131 Restaurants

[Thotos]

There's a chain of restaurants in North Carolina, USA, called 131 Main and they've been named so after the metallic blue Fiat 131 that the owner of the restaurants used to own   Hopefully the restaurant owning 131 enthusiast will join us here soon and tell us all about it but in the meantime check out the website at www.131-main.com. Wouldn't it be great to have a 131 meeting in one of the restaurants and fill the car park with 131s   I don't think we have any members in North Carolina and our Idaho members are nearly 4000KM away    

[bellamacchina]

That's great!

[idahobrava]

I'm always up for a good excuse for a drive.... but 4000km my be a bit far for a good meal.  You never know,  I once did a 4300 mile trip in my Brava,  11 states and 100 mile per hour most of the way.  I was a bit younger and more adventuresom then.  Mike Stinson  (p.s. although I did just do a 2000 mile drive to Los Angeles for a show last month)

[jasonh131]

You missed this a little closer to home



 alass it closed this summer and open as 'life bar'
 

[Walker]

Here is Mike's 131 at the car show in Los Angeles that he mentioned


Here are two other 131's at the car show


And Finally a mystery car. Does anyone Know what Fiat this is?

[mirafiori76]

Looks like a 124.

[Thotos]

And Finally a mystery car. Does anyone Know what Fiat this is?

That's a 124 Special T   

[kev131]

Where did you find the history of the name Theo...? I didn't see it on the website. If it's true it's a great story.  

That 124 is the same colour as my Dad's from 1973. Can you tell if it's a Special T and not just a Special from the picture?

[Thotos]

Where did you find the history of the name Theo...? I didn't see it on the website. If it's true it's a great story. 

From the horse's mouth!  I had an email from the owner of the restaurants. I think/hope he'll be joining us here and tell us all about it.

That 124 is the same colour as my Dad's from 1973. Can you tell it's a Special T and not just a Special from the picture?

A bit of deductive guesswork  If it wasn't for the big bumper, we'd be able to see the extra air slots below the main grill which were on the Special T and not the Special. But with the slots not being visible, I assumed that as this is a US specification car, as shown by the side repeater lights, it would be a twin-cam Special T and not an OHV Special.

[Heini131]

Here we go 

http://www.turbo124.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9555

[Thotos]

Here we go 

http://www.turbo124.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9555

With the strange bumpers on it the extra air slots under the grill at the front can clearly be seen so Special T it is! 

[simon131]

I beg to differ - slightly anyway - the car pictured is infact a "124 Special TC" and not simply a "124 Special T" - it's a California spec 124 so also has air injection - mmmmmm, lovely. 

Anoraks off now Theo.

[Thotos]

I beg to differ - slightly anyway - the car pictured is infact a "124 Special TC" and not simply a "124 Special T" - it's a California spec 124 so also has air injection - mmmmmm, lovely. 

Anoraks off now Theo.

Yes, I'll give you that one Simon, "Special TC" it is as can be clearly seen on Heini's turbo124 forum link.



But I think you'll find it no longer has air injection as it seems it's one of the first things to have been removed by the owner 

[simon131]

I love 124s.  Would love a twin cam saloon  A real sleeper

[kev131]

I love 124s.  Would love a twin cam saloon  A real sleeper

Me2!!! One Christmas there were four of them parked at my Grandmothers house. My dads and 3 of his brothers.

Not TCs but lovely cars nonetheless. Then Dad got his Special T and he became a street racer overnight.