Or that could be because; You can't even find any remnants of the original Fiat 500’s in the oldest of junk/scrap yards because they evaporated into rust before they could be crushed. They’re more of an urban legend here than the car that once held up traffic and stranded their owners along side the road in the USA.
Actually, I saw one this summer over in Hunt Valley. My wife saw it and asked what it was, so we walked over to take a look. Minor work done to it and it still looked very serviceable. Jim
You have to admit they were not much of a car then and I can't remember when I last saw one on the street. They are as rare as SIMCA's (Société Industrielle de Mécanique et de Carrosserie Automobile). Been to the historic car races at Zandvoort, Holland, watched the Fiat Abarth’s race, now that was a scene. A friend has a 124 sitting inside a garage actively rusting away, they had rust in their genes. Came close to owning a Fiat X1/9 but never gave the 500 a thought.
As has been said here before, the 500 was just an "everyday car". When I was stationed in Italy (1976'ish) they were every where you looked. Lots of GI's had them, including me. I believe the original Mini had its share of rust and service problems as well, but back then, all cars did. I'm not saying it was a "hot car" by any means, because it was not, but the US of A has always been in love with "big power". I read some articles about the MINI, when it first came out and the first thing they all as said was "under powered". Just food for thought, had John Cooper not built the "S" and the new Justa (no JCW, no S) was all there is, would you own a MINI now? Jim
Variety is the spice of life.... I agree, if you listen carefully you can hear a Mini rusting away.:wink: Thankfully some have been saved by owners who consider them classics today. Same goes for old Fiats. I salute those folks. :beer Without those old cars & their heritage we wouldn't have our New MINIs or the New 500. That would be a sad thing & life would be just a bit more boring. New retro cars, bring em on!
Probably not.... But then I'd own another car still saying I didn't like the new Fiat :lol::lol::lol:
I understand Monica and you are being honest. Now, let me toss this on the table. Say in two years Fiat came out with a 500 that had sport suspension, twin scroll turbo, put out 300hp, top end at 175mph and MINI remained with their current numbers. Jim
To my way of thinking, it's should be up for nomination only in that it's an interesting, fun looking car that's also garnering a lot of interest (the J-Lo fiasco notwithstanding). I only can hope the car is made better than the previous FIATs of another generation.
Well, I can only presume it is for all cars sold and driven in N. American, rather than "North American" made. (on that note, are there any Canadian cars these days? )