131mirafiori forum

Hello,

I found this 131 Racing for a friend he loves my car and decided also to have one,
around to build that in 2011!
The kit gr.4 comes from (Walezy) thank's Tomek!

"sorry sid!"

Enzo ;)

Get ready  ;) , good job enzo , i think you're friend make a nice car  8)

Hello Mirko,

I make the work in 2011 he does not have a notion! can only drive.

what make's your project some progress?

Enzo ;)

Original seat towels?

Gee - Such a shame to lose what looks like a very good condition Sport. If it has to be then so be it - Will the owner sell some parts that are not needed? I'll send you a PM.  :)

Another 131 Sport off to RIP and be reborn an animal Abarth !!
Shame on you Enzo  ;)
 I dont mind the lhd Racing's bein abused Just leave all the RHD Sports alone  ;D

Keep it this way, there are already enough repros!! ??? ??? ??? :'(

I am also interested in EVERYTHING which comes from the car! But still prefer to keep it one of the very few original left sports!!

Hello , for the moment i come back from Italy and i look very nice parts ,  i think in october the car are paint  ;D

I need many parts from the Racing please tell us when you start striping...

I also think you should the Racing like it is. Buy yourself a rusty or slightly 2-door saloon and build the replica from that one.

I have a better idea - - Buy this car for ?550 - Spend ?1000 or less for shipping and sell the Racing for ?6000 - Everybody is happy!  ;D

http://www.131mirafiori.com/smf/index.php?topic=3958.0

Some word from South Africa.  I support all the guys that say dont strip the Racing!  In SA only 16 Racings were ever produced and I also cut one of them up many years ago because I wanted an Abarth.  At the time there were many 2 door Fiats available but I destroyed a Racing.  Now I am busy restoring one that is in a terrible condition just to save one of them.(Will still start to post some pics in project corner about this project)

Sure , nice you' re welcome  ;)

Yes, try to save as many Racings/ Sports as possible. I also destroyed some in the past and looking back at that I think it was a stupid thing to do. Now I have one left and I will cherish it. Even though it will not start (see my topic).
I understand lots of enthusiasts like to have an Abarth copy, but do not cut a Racing in pieces for it.

I never destroyed a Racing to do an Abarth repro and I will never do as I like Racings more!

Isn't it still possible to find a shell to Abarthise? When the car is in need of total restoration or it's just an emty shell enjoy. Last year I saw one in the UK, you even hadn't take the rearwings off because they were stripped already. And there was a Racing for sale at a Libanese scrapyard somewhere in the for salepart of this forum.

Recently I heard of a Racing Volumetrico( which IS a genuine Abarth!) which was taken to pieces to build another f@#$%** Replica. And of course many many "normal"Racings ended this way.
Question: Is there still an original Walter R?hrl around or did they end all as replica's?
Cannot we do a poll here to stop using the few good originals left for this??

I would like to make a replica but not by killing a Racing... A two door though it's another subject for conversation... ;)

You mean like this?

Mike -why do you have a mirafiori sport badge on the rear cluster - I thought all LHDs were badged as racing  ???
Just out of interest  ;D

I own this Walter Rohrl car.

Hi Curt,

I Germany the car was called Mirafiori Sport.

Hummm miam miam Walter donuts  ;D ;D ;D

I need the light of a Racing/sport....

Which side? I think I have some spare in stock.

Here's another picture...from a rare view... :o

Hello,

i woud say here that wasn't my decision to destroy this Racing!  Sorry about the car (thing).
but it's the decision from my friend.

Enzo :'(

Both... mine are broken...

It's not a remark for you Enzo. But what if you made him an Abarth replica from another two door? And then sell the Racing to fund his project... ;)

Good point stathe174!!!

Please Enzo, try to convince your friend to go for another donor!

Save this car, I wanna help!!!!

Look this are for sale like new! Enzo ;)

Sorry my mistake... I need the front lights...

Hello Albert,

i will to tempt it,  it's time sufficient (2011) to find other 131! but with no rust that the next problem!

Enzo

Ok, this also for sale grill with lamps like's new! Enzo ;)

Take your time to find another 2-door donor and save the Racing.
If you like I can help you with the lights.

Say, what are you hiding behind that big white spot in the last picture? A beautiful girl? :D ;) ;D

Start next week  :'(

i woud say here that wasn't my decision to destroy this Racing!  Sorry about the car  :'(
but it's the decision from my friend.

Don't. Otherwise this topic will turn into an exact one like Tonystar's... ;)
Can you really not find another 2-door shell? This Racing is also too good to cut up.

And here we go again... :D :D :D

oh my god what a real shame to destroy this car  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
i am disgusted cant beleive it :'( :'( :( :( :(

Mike we were wright about this... ;)

If I only could I would swap my replica for one of those Racings, but it looks like this right now...

