Club126UK
Welcome to the CLUB126UK Forum => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: Kowalski on August 05, 2009, 08:21:52 PM
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Hi all,
My name's Andrea and I write from Italy. I've been lurking the forum for about 2 weeks now and I find it very informative and useful: I thought I could exchange a couple words with some chaps...
I really like the UK and I think the level of passion for cars there is unmatched. Little Fiats scene is even more active there than in Italy.
Why am I here? I used to drive a Personal4 126 in dark blue...which I wrote off one sad day (first and hopefully last roll of my life)
Now that I am 32, and a much more accomplished driver, I stumbled upon my girlfriend mum's little 126 in dreadful conditions and begging for some love. The quirky little car fueled the memories, the fun, and maybe some future project, so I thought I could introduce myself here.
I particularly found the "are we normal" thread akeen to my tastes, my attention being drawn by superminis...and big V12s with little love in between.
That's it for the moment,
a big hello to all the forum. [-/
Andre
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welcome to forum Andre (-*
Are there many 126's still on the road in Italy?
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No, not many.
It is amazing how many can be found in 70s and 80s Italian movies, it really was a popular little thing. I guess it fell victim of the so called "incentives" we had in Italy by our government: a bonus to scrap old cars and get new ones. I think the UK had something similar recently...
Bear in mind that 5 to 10 years ago, Fiat wansn't a very healthy venture and desperately needed to shift some new metal.
If I can remember correctly, some 2500 Maserati Bi turbos were scrapped during the period. I think they're not so bad as Clarkson says :) (BMW 3series-ish).
As somebody from Eastern Europe here in the forum says (I apologise, can't recall his name), scrapyards are full of 126s.
It may sound strange, but Italy is not a particularly cultivated country when it comes to cars. The everyday rush to work here in Rome is very dull.
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i never thought the scrappage system would have a good effects on the retro car scene. :-
i'd love to go on a road trip around italy in an old panda 4x4 with me mates. can't imagine the locals would take to kindly to me playing bumper cars with them though. still, i can dream.. :P
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Thanks Chris and roobeh for the welcome.
Hey, I've been to Swansea, and it's lovely. Can you confirm? I have fond memories of my holiday there.
(and I met LED ZEP JOHN BONHAM's cousin there. She taught english, and she was beautiful...)
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Welcome Aboard **-
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Yep swansea's great, except for the weather ::). But when it's nice it's great.
I'm a bit desensitized now after moving up here from south london when i was eight. </3
oh yeah, i forgot to say welcome.
:wave:
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Welcome to the forum Andrea! :D
regards
Chris
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First post in 2009...
...I have to be the longest running lurker around here.
That's why I feel I must reintroduce myself to the club, because in the meantime I got my White fix http://club126uk.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=8463.0
Cheers
Andre
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Hey Kowalski, first welcome! There may not be many 126's on the boot,but, if you came down here to Sicily.. There everywhere!!!! I picked mine up here. The locals here think these are junk and I wasted my money. I dont think so, I love this little car!
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Hello, and welcome to the Forum!! When I mentioned to friends and relations that I have a 126, they thought, why? That is, until they saw the car in the flesh. They have all converted and love the car to bits!
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if you came down here to Sicily..
I'm there very often lately 8)
to be honest it's more 127s and Regatas where I usually stay, but it's true, the landscape there is full of Fiats from the 80s, which is refreshing for me.
The locals here think these are junk and I wasted my money. I dont think so, I love this little car!
I agree with you, a well tuned and restored 126 is plenty of fun for the money...
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They have all converted and love the car to bits!
Who doesn't after a ride? ;)
Thanks for the welcome,
Andre