Evening chaps,
Thought I'd pop on to say hello and share with you's my 'little' project.
Now this isn't going to be to everyone's taste but ever since I was around 9yrs old I've always wanted one of these. Since that age I grew to the height of 6ft 3" so thought I'd never be able to fit in one until last year (bearing in mind I'm now the ripe old age of 35) when I hired one for me and the misses for weeks holiday in the Cotswolds.
The day I gave it back to the chap who owned it I was gutted so hit the classic car sites in search of the one for me. Didn't take long and within 2 weeks I was then and now the proud owner of a 1966 Fiat 500!
Only been in the UK for 4yrs from Italy, has been resprayed at some point but just needed some TLC...
Just had new steel wheels, hub caps and white walls fitted along with the Chrome gutter trim and chrome luggage rack, all coming together quite nicely....
Not the best shot of the interior but it came with awful tatty light cream leather which I've now replaced with dark ribbed tan, door cards and sun visors to match.
Ive also had the fiat 126 synchronised gearbox and clutch put in which is a hell of lot easier than the old double d clutch which was in it, I just couldn't drive it with that (some of you will probably have no idea what I'm talking about with that ha)
Also if anyone sees me out and about round the Midlands don't try and race me, it's all of 24bhp and will literally pull my face off if I floor it
and embarrass you!
Thats about it for now, when the weathers good I'll try and get some better snaps.
ps the 197 is still going strong, the Supersprint still sounds amazing and it passed the mot Saturday no probs
Thought I'd pop on to say hello and share with you's my 'little' project.
Now this isn't going to be to everyone's taste but ever since I was around 9yrs old I've always wanted one of these. Since that age I grew to the height of 6ft 3" so thought I'd never be able to fit in one until last year (bearing in mind I'm now the ripe old age of 35) when I hired one for me and the misses for weeks holiday in the Cotswolds.
The day I gave it back to the chap who owned it I was gutted so hit the classic car sites in search of the one for me. Didn't take long and within 2 weeks I was then and now the proud owner of a 1966 Fiat 500!
Only been in the UK for 4yrs from Italy, has been resprayed at some point but just needed some TLC...
Just had new steel wheels, hub caps and white walls fitted along with the Chrome gutter trim and chrome luggage rack, all coming together quite nicely....
Not the best shot of the interior but it came with awful tatty light cream leather which I've now replaced with dark ribbed tan, door cards and sun visors to match.
Ive also had the fiat 126 synchronised gearbox and clutch put in which is a hell of lot easier than the old double d clutch which was in it, I just couldn't drive it with that (some of you will probably have no idea what I'm talking about with that ha)
Also if anyone sees me out and about round the Midlands don't try and race me, it's all of 24bhp and will literally pull my face off if I floor it
and embarrass you!Thats about it for now, when the weathers good I'll try and get some better snaps.
ps the 197 is still going strong, the Supersprint still sounds amazing and it passed the mot Saturday no probs