You can still turn it back to a racing... ;)

 :D :D No, I can't. Did you notice the front end? Same has happened to the rear. Taillights from first series. Can't change it back because I have no Racing parts. Just the Abarth parts. And having a wonderful example (the group 4 car, see it's behind this car in the picture) I will turn it into a group 4 gravel car. Talking about a real replica.

Enzo,

If the car is going to look exactly, and I mean exactly like the second picture, I might be able to forgive you... ;)

SICKENED

Mike it look's like exactly    ::)   believes me  :D

Enzo  ;)

Enzo,

I believe you ;) :D ;D

Is my calendar different ???

Otherwise no comment

No Albert,
the calender say's 23.09.2010 but my friend has anguish i can not finished the car in time  ;D

here some pic's i think it look not so good like at the first view a lot of rust!

Enzo  ;)
 

Next!

Enzo,

That means I can stop searching I think. Maybe I had something else as the car I showed you in the pictures.
Looks not too bad, but for sure less as the silver car from Tonystar.

Otherwise you know what I think......................

Yes Albert i know what you think! i woud say here that wasn't my decision to destroy this Racing!  Sorry about the car  but it's the decision from my friend.
I have also search a 131 but i have no find one 2 door,  and my friend find this!

Enzo  :'(

Here first pic's .

http://picasaweb.google.com/enzo.michelini/TobiasRacingToAbarth10#

A lot of people would pay good money for a racing in this condition-it is a shame
just my thoughts

Curt

mirafiori 76 - get your tracking done first  ;D ;D

absolute shame you dont keep this rare car originale  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Hello,

Thus again for all,  it is not my decision! Ok I can post here around show like it goes the progress and also giving the possibility to pic up parts who needs some. 
I did poste here no more from this car and good is.

I think it's better to search a new forum  :'(

Enzo, please keep on posting :)

Regards Heini

no problem, i stop writing now here.
good luck with your projects.
suljo m

Enzo-there is only one forum -this is it - we realise this is not your doing -please dont feel that everyone is critizing you  :(
There is an old saying in the Uk - dont shoot the messenger  ;D ;D
Keep with us

Best Regards

Curt

the car belongs to a friend of enzos and therefore he is entitled to do with it as he wishes, as far as i can see enzo just wants to share the progress of this project on the forum and make available for sale any parts which are not needed for the project,and if the replica is done to enzos own cars standard it will be better than alot of the other replicas and indeed better standard to some of the restored sport/racings.

even rust on the roof spolier....! ;D

I hope you don't mean that you won't continue sharing progress reports with us Enzo - Bad news is better than no news you know - especially to us 131 junkies!  ;)

Curt,

I'm not exactly sure what you mean.

Mike

Sorry Mike was referring to your pic of your car on page 3
It looks like the steering angle ( Tracking) is offset on the offside wheel i.e. worn feathered edge on the tyre - It was meant as a joke  :(
Obviously didnt work  ;) ;)

 :D I understand now. Thanks. But this a wheel I had left in stock. It's just to keep the car rolling for I sold the widened Racing wheels. Later on I will put the group 4 wheels on. If I can find them. Need 2 7J rims and two 8J rims.

C'mon Suljo....
That is the beauty of this forum
Some"keep it OE"hardliners like you and some "modify the shit out of them"as well...
All share the same passion at the end

Hi Henk,

you mean it look's finished a piece of shit ?  :(

no i find it look's now shit.  ;D

No, it is just a saying....
It just the diveristy of thoughts  here at the forum (keep it original or modify to your own wishes)
someday, I guess, I will need additional 50HP to keep up with modern traffic for my 1.6 single cam.
That is when I will cal you (or Mike or Albert as they are close by)
 ;D ;D ;D

ok,  looking at the first pic of this discussion...It doesn't look to good (although you have not seen mine thank god, somebody voted for cutting up 4 doors if in bad shape)
But I also can understand Suljo's point of view...

 ;) and for what its worth my view is I'm sure this 131 will be OK, it has survived so far...............and so whats the big deal in another guise ? There will always be plenty other 131 sports in the world.
Even 2 door Mk1 Ford Escorts or again the 2 door base model Cortina Mk1's are always being converted into rally cars or Lotus Cortina clones hence the silly prices.

At least it isn't a Lord Brocket job where 3 rare Ferrari's and a Maserati bird cage are now lost forever due to his Fraud, a 7 year jail sentence was not long enough for him IMHO.

I await the end result with interest !

italianxray, I agree with you about Lord Brocket. Just a foolish idiot!

I don't agree with you about Racings. Please show where they are still plentyfull. I am searching but couldn't find such a place for years now. You talk about Escort Mk1 conversions. The basic shell of these cars was made in much bigger numbers and the standard was 2 door. 4 doors were a minority. There is a big difference with the 131 as by far the most cars produced were 4 doors. The other point is that you can use every standard variant of the Escort for the conversion, where you hardly see any 131 2 door L or CL.
And converting a Racing...............you know my opinion.

You call that rusty you should see  the rust i had to cut out of mine ::)