Twas' the night before Fiat Christmas

[ga.spyder]

A Christmas tradition here on Fiatspider.com:

‘Twas the night before Christmas, and out in the shed
Sat a tired old FIAT, its battery dead

Its fenders were rusted, the floorpan had holes
The seats and the carpets had been eaten by voles

The tires had dry-rot, the gas tank was leaking
A turn of the wheel sent tie rods a-creaking.

So I put on my coat with a weight on my heart,
And went out to the shed to get it to start.

The engine turned over--there arose such a clatter!
I knew from the sound it was water pump chatter.

From under the dashboard there came a bright flash:
The wiring harness had just turned to ash!

“I’ve had it with Spiders!” I finally swore
“Enough is too much! I can’t take anymore!”

When what to my red, teary eyes should appear
But a little Italian (hell, I need a beer!)
“Buon giorno,” he said, poking me in the belly.
“You needa my help? I’m Gianni Agnelli.

“This one can be saved; there’s no reason to grieve.
All you need is some faith--Man, you gotta believe!

“A hammer! Some duct tape! Get me more tools!
When you work on these cars, just make up-a da rules!
We’ll get her cranked over—no way that she’ll stall
(But stand over there wit’ you back to the wall.)

A cough and a sputter, the cacophony stunning--
I couldn’t believe it! The damn thing was running!

The ghost winked at me and said, kicking a tire,
“Whatever you do, DO NOT TOUCH THIS WIRE!”

The old man then vanished amid sneezes and farts
But when the smoke cleared he had left me some parts.

So I opened the shed door and let the top down
Put pedal to metal and went out on the town.

And I thought to myself as I missed second gear
Merry Christmas to All and a Happy New Year!!
by my friend,Kevin Pound

[Mattt123]

Ha!
Now that's a poem I can relate to.

Merry Christmas Paisan

[spider2081]

Thanks Craig,
Merry Christmas to you, Rose and the family.

[ga.spyder]

Thanks David, a Merry Christmas to you and all of your family!

[azruss]

It is a christmas classic. thanks for posting. Merry Christmas to y'all

[azruss]

It is a christmas classic. thanks for posting. Merry Christmas to y'all

[zachmac]

Thanks for the post Craig; always a good reminder.

BTW, the friend I sold your wife's old 76 too was out driving it day before yesterday so you can be happy knowing it's still running around making the owner grin. It has still never "made such a clatter" again since we last started it up at your place so it must have been a chunk of carbon. I stopped by to visit him when out in my 78 teaching my youngest son to drive a stick yesterday and he was fixing a fuel leak at the carb but otherwise just driving it an having fun.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Motoring Year.