children."

jeremyc