How Long Have You Had Your FIAT?

[vandor]

Had my '71 since 2003, when it replaced my '70 that was the victim of an accident. I had the '70 since 1996, it was probably my 20th Spider at that time, and I was going to keep it forever...

[silvadw]

Imported mine from PA, landed in MEL in Feb this year with NO RUST, recon motor, new shocks and myriad other bits, new paint Made roadworthy with minor mechanical repairs and now on the road for 4 weeks as i write. Always like the PF shape,and use it as a daily drive; probably going to be the first of a few.

[kilrwail]

36 years. Bought new in August 1978. Currently about 131,000 km on the original engine. Repainted in 2006.

[sergio1977]

14 months for me and enjoying it every day , unfortunately since I live in the province of Québec she will be put in storage for the winter months until April.

[johndemar]

38 years, 2 months, and 20 days. It's in better shape than I am.

[sptcoupe]

I have had the pleasure of having Gary's original spider in my garage in Dallas some years ago. He and Ace drive it from SoCal to Dallas for a car show. Great car and a closer bond between a car and it's owner/driver would be hard to find.

Great thread - keep those posts coming.

[AriK]

14 months for me and enjoying it every day , unfortunately since I live in the province of Québec she will be put in storage for the winter months until April.

197,424,000 seconds
3,290,400 minutes
54,840 hours
2285 days
326 weeks (rounded down)
2285 days
6 years, 3 months 2 days
(Jul 9,2008)

Unfortunately my car has been put to bed since last week. These are the figures for the amount of time she has sat in 3-season storage since 2008:

115196904 seconds
1919948 minutes
31999 hours
1333 days
3.65 years

If you subtract group2 figures from group1 figures and multiply by 0.428, the result is the amount of time she's actually enjoyed in the sun or during nice evenings.


Photo: Compliments of 4uall

[JEEPER]

36 years. Drove my 79 home from the dealer in Sept of 78. Still remebber the deakership and the drive home.

[red107]

I am the second owner but the car has been in the family since new. My parents bought my 81 fiat in December of 1980. The car was bought from the Fiat Dealership in Kaiserslautern (K-Town) Germany. I took the car to my Senior Prom (Ramstein HS) in 1986. The car was shipped back to the states in the fall of 86. In 1988 the car was shipped to South Korea (parents last duty Station). I got the car in 1993. It sat in Storage until I returned from Spain in 1999. I started restoring the car in the summer of 2001. Due to my military obligation it has been a long process.



Senior prom 1986

[sptcoupe]

A classic photo with a classic car! SO what happened to your date??? And nice work on the resto.

[fredguaz]

A little over 1 year with our Piccolo Ferrari (as the wife calls it).

I little over 1 year for me too with "The B!tch" (as my wife calls it!).

I did have one for about a year when I was in college.

[azruss]

Had to post this after seeing the prom picture. Here is my son and his bud, Larry heading to prom in the 70 spider. No, Larry was NOT his date. Larry was, however, Oregon state prep athlete of the year (football, backetball, track). Both guys still hold track records at their school some 30 years later.

[kmead]

1969 850 Sport Coupe second owner, bought in 1989 so 25 years
1970 124 Sport Coupe, third owner (there was the original owner and his daughter then me), bought in 1991 so 23 years
1985 Bertone X1/9, don't know how many owners suspect two before me, bought in 1993 so 21 years

Its been a while

[supplyguy]

A little over 1 year with our Piccolo Ferrari (as the wife calls it).

I little over 1 year for me too with "The B!tch" (as my wife calls it!).

I did have one for about a year when I was in college.

Snorted out loud over "The Bitch". Had my '71 2 1/2 years. My wife hates the oil stains in the drive way, tolerates the ridiculous amount of money I've "invested" in the car, and loves how happy this little car has made me. She's a nice gal, and the wife is pretty good too.

[CajunMike]

My father bought my fiat for me and my sister to share going to HS back in 1984. I was only 14 and couldn't even drive it yet. My sister wrecked it before I was 15. We had it fixed up and it basically became mine not long after that because of the countless hours and $$ I spent keeping it roadworthy. Funny story when we went to a local european parts store to get something first time the owner asked us for what kind of car. Told him it was a 79 fiat spider and he said "I'll be seeing you a lot". He was right. Drove it daily for 10 years then parked it. It hasn't seen a street since about '96 and now makes a nice extra shelf in our garage. Life, wife, and time are major obstacles in bringing it back to life. Used to be I had time and no money, now I have money and no time and a very non supportive spouse. Some obstacles are too hard to overcome, but I keep trying. By my count that's 30 years of ownership and 94k miles. Its under here somewhere now.




A more dignified pic: