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Going in this, credit to @Jimbob McGregor for the pic, can't wait. 
 

Not a great picture but my 'project' Tipo next to my now sold Ibiza.  The Ibiza was the same length and notably wider (it wouldn't go down the side of the house even with the mirrors folded in without catching the fence posts) than the Tipo but is in theory from the size class below... and don't mention the hard ride/seats, cheap plastics and continual warning lights (on the Seat that is).  Hate to think what the current one is like, can't imagine things getting smaller.

I haven't looked to see if we've had this previously, but, [terry-thomas] I Say, Ding-Dong!!! [/terry-thomas]...well hello!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Tipo-1-9-TD-my-mums-car-from-new/113865149121?hash=item1a82e44ac1:g:ieMAAOSw84xdYheF
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I miss my first car a fair bit:
I had to sell it as my ex kicked me out of the house, and no where in Reading would let me store two cars....oh well. I sold it to a proper Citroen enthusiast who still has it, pretty sure I would buy it if it came up for sale again. So early it wasn't even injection.
 
 
Really unsure as to why I sold this. Idiocy no doubt. I just got bored for some reason.
 
 
 
I probably shouldn't have sold this either, low mileage 1.6 DGT Tipo. I paid through the nose to get it through an MOT, and then for a years storage (£1200?) and then sold it, but happily it was fully restored and is now with a mega Fiat licker so I am really pleased it lives on. 

What a quality listing... no picture of the car, just an MOT sheet. The description, well....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/cars-/133109587346

Many thanks to the organisers at the FoD, apologies we didn’t stay that long but had to go and check in at the hotel somewhere north of MK.
i have many many pictures from the FotU but might put them on Flickr or somewhere when we finally make it back up ‘north.
 
Was great to be able to see my Tipo with its twin too ?

Many thanks to the organisers at the FoD, apologies we didn’t stay that long but had to go and check in at the hotel somewhere north of MK.
i have many many pictures from the FotU but might put them on Flickr or somewhere when we finally make it back up ‘north.
 
Was great to be able to see my Tipo with its twin too ?

Many thanks to the organisers at the FoD, apologies we didn’t stay that long but had to go and check in at the hotel somewhere north of MK.
i have many many pictures from the FotU but might put them on Flickr or somewhere when we finally make it back up ‘north.
 
Was great to be able to see my Tipo with its twin too ?

Many thanks to the organisers at the FoD, apologies we didn’t stay that long but had to go and check in at the hotel somewhere north of MK.
i have many many pictures from the FotU but might put them on Flickr or somewhere when we finally make it back up ‘north.
 
Was great to be able to see my Tipo with its twin too ?

Many thanks to the organisers at the FoD, apologies we didn’t stay that long but had to go and check in at the hotel somewhere north of MK.
i have many many pictures from the FotU but might put them on Flickr or somewhere when we finally make it back up ‘north.
 
Was great to be able to see my Tipo with its twin too ?

Many thanks to the organisers at the FoD, apologies we didn’t stay that long but had to go and check in at the hotel somewhere north of MK.
i have many many pictures from the FotU but might put them on Flickr or somewhere when we finally make it back up ‘north.
 
Was great to be able to see my Tipo with its twin too ?

Many thanks to the organisers at the FoD, apologies we didn’t stay that long but had to go and check in at the hotel somewhere north of MK.
i have many many pictures from the FotU but might put them on Flickr or somewhere when we finally make it back up ‘north.
 
Was great to be able to see my Tipo with its twin too ?

I had a spot of bother with POLIZIA, I don't know what the ticket said but the fine was in Lira!

What a quality listing... no picture of the car, just an MOT sheet. The description, well....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/cars-/133109587346

What a quality listing... no picture of the car, just an MOT sheet. The description, well....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/cars-/133109587346

What a quality listing... no picture of the car, just an MOT sheet. The description, well....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/cars-/133109587346

What a quality listing... no picture of the car, just an MOT sheet. The description, well....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/cars-/133109587346

Some of you may remember this post from last year....
Well after the success of 2018, we had already decided to go again in 2019, so here's the write up, I hope you enjoy it.
On the 20th June we left Derby and headed down to Dover and over to Calais, staying in Champagne country for the first night. The following day we headed over to Mullhouse to meet up with 2 other cars. A cracking mk1 VIP limited edition and a french registered Panda owned by a fellow brit living in France. Mine is the white one.
 

We then drove through a thorough shitty and wet Switzerland over the St Gotthard Pass and into Italy in what became the european heat wave with temperature soaring to over 40 degrees in Pandino. Jeez it was BAKING!
The event is held in the small town of Pandino in a big castle type building in the centre of the town. The locals are just amazing, they are so proud that their little town can hold such an event, the Panda is so universally loved in Italy. So many people young and old come out to wave at the convoy, kids just love it. Its a crazy couple of days. This year there was a big party on the saturday night in the castle. The headline act is apparently famous in Italy but it just sounded like a load of noise with crazy dancing to me.
As with last year, the show was amazing, the most friendly car show i've ever been to. Some seriously rare Pandas for Panda lickers to drool all over.




Virtually all the cars go off on a convoy around the local countryside and villages, the reaction from locals is pure gold!

