(Almost) FIAT Fiorino collection day.

[Cavcraft]

Remember this, from News 24?

 

 

 

 

Well, I finally got off my arse and went to see it today, primarily to pay for it. It actually looks half decent, but there was a massive rush to get there/back as Little_Miss_Craft was late getting back and we had to rush back as she had a driving lesson at 11.00.

 

Anyhow, the old boy who owned it is ace, proper old school sort of eccentric. He said there were only 25 (or something) were imported, and he's got it for a reason. The 'reason' itself was epic, he pulled out a photograph of those camper van things that attach to pick-up beds, and he planned on doing that. Only instead of actually buying one, his front garden was full of bits of old fencing, plastics and assorted crap! That was his plan, to knock one up himself, but sadly (for him, not the FIAT) he realised that he retired ten years ago for a reason and had arthritis (sp?) so couldn't cope. His house was basically a pile of old car parts, a badly sprayed VW alloy wheel and some truly ancient carpets. Inside!

 

He wanted to show me it running, he'd put new glow plugs in and something else (forgotten what) and said it will fire up first crack when he puts the battery on. I felt a right twat just rushing him along and not stopping for a yak, but LMC wanted to get back.

Recovery being sorted for next weekend or just whenever possible. More of that when it happens.  

[skattrd]

That sounds ace Billy, could this be a vehicle that stays with you for a bit?

[vulgalour]

Do him proud and at least make up a cardboard caravan back all expertly coloured in with crayons.

[MrDuke]

Hello, Truckman? I'm after a fibreglass hood for a 1997 Fiat Fiorino pick-up.

 

*click*

 

Hello?

 

(bastards)

[eddyramrod]

Epic!

[Owain71]

Never driven one but I like the look of these... and so much cooler than the ubiquitous Mk1 VW Caddy, too

[Mr_Bo11ox]

These are a really neat little truck, I love the look of them. Cavette and I have wangled a deal on this truck, the result of which is that its coming to live with me!!!! Going to go and collect it on the A one night thus week. Dunno what I am going to do with it as yesterday I realised that of course it is unsuitable for carrying me, mrs_nuts and her dog Lebowski all at once!!! Oh well, if its OK I will MOT it and then decide.

[Christine]

Thats bollox .I love that Fiat but me old Caddy was ace !

 

 

Then i flogged it and it got...pineappled???   

 

[Fabergé Greggs]

Absolutely love these. Can't wait for whoever bought it to get bored!

[Pillock]

I reckon you could clip a dog lead around the rear window guard, problem solved. You can carry two humans and a canine all at once.

 

For a quiet life, I'd probably give Mrs_Nutsack first dibs on passenger seat though

[vulgalour]

^^ Proof that if you want to keep something a certain way you can never, ever sell it.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That Caddy looks ace in the 'before' pics, am I right in thinking that is a factory model with the kit and stripes and that??

[Christine]

Yep..you're right ..the Caddy Sport .normal one was 4999 ,Sport was 9999..GTi bits and that .

 

 

[plasticvandan]

i work for a company selling pickup accessories (4x4type shit) and my boss owned truckman for 25 yrs,i can confim we dont,and never have done anything for Fiorinos

[Christine]

Did Rickman make one? There was Romahome too, made tops for trucks .

[Cavcraft]

I'd actually like to lob my name into the hat of the interested (purchasing) parties when you get it on the road, Mr B. If it stayed here it'd just be a garage ornament (as it currently stands) which would be a right waste imho.

Anyhow, see how you get on and if it does need a shit load of work (and I genuinely think it won't) I'll give you what you paid for it back. 

[Skizzer]

Excellent effort all round.

 

  On 10/01/2015 at 13:33, plasticvandan said:

i work for a company selling pickup accessories (4x4type shit) and my boss owned truckman for 25 yrs,i can confim we dont,and never have done anything for Fiorinos

 

This might be a good* time to start, then?

[dollywobbler]

Mr Bollox seems to be gazumping shiters all-round at the moment. Haven't you already gazumped LankyTim's Vulva?

[155V6]

One of my spots from a few years back 

 

[Cavcraft]

  On 10/01/2015 at 14:38, dollywobbler said:

Mr Bollox seems to be gazumping shiters all-round at the moment. Haven't you already gazumped LankyTim's Vulva?

 

 

To be fair, he didn't 'gazump' me on this.  I offered him at cost price, as it's far more likely to get done with Mr_B01.

[tooSavvy]

  On 10/01/2015 at 16:27, 155V6 said:

One of my spots from a few years back 

 

 

....yep, should get all the dimensions off that 'nahh praablem' Sir!

 

TS

[UltraWomble]

There was a white "Truckman" pick up near WombleVille for a while, i'll see if I can dig out the pic, said lad who owned it has a mint looking ZX D now.

[Tayne]

  On 10/01/2015 at 16:55, tooSavvy said:

....yep, should get all the dimensions off that 'nahh praablem' Sir!

 

TS

 

They don't need to be exact, they're plastic so almost any truck top could be bent or carved to fit.

 

I'm sure that even this FSO one would go on without* too much trouble. 

 

Mouldy by Tayne, on Flickr

[Lankytim]

B never gazumped me, he just said that if I didn't let him buy it he would roundhouse me in my bellend.

[Cavcraft]

With a camera?

[scruff]

Moar top purchasing from Billy b011Ox!! Cool little truck, I don't think I've ever seen one! 

[Vin]

Ha, GREAT Work Billy Bollox... :-D

 

IMPRESSIVE, but it aint no 'Citivan' though.... ;-)

 

[AnthonyG]

  On 10/01/2015 at 13:07, Christine said:

Thats bollox .I love that Fiat but me old Caddy was ace !

 

caddy sport 011.jpg

 

 

God, can you imagine what that would be worth to a VW botherer in a few years time? The pineapple Man has probably devalued it by a factor of three.

[dugong]

KNOB VAN TWIN TEST

[garbaldy]

  On 13/01/2015 at 20:23, dugong said:

KNOB VAN TWIN TEST

 

 

yes yes but where is this knob van you talk about ?