So, I had my first "Fiat moment"...

[Jimbo]

I had just picked up my Fiat from the mechanics, was tooling down MD rte 301, as stopped at a light in Waldorf, looked up in the rear view, and noticed some 20ish girl checking out the badging on my car (guess she either thought it was a Ferrari or had never seen a Fiat).

It's kind of a great feeling touring in a car that 1) not many people have ever seen 2) is just darned fun to drive and 3) it'll be the closet thing to a Ferrari 275GTs that I'll ever own.

Now if I can only get my hands on a Lancia Stratos

[CajunMike]

Yeah it's kinda neat to get the puzzling stares. Interestingly enough someone wanted to buy my "Porsche" a while back. I'm guessing he never had seen a Fiat before either.

[aj81spider]

I was at a stop light this weekend and got a "is that an MG?" from the driver next to me. I smiled and said "Fiat!" to which he replied "nice..."

It's fun driving a car that catches the eye and which most people have no idea of what it is!

[TulsaSpider]

Nearly every time I go out I get a thumbs up, or nice car or a conversation. Once two young gals hopped out of her car and just started taking pictures. Does wonders for the soul!

[RoyBatty]

I am seeing the same thing here in the Sacramento and Stockton area. Especially as I tool around with the top down.
Lots of folks of all ages giving a thumbs up out on the road or asking "what is it".
And the number of times I've heard, "I always did want to get one of those", is increasing by the month.
I jokingly refer to my '75 as my mid life crisis.
Although nothing could be further from the truth. Almost 15K miles on it now since I returned it to the road from it's 23 year slumber.
And once again thanks to John Erskine! That 5 speed I got from him is running great!
Also have to thank Ramzi and Czaba at Auto Ricambi. They have both been nothing but helpful and informative.
And the folks here and at Mirafiori. Lots of good help and advice.
Hey Spidernut,
I'll be at that RC field off Florin road all weekend. We have a race on Sunday. Stop in with your main driver and visit.

[grittracing]

drove my spider for the 1st time this weekend. Since buying it and taking it apart and rebuilding it. So i have never driven my car ! So i took it to the FLU detroit / alfa meeting never had any 20s girls checking it out but there was a older couple behind me, streatching their necks to try to see the trunk badge. There had a van full of community services guys ask what kind of car it was. And a few others give me the thunbs up and a few turn all the way around while they pass me. Very good felling !

[mdrburchette]

Curiosity for these cars knows no ethnic, age or gender boundaries. People love to comment on my cars, wherever I am, and it's gotten ten times worse with my new 500. You can watch people as they pass by, turning their heads and checking it out. It does make you feel special!

[sptcoupe]

Most folks think our BC Coupe is a BMW (it's the dual headlights), and the spider is almost always confused for a Miata or Ferrari (its that Pinninfarina emblem that gets them). But Denise is right, the 500 gets an incredible amount of attention. So many "thumbs up", picture taking and windows rolled down to shout and ask "What's that?" that is almost a distraction. The worse are the drivers who come up behind you and get real close, then the next time you glance up, they are on the right side of the car, then they move to the left side, all to better see the car. Its hard to keep track of them. Downright dangerous!

[kmac33]

I too always get numerous "thumbs up"s or "that's a beautiful car" when out with the Spider. Somewhat surprisingly, I get a lot more people that know it's a Fiat saying "I had one of these years ago" or "I always wanted a Spider" than those asking what it is. It is very satisfying to see so many people appreciate the classic beauty of the Spider.
My daily driver stumps people much more frequently. About the only folks that can identify it are either from Australia or racing fans that watch the V8 Supercars Series.

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My daily driver stumps people much more frequently. About the only folks that can identify it are either from Australia or racing fans that watch the V8 Supercars Series.

OK, we've got to see a photo of that!

[Exit98]

Hey Jimbo,

Ferrari 275 GTS. My Dream Car since 1965 or so when there was a red one on the cover of Car & Driver and a yellow one on the cover of Road & Track. WIth that beautiful 12 cyl motor. Oh man.



No coincidence that it looks like our Spiders' big brother. Pinninfarina styled it up just a few years before he did ours.

Unfortunately these are now half million $ cars.

[RoyBatty]

WOW!,
The lineage is too obvious to overlook.
I am thinking a set of those fender louvers done up "right" would look good on a Spider.

[Jimbo]

Hey Jimbo,

Ferrari 275 GTS. My Dream Car since 1965 or so when there was a red one on the cover of Car & Driver and a yellow one on the cover of Road & Track. WIth that beautiful 12 cyl motor. Oh man.



No coincidence that it looks like our Spiders' big brother. Pinninfarina styled it up just a few years before he did ours.

Unfortunately these are now half million $ cars.

[kmac33]

My daily driver stumps people much more frequently. About the only folks that can identify it are either from Australia or racing fans that watch the V8 Supercars Series.

OK, we've got to see a photo of that!

Some pics of the daily driver. Pretty common in AU, almost never seen on this side of the pond.

[narfire]

Hey kmac, surprise a few M3's with that?