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    • chan

      Once Upon a Time - an Ode to our 2014 Fiat 500L
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      @RallyDarkstrike yeah I mean we survived with a 138 hp Previa that weighed 4000 lbs. No big deal!

    • RallyDarkstrike

      The FIAT 126 and 126p - A Historical Guide
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      RallyDarkstrike

      @Taylor-Martin OK, ok....FINE. 😛 I'll just wait with bated breath for more Fargo updates!

    • TIL: Trasformabile
      Oppositelock • fiat bring a trailer • • Just Jeepin'

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    • Gib
      Oppositelock • fiat rohrl with it • • іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @іди-на-хуй-Влад-formerly-known-as-Distraxi Hmmm....I think I'm good 😛

    • Some roadsters and bonus Italian gem
      Oppositelock • bring a trailer fiat desoto austin healey triumph lancia singer • • Just Jeepin'

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      pip bip

      @Just-Jeepin x1/9 plz.

    • People's Choice: Upmarket, Downmarket, or No Market at All
      Oppositelock • peoples choice cadillac seat lancia saab audi fiat • • amoore100

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      @amoore100

      I'll take the Lancia.

      The Cadillac BS was a complete dud. Hideous, higher depreciation than a leaking carton of milk and then there's the badge. There are few redeeming factors, except for it being an oddity. Just get the Saab or the Opel instead.

      The Seat is part of the VAG company, which kind of dismisses it outright in my book. Other than that, over the years they came with a wide range of engines. One even more unreliable than the next one. With only few exceptions. And then there's the optional DSG. So, finding a decent one that is not only in decent condition but also has the correct engine and transmission is a chore.

      That leaves the Lancia. Much more reliable than the Seat, much more uniquely styled than the Cadillac BS. Do I love it? No. But I have sympathy for the car. Something I don't have for the other two.

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo tofas fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @MUSASHI66 There's a local guy in town here who has a first-gen Caddy with a truck cap on the back! We got them as the 'Rabbit Pickup' here.

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      @Cé-hé-sin

      Their cultural links to Italy are so deep that quite perversely our esteemed friend almost got it right, somehow.

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @pip-bip Never heard of this concept before! Not my thing, but very cool nonetheless! The lights even all look bespoke for the concept!

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo fiat fsm tumblr • • pip bip

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      SmallScaleSydney

      @pip-bip No, but I would buy one.

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • fiat hour rule tumblr • • pip bip

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      SilentbutnotreallyDeadly

      @Arch-Duke-Maxyenko
      I feel there my be a Summer Logo in this...

    • Hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule bring a trailer fiat • • Just Jeepin'

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      Just Jeepin'

      @Mark-Tucker Alas too late

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • vintage advert fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      pip bip

      @Cé-hé-sin nor did i

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      A thing not as good as thought
      Oppositelock • ford f250 fiat mud stuck • • Cé hé sin

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      ranwhenparked

      @Future-Next-Gen-S2000-Owner They're less obtrusive, certainly, don't detract from the vehicle as much with less color and designs. Although my state isn't too bad, just plain lettering on a plain background, I don't mind it. Been the same since the late '50s, too

    • Hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule fiat bring a trailer • • Just Jeepin'

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      @Just-Jeepin said in Hour rule:

      @Mark-Tucker @Vondon302 This one was for sale locally on Craigslist, posted about it to Kinja/Oppo in February 2019. There were 19 comments; I imagine if I had any way to find the comments I could find out what price they were asking, but I'm pretty sure it was closer to half of $10k. A shame.

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      Oh, that one is very nice....love that front bumper!

    • Just Jeepin'

      BaT: last refuge of the manual transmission?
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      flatisflat

      @Just-Jeepin said:

      [BaT: last refuge of the Collector's manual transmission?

      FTFY. 😉

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • fiat polski hour rule tumblr • • pip bip

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      SilentbutnotreallyDeadly

      @pip-bip
      Who said Italy never invaded Russia?