A total of 695 Pandas turned up, a new world record! This was up from 365 in 2018 and about 150 in 2017. The 2020 show is planned to be over 3 days with the whole town of Pandino being closed off for live music and general festival type stuff.
A guy called Jim Magill, well known in the Fiat world did a 5000+ mile european tour, taking in Pandino turned up in a 169 Panda that hadn't left Northern Ireland since being supplied to his local dealer. Great story attached to this car.

 
 
This Austrian car is from 1980, the first ever year for the Panda. The owner has had it from new and all the accessories are genuine original parts as fitted by the supplying dealer inc the grill and wheel arches (the Fiat badge is the owners add on though). The sponsor for the event chose this as their car of the show.


 
This is a France only 'Verde' limited edition with the 750 fire engine. The Verde was available either as mint paint with pink interior or pink paint with mint interior. Also available in the Uno range. It was a new one on me.



 
Another new one on me, the Panda 34. Perhaps a tax break special? I couldn't find the owner to find out more.


 
Obviously an example of worlds best Panda was present (The italia 90), who can argue with football wheel trims?

 
This was my car of the show though. Brought along by a mother/son team. The mum had owned it from new when her late husband bought it as a temporary car whilst waiting for his company car to arrive. It was then passed to the mum, a lady originally from Portugal. Its a 1982 Panda 30 with the 2 cylinder air cooled engine as fitted to the 126. She drove it back to Portgual year on year with photo albums that she loves to show you. The albums are pure shite heaven! Pictures of it on the road before all the motorways existed and some amazing stories. One year coming back through France it started running badly, but it still made it home. When they stripped the original engine it had a huge hole in one of the pistons but IT KEPT GOING!!! It still on a rebuilt version of its original engine at 200,000 kms! It has never been restored and ooooozes character and charm.


Super rare electric Panda the Elettra


Some other random fun stuff



Us leaving after another awesome year!

 
This wasn't the end of our trip though, we spent a week in the Italian Dolomites driving up via Lake Garda


 
Before heading into Slovenia for 6 days

Taking in Lake Bled, Bohinj, the Julien Alps and the Karavanke. Slovenia is just stunning, I really REALLY liked it there. Will be going back asap.

Then into Austria over the 2500m Timmelsjoch Pass. It was bloody cold up there after the mega heat we'd had. We spent 4 days in Obergurgl hiking.




We then did a 2 day run back home home via Lichtenstein, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, France and finally home for a bloody good wash!

In total we did 2978 miles in just over 3 weeks. Nothing went wrong, the car didn't burn any oil, used no coolant. It took the mountain passes and motorways in its stride. The 1000spi Panda really is a fantastic car, it is incredibly comfortable, great fun to drive, robust and consistently turns out 50+mpg. A truely brilliant piece of design that still stands strong 25 years later.
Hope I haven't bored you.

Unfortunately still for sale as have been messed about by a couple of people. Best offer likely to be accepted!
The steering wheel seems to have done what Fords seemed to do - I had a Puma that did it too. 
Having looked the car over last weekend when visiting it will need a bit of work on one sill, though no holes but paint is flaking. Mum has now sold the house so it needs to go ASAP or will be off to a local ‘cars wanted for cash’ guy.
I’ve done a few more pics and a video if anyone is interested. Could also potentially get the car across to South Yorkshire if needed rather than anyone having to venture into Lincolnshire without the correct inoculations...
Video - 
 
 


 

I’m always thinking I’ll attempt to relive my yoof before long by getting a cooking-spec Super 5 to mess about with. But all of a sudden asking prices have gone stupid so I may have missed the boat. GT Turbos have been silly money for a while now but there’s a 1.4 automatic on the Bay right now for £6k. WTF?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-Fiat-Tempra-1-9-TDS-MoTed-until-27-5-2020/333179048835?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D96ad4ed1d61e4ad9acceb25de85c7725%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D10%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D372666138862%26itm%3D333179048835&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Af9d11f8c-718d-11e9-9188-74dbd1802d22|parentrq%3A9772706a16a0ac88dad61428ffe209f3|iid%3A1
 
Wow Fiat Tempra Saloon! Much wantage but sadly wrong timing for me though. Mot till next May. Currently on £155 with over a day left. Seams a pretty honest listing. Few issues and had various patches welded underneath according to the owner but with the Digital Dash alone who cares. 
 

The day dawned bright, so the Invacar was readied for a trip out.

 
Aberaeron was visited, purely because it is pretty.

 
The Internal Fire Museum of Power was visited, because it is awesome. The new steam room is immense. TWC the Invacar met some posh friends.

 
Then I went back to Aberaeron for ice cream and some interesting encounters.

 
Heading home.

 
80 miles covered today. She went well, though she still really does not like hills. Maybe Invacars just don't like hills. 

Hi all, another long term lurker who has finally signed up.
 
Have a rather eclectic mix of ‘shite’ ranging from a 1988 Renault 5 GTS five door (featured in Dollywoblers video of the NEC Classic in November), plus two Fiat Tipos (Tipi?!)
 
one a 1993 2.0 16v Sedici which is something of a project (who knew Fiats rusted...) plus a poverty spec 1995 1.4 ie S which is my daily. The 1.4 was rescued as a parts car off Facebook for £180 but so far has been too good to risk breaking up.

I’m in Barnsley if it helps... could look to collect and wrap up for a courier or may be able to get Newark way (fairly regularly going to Lincoln at the moment)