New member from UK

[banpei]

I rather see the 131 in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAR3JEFDZWw

After seeing old Fiat rally vids 6 or 7 years ago I honestly doubted if I would buy a 131 instead of a hachi. However the 131 is a much bigger rust lover than the hachi and finding a moderate state car is even harder than finding a trueno in Holland.

[Dorito86]

The Alfa 33 guy is brave but his right arm must be like Schwarzneger's from pulling that e-brake.

As for the 131 Abarth.....

[Apolan]

more from Alan's 33..

its a 1.7 130hp boxer, with 700kg, cut inside door panels, plexi glas etc..

inboard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkjWsekAFx4

project thread:
http://www.zup-racing.com/forum/viewtopi...41&start=0

username: apolan san
password: hachiroku

[a112]

As for the fiats,i think you can see the simmilarities between 70's and 80's RWD fiats and 80's Toyotas.The japanese manufacturures copied euro cars in 70's,and i think you can see that on Fiat/Bertone X1/9 - Toyota MR2 AW11 resemblence and also on the Fiat 80's twincam engines and toyota twin cam engine. My brother had a Lancia Prisma twincam,8V,excellent, hard to kill engine.It traveled of 300k km and it's still driving.

[Lipinhu]

Quote:It traveled of 300k km and it's still driving.

So...???

My 86 too...

Definetly, fiat days are gone.

I´ve read somewhere, that the very 1st twincam engine available for comercial models was from fiat group. Alfa romeo 1.3 with 120 or 130 hp, not sure of this value or if it was 8 or 16v.[/quote]

[a112]

I think Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior had that twincam

[NoHachi]

Lipinhu Wrote:Definetly, fiat days are gone.

Huh, they've just started I think...new focus on peppy small cars is a good one. Thanks to them we have cars like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKzULo6R4nc
I would be happy to see those days again, finally cars that you can enjoy in cities too.

Those early Alfa twincams were little wonders...hp/litre would still kick ass today...close to 100hp/l in a 60's production engine

[a112]

I had goose bumps while watching that video,those cars,the sounds and racing was amazing.

[Apolan]

NoHachi Wrote:Huh, they've just started I think...new focus on peppy small cars is a good one. Thanks to them we have cars like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKzULo6R4nc

rediculous cornering speed!

[banpei]

Amazing!

Anyway, we're getting too offtopic...