    • night oppo
      Oppositelock • night oppo fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @pip-bip Thanks sir! It was a pretty good day!

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @pip-bip Yes please! I think yellow and this blue are my favorite colors for the Coupe 😄

    • WBizarre

      Numbering Morph
      Oppositelock • morphs fiat • • WBizarre

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      MUSASHI66

      @WBizarre Funny fact - in Yugoslavia, Polski FIAT 126 has been known as "Peglica" , which means Little Iron (for ironing clothes).

      I grew up in a Zastava 750, which is a rebadged FIAT 600, so I am team cute round-eye all the way.

    • For a brief moment, Fiat thought they needed a Hummer rival
      Oppositelock • concept cars fiat iveco hummer • • amoore100

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      pyroholtz

      @amoore100 I hate it, thanks.

    • night oppo
      Oppositelock • abarth fiat night oppo tumblr • • pip bip

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @pip-bip That would be about the smile I would have back then if I were the same guy standing there...would love a classic 695, properly fun little machines!

    • 2 hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @pip-bip I guess we will forgive you this one time 😛

    • WBizarre

      Platforming Morph
      Oppositelock • morphs mazda fiat • • WBizarre

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      WBizarre

      @flatisflat Agreed. The 124 is 5.5" longer than the Miata and all of that is in the overhangs, which really detracts from the "shrink-wrapped" sports car look.

    • morning oppo
      Oppositelock • morning oppo fiat tumblr fsm • • pip bip

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      Roadkilled

      @pip-bip

      I don't think I've seen this line in advertising before.

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    • People's Choice: Mid-Engined Musings
      Oppositelock • peoples choice fiat porsche lotus sports cars • • amoore100

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      іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi

      @1969r16 said in People's Choice: Mid-Engined Musings:

      @glemon Yup, it’s mid-front engined and front wheel drive. The LeCar/R5 is the same way.

      Many Renaults and Citroens of the period were. Traction, DS, SM, R4, R5, R16, probably more I can’t think of offhand. Also the Saab Sonnet Mk1, which used a Saab 93 powertrain turned 180 degrees in the engine bay and rotating backwards!

    • night oppo
      Oppositelock • fiat vintage advert tumblr night oppo • • pip bip

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      Urambo Tauro

      @pip-bip My baby does the tankki pankki...

    • People's Choice: Italian Urban Design
      Oppositelock • peoples choice lancia fiat daewoo italian cars korean cars • • amoore100

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      @AuthiCooper1300 I just feel like the Fumia Ypsilon was an unfortunate styling "dead-end" if you will, taking very few cues from the resolutely angular I.D.E.A. cars that defined the brand through '90s. If the Fumia Lybra had come to light it would validate the swoopy lines of the Ypsilon which are more coherent and attractive on the larger car anyway, IMO. I especially like Fumia's concave rear end on his Lybra where the production car would end up with a flat panel and generic 2000s 'Euro' taillights:

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      I know I know, but it just so happened that there were three 'Italian' compacts at that time and I find the magic number of comparison to be three; if you have two it's too bipartisan, and four starts getting confusing. Besides, I figured the acquired taste of the Ypsilon's looks would sway some towards choosing the others, and at the end of the day it's all just a theoretical poll meant to spark conversation.

      I guess when I muse on Fiat's success I am also implying their long term future success. I would argue that for as well as it's sold up to now, the Trepiuno has kind of pigeonholed Fiat into being a purveyor of 'retro' style and the brand is having trouble selling cars outside of the 500 segment. That could entirely be down to brand mismanagement as Fiat are wont to do, but the retro trends can only be contrived so far. I really am amazed Mini has managed to make it 3 generations just restyling the same idea of a '50s compact; in 50 years, will it even be able to be considered 'retro' anymore?

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      Agreed on Stephenson, his stuff is generally excellent and it's crazy realizing how many relevant (semi)modern cars you see these days were done by him.

