july auto italia pics

[jasonh131]

After disscusing the amout of times  simon's abarth been in the magazine latly put nearly all the same picture with him on sunday and the amout of awards theo gets ,i in person have started to appear
in there ,, brooklands big picture on page 78 me and wayne talking next to simons arbe...
and bristol auto moto p83 just behind the wing on the white lambo , taking apic with my back to camera,
sould have waved first
jay

[Gremlino]

Oh look there you are...

[kev131]

That was nifty Graham - Looks like a nice 130 Berlina in that shot - Did anyone get a good look at it?

[Gremlino]

Hi Kev,

It was that 'L' reg car thats always at Brooklands, can't remember the name of the owner......sorry

[Gremlino]

Jason, it's not the 1st time you've been pictured at Brooklands 

[Gremlino]

Simon has been seen a couple of times...

[Thotos]

Looks like a nice 130 Berlina in that shot - Did anyone get a good look at it?

You mean this one Kev?



It's been reported on this very forum at http://131mirafiori.com/smf/index.php?topic=1026.msg6106#msg6106. Since you didn't see it, you obviously don't spend enough time scouring these posts 

[Gremlino]

Well I was way off with the 'L' reg...... never done that before

[simon131]

There is actually a far better pic of my Arbie in this months AI, parked alongside a certain silver 131 VX if I'm not mistaken taken at Gaydon at the AI event late last year.

But you can hardly call the pic of the general paddock at Brookland's (the one with Wayne, Ja and Mick131) 'a photo of Simon's car' - I'm just one of the crowd. And in any case, isn't it about time the 131 got a little more 'exposure' in the Classic Car Press?

Kev, the 130 saloon belongs to Paul Tortorlani, who lives in Weybridge, Surrey. I've known Paul for about 20 years I suppose - he also has a Topolino A which he sometimes brings to shows. The 130 he's had 'for ever' - and he recently spent thousands on a ground up resto - not that anyone else reckoned it need it tho' - still, it's a lovely car

[mirafioriman]

Nice 130! Virtually identical to mine, except in much better condition 

Hopefully soon mine will start to look like this one 

[kev131]

Simon has been seen a couple of times...

Was it too windy to light your cigarette Si??

[kev131]

It's been reported on this very forum at http://131mirafiori.com/smf/index.php?topic=1026.msg6106#msg6106. Since you didn't see it, you obviously don't spend enough time scouring these posts?

Oh dear - I did totally miss these pictures - I obviously need to spend more time on the site....! 

[Gremlino]

Thanks Simon, I forgot his name was Paul. That car did not need a full resto, it was really clean...it looks fantastic still 

Yeah I've seen the pic A.I. are running, they always feature the best of the best ...if only 

Auto Italia may/may not run an article on the 131 again, I've been dropping the odd comment here and there but no definate answer has come back.
If I hear anything I'm sure you all would have heard first
 
There is a page in the re-launched Retro Cars magazine asking for feature cars if anyones interested.

Other than that we all remain the overlooked elite 

[simon131]

Kev, I don't smoke, as well you know . Look a little closer - I think you'll find I'm doing something that's much closer to my heart - eating!!

[sid131]

and theres me thinking if Simon smokes how the hell can he afford all those nice cars? i gave up over 6 years ago hence my cars. my fag money