Hi mate, your right i am born and bred with Fiats! It all started when my grandad emigrated from Kenya in around 1970 bringing his 1500c with him. My dad still go's on about how he use to burn off 1600cc fords in Leicester! The engine was rebuilt by my grandad in the 60's and was very strong.
A street in Derby where my gran still lives use to share a T reg 1600tc, R reg 1600 special, W reg 1600tc, T reg sport, X reg 2000tc super, one year old A reg super and my dads brand new B reg super.
All these cars were parked together at weekends when my dads brothers and brother in law used to vist my granparents! I've got some pics somewhere and will post them asap. I still actually remember haing a day off from primary school to help my uncle put a 131 sport kit on a 1600 special!
Twenty years on plus, my dad and me are the only ones who have kept interest in these awesome cars, although my dads weekend motor is a bmw 740i. I've had a few e36 beemers in the past and the usual fiesta's, metro, astra gte's etc, but had to have another 131 sport in good time. Funny enough my school mates still remember my dads super and black sport and this is going back 16years.
Idealy I need to find an all round fuel/family saloon soon, probally a 520d sport bmw 02reg onwards, as the car I bought my wife is the most uncomfortable boring car ever bought. I did only pay ?1100 with 19k on her 2 years ago tho! Very reliable and a nice orange colour.....ok it's a Vreg Almera 1.6 16v! No street cred, she hates it! lol!
I would like one of these too, evo 2 integrale, civic type r, punto abarth or a 500 abarth with the essesse pack!
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