    • Peak Italian Design: Vintage Fiats
      Oppositelock • dots spots fiat fiat x19 fiat brava fiat 131 • • 1969r16

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      @fintail Here's my favorite. I actually have a copy probably cut from the original Auto week or road and track framed in my shop....

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      This guy has some neat ads
      https://www.pinterest.com/rickcasefiat/fiat-from-old-to-new/

    • Everyone thinks the unibody pickup is new but Cogglia did it to a Fiat Brava
      Oppositelock • fiat cogglia pickups concept cars • • amoore100

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      amoore100

      @SmallScaleSydney Ooooh, closest I've seen yet to a modern example but earlier! What a fascinating ute!

    • night oppo
      Oppositelock • night oppo fiat vignale tumblr • • pip bip

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      barnie

      Cool concept. Them scoops. Thanks. G'night!

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • ghia fiat hour rule tumblr • • pip bip

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      flatisflat

      @pip-bip I want to wear it like a clog.

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule fiat vintage advert tumblr • • pip bip

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      farscythe

      @pip-bip alt text

    • WBizarre

      Lineage Morph 25
      Oppositelock • morphs fiat • • WBizarre

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      BJ

      The new 124 might not really represent the original, but it's also much more attractive. And that in-between thing is terrifying, can we make it go away?

      It reminds me of the Thunderbird reboot:
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    • Armith Vala

      Spotted a 124 Spider
      Oppositelock • spots spotted spot spotting fiat 124 spider fiat 124 spider convertible red italian cars • • Armith Vala

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      ranwhenparked

      @beefchips They didn't market it well. And by "well", I mean, like, at all after the first few months following the launch

    • Hour rule
      Oppositelock • bring a trailer hour rule fiat • • Just Jeepin'

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      @just-jeepin

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    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule tumblr fiat • • pip bip

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      @pip-bip Oh wow, that is VERY cool! I've never heard of this before and I really want it! pity it was only ever a concept!

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo fiat tumblr new zealand • • pip bip

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      @pip-bip Nice. A friend of mine had a 125, but I didn't know the 125T existed.

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      @pip-bip said in late night oppo:

      it remained a one-off.

      I wonder why?

    • DITJY: Electric Fiat, Vintage Mopars and more
      Oppositelock • ditjy fiat miata mopar spotted spotting • • 1969r16

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      1969r16

      @john-norris Good eye, I didn't even notice that. Who knows what other rust it is hiding.

    • Behold my spot - a Fiat Panda M R-Line
      Oppositelock • dots fiat panda fiat panda • • Jan PL

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      4x98

      @SSfancy Ha! It's got odd alloys too, from an earlier Fiat.

      <Goes back to prettying up the 100hp>

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    • pip bip

      paging RallyDarkstrike
      Oppositelock • maluch fsm fiat ebay georgia • • pip bip

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @napoli Hit Mirage or Micra would be the first two things on my list when I end up replacing Humdrum as a DD. But even a base Mirage is like $13k or 15k or somewhere thereabouts here brand new, and there is only one Mitsu dealership in our province over an hour from me, so there aren't ALL that many around 😞

    • Hamster V10

      What’s your favorite Italian car?
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      Mr.Ontop

      @pip-bip I need the details and a pic of a real one. Ithought it was just an amagam of something like a Fiat500, Citroen c2v and maybe a little LADA Niva thrown in for good measure!

    • Very cool, slightly 'overland-y' FIAT Fiorno van anyone? :D
      Oppositelock • fiat fiorino fiat fiorino overlanding van light van camper • • RallyDarkstrike

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      @gmporschenut-also-a-fan-of-hondas I thought so too.....maybe slightly restored and repainted or something? It's obviously had a little bit of love!

    • Craigslist Find: Electric 1955 Fiat 600
      Oppositelock • fiat fiat 600 electric vehicle electric vehicles electric conversion craigslistp project car • • 1969r16

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      @1969r16 Wow this is cool. I'd have been seriously tempted by it, but it didn't end up in my garage.

