Local boys make good... Best Fiat 124's in Australia.
I just got off the phone with good friend Nat Belluomini - He took 1st place his gorgeous Sport Coupe and Michael Polito took 1st place with his ground up restoration 124 Spider at Auto Italia In Canberra...
This is the highest honor possible in all of Australia - These guys literally have the nicest 124's in the entire country!
Good on ya boys!!
Good friends bring home the gold!!
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Re: Good friends bring home the gold!!
Congratulations!
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Re: Good friends bring home the gold!!
Congratulations! Word's out that Mick drove 16 hours one way to attend this show. If he did this with his Spider it has alot to say about the reliability of his new build.
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Congrats!
Hey, Ari, aren't you going to be driving 14 1/4 hours to get to Milwaukee? Throw in breakfast, lunch and gas stops and we'll hit sixteen hours.
Cheers,
phaetn
Hey, Ari, aren't you going to be driving 14 1/4 hours to get to Milwaukee? Throw in breakfast, lunch and gas stops and we'll hit sixteen hours.
Cheers,
phaetn
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Re: Good friends bring home the gold!!
Congratulations on having all of your hard work recognized!
John G.
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1979 Spider (Owned since 2000)
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Re: Good friends bring home the gold!!
Congratulations. I believe there is something very special about people who restore Fiats to this level for the joy of driving them. Wonderful photo of the setting the men and their cars.
Thanks for the post
Thanks for the post
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Re: Good friends bring home the gold!!
Thanks guys.
Just to clarify.. my spider was trailered to the show as it was only registered the day before and did not have enough test miles. Had a very tight timeline to get the car from Queensland to Canberra (over 1196 kilometres (743miles)
Having said this, I have no doubt she would have driven the distance with no issues.
The road trip took 37 hours due to major flooding on highways from a cyclone.
Special thanks to Autoricambi (Csaba and Ramzi) for your support.
Just to clarify.. my spider was trailered to the show as it was only registered the day before and did not have enough test miles. Had a very tight timeline to get the car from Queensland to Canberra (over 1196 kilometres (743miles)
Having said this, I have no doubt she would have driven the distance with no issues.
The road trip took 37 hours due to major flooding on highways from a cyclone.
Special thanks to Autoricambi (Csaba and Ramzi) for your support.
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What a nice car, amazingly good!
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'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
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Re: Good friends bring home the gold!!
Congrats - but isn't the steering wheel on the wrong side???
I have to say it - trailer queen.
I have to say it - trailer queen.
Simi Valley, California
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Romans 10:9
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Re: Good friends bring home the gold!!
I love you guys and I hope soon will come visit because I love the country. But it's so big and don't know yet where to go.
Will bring parts. Important. Fiat Parts.
Mike
Will bring parts. Important. Fiat Parts.
Mike
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1964 500 D
2012 500 Sport
1948 Ford 8N tractor (restored (don't drink and ebay))
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Steering on the correct side. They were never made right hand drivenelsonj wrote:Congrats - but isn't the steering wheel on the wrong side???
I have to say it - trailer queen.
Car was driven 200km without a problem yesterday. Trailer queen I don't think so!
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Re: Good friends bring home the gold!!
That is one beautiful car - I love everything from it's awesome wheels to the clear signal lenses to the superb paint roof, etc.
I won't go on in case my own car is listening and gets jealous.
Congrats again and I'm glad to hear it's driven distances. These cars are meant to go, go, go.
Cheers,
phaetn
I won't go on in case my own car is listening and gets jealous.
Congrats again and I'm glad to hear it's driven distances. These cars are meant to go, go, go.
Cheers,
phaetn
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Thank you phaetn