My wife got her dream car yesterday!

[trevor]

Very nice! 34k miles or kilometers on the clock?

That is in kms....

[trevor]

That is a very cool, quirky little car. I simply had to know what the floor levers behind the shifter were for. This article explains is. Neat. Bet its a hoot to drive.

http://classiccarsdriven.com/fiat-500-driven/

Here's a short video w/in the article:

Yep...that is how it is started. Funny last nigh we took it out and after putting gas in it I went to start it....wouldn't start...then I realized (my wife did) that I forgot to turn the key to on position...lol

Thanks for the video, my wife really enjoyed that.

[trevor]

Will an Isetta be next?

Lol.....a buddy has two of them...here is one he brought to a safety meeting.

[trevor]

Very cool. Congratulations to her.... and it shouldn’t take up too much space in the garage

Exactly! As you know my wife has a rule..."I don't care how many motorcycle you own, as long as my car fits in the garage". So you imagine how happy I was that she bought this car. Lol

[trevor]

Very cool. Do I see a Busa engine swap in the future. Lol.

Ok....here ya go.....

[Suzukian]

That's the real deal, don't do anything to that car except drive and maintain it!

[Sandy]

Yeah, like Sukukian said. Too original to mess with.

Ok....here ya go.....

[trevor]

That's the real deal, don't do anything to that car except drive and maintain it!

Yeah....it's just a running joke here.....no way we would mess with it.

[earlfor]

Very cool. Congratulations to her.... and it shouldn’t take up too much space in the garage

Hell, just put it on a shelf. lol

[trevor]

Hell, just put it on a shelf. lol

Lol funny… the guy we bought it from took my wife to the insurance place in the fiat to do the transaction and on the way back to his place on a cul de sac he says “wanna see something neat”? And he proceeded to go up on to the sidewalk and drive down it for a block with both wheels on the sidewalk! My wife and the old dude laughed like kids!
She drove it to work today

[Grimly]

You do know that it's relatively straightforward to fit a Beemer boxer lump in them?

[trevor]

You do know that it's relatively straightforward to fit a Beemer boxer lump in them?

Lol I did not know that! I’ll tell my wife

[Suzukian]

Trevor, you have a nice collection of vehicles. Make sure you ride them all. That was my mistake, many vehicles, spent too much time tinkering and not riding. Now this darned spinal cord injury is catching up fast.

[trevor]

Trevor, you have a nice collection of vehicles. Make sure you ride them all. That was my mistake, many vehicles, spent too much time tinkering and not riding. Now this darned spinal cord injury is catching up fast.

Thanks buddy. I admittedly don't get out on my old bikes as much as I would like....the 80 750 is rare....4-5 times a year....the other 750 and 1100 quite a bit more...the Cooley I took on a week long trip recently....the bmw and the GT I sold a ride lots. My two trucks...the green one is daily but will likely sell it when I pick up my 1500 short box tomorrow from getting all new suspension...don't need two trucks. The VFR will get ridden regularly. I'm averaging 35,000kms a year on two wheels now.....
My wife will drive the Fiat a lot I think....

[Baatfam]

Looks like fun....Congrats to the wife, Trevor....

Pretty amusing a bunch of old guys, that like old motorbikes, like an old car...LOL...