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Day 3 of 3MA09 (Saturday) began as an overcast day and plans to visit a car musuem called The Evolution of the Automobile.

There was a strong Italian & American flavour to the exhibits although my favourite era of the 60s/70s was not represented. The emphasis was more on vintage, sports and eccentrics.

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An additional S1 131S turned up having come from Montpelier in France to be part of 3MA. This took the running tally to 15 131s so far.

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Also in attendance was a ratty but highly tuned Fiat 124 Special fitted with a Fiat 132 1800 engine tuned to 155bhp. The driver wearing a John Wayne stetson took great fun in lane dodging between the 131s as they drove along the wide Torineese boulevards. :D

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After the museum we had a change of plan for lunch and instead of a drive "around the corner" we set off across town with at least a dozen 131s sometimes taking up all 3 lanes (and with the 124 still buzzing around shepherding any cars at the back). I'd say it was some sight from the roadside but unfortunately I only have in car shots.

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Lunch was at a fairly non descript Pizzeria which upon entry revealed that it was popular with Italians and had a large eating area out the back. It was here that we discovered that an Italian lunch at the weekend can take 3 hours and some valuable driving time was lost. However some fantastic pizzas and beer were put to good use.

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In addition the silver car lost some water from a radiator leak so some cars decided to call it a day and head home with plans to meet again on Sunday.

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After lunch 7 cars continued with the programme to climb the local hills around Turin to visit a Basilica and admire the city and faraway Alpine views.

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We had our first sprinkling of rain drops here and then left for our hotel and plans for more beer/pizza/pasta at Il Pirata.