    • wWhat is my favorite car from each brand? (F)
      Oppositelock • ferrari fiat fisker ford what is my favorite car from each brand • • Nick Hynds

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      @nick-hynds I made it up to the Fs and have only insulted one country.

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo fiat tumblr bertone • • pip bip

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      @pip-bip
      "Fiat: the best selling make in Europe". Plus ça change and all that.

    • RallyDarkstrike

      OK...which of you wants to lend me the money to save this?
      Oppositelock • fiat fiat topolino kijiji • • RallyDarkstrike

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      @pip-bip said in OK...which of you wants to lend me the money to save this?:

      @rallydarkstrike ask

      I have messaged him for the hell of it...no answer yet, lol.

    • late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      @pip-bip Oh, that's a cool pic! I don't have that one, but have some other 500 snow pics 0 I like #2 because maybe not so great for rust, but good on that guy for DDing his 500....rear-engine and rear-wheel drive would mean it's gotta be fun for snownuts! 😄 😉
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    • WBizarre

      Che Bella Morph-a
      Oppositelock • morphs ferrari fiat • • WBizarre

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      @wbizarre I love how the Abarth stripe stays for almost the whole morph. I can almost imagine the regular Ferrari with one now.

      Is the in betweener a Smart Roadster revival?

    • RallyDarkstrike

      New RedBubble art! Continuing with Italian-ness...
      Oppositelock • fiat fiat 850 redbubble car art • • RallyDarkstrike

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      @annoying_salman Har har....very funny 😛

      That 850 of yours is just a WEE bit different! 😉

    • night oppo
      Oppositelock • night oppo fiat tumblr • • pip bip

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      @pip-bip A guy at Cars & Coffee over the weekend had a 1970 that was imported from Sicily earlier this year (fortunately, I'm not in Maine, Rhode Island, or New Jersey, otherwise, I guess he'd be restricted to driving in circles on his front lawn)

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      Says it has no trouble holding a 50-55mph cruising speed once it gets up there, it just takes forever to get up there.

    • hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule fiat abarth carsoftumblr • • pip bip

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      SilentbutnotreallyDeadly

      @pip-bip
      Box. Rocket.

    • pip bip

      hour rule
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      WhoIsTheLeader

      @silentbutnotreallydeadly About sums it up. The 850 Sport Spider managed to sell decently though and some even stuck around.

    • pip bip

      late night oppo
      Oppositelock • late night oppo fiat stellantis barbie carsoftumblr • • pip bip

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      @urambo-tauro didn't notice.

    • Fiat BaT cuteness
      Oppositelock • bring a trailer fiat jolly • • Just Jeepin'

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @facw It was! I mean, how can anyone say no to this face?!?!
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    • Hour rule
      Oppositelock • hour rule fiat bring a trailer • • Just Jeepin'

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      Just Jeepin'

      @notsomethingstructural I could see how the color wouldn't appeal to everyone. I suppose I'm a bit biased.

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    • Hour rule
      Oppositelock • fiat hour rule • • Just Jeepin'

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      RallyDarkstrike

      @just-jeepin I wish I had money, that little guy is GORGEOUS!

    • pip bip

      hour rule
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      ranwhenparked

      @pip-bip This is still probably the ideal sized car for either congested areas, or just homes with limited off-street parking capacity. I mean, if you could get a 4-seater with those outside dimensions, and that level of character and style today, I'd be tempted

    • pip bip

      Arvo oppo
      Oppositelock • dodge fiat stellantis fca mopar taxi ballarat ptv • • pip bip

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      @pip-bip
      Yuck. I think we had a Dodge Journey taxi where I live. The taxi driver was an odd ball when it came to cars, he had a Toyota Prius, Dodge Avenger, Dodge Journey and a few others.
      One of the most recent was a Dacia Logan MCV.