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[Bambino]

Hello all,
I've just joined and thought I'd introduce myself.
I live in Australia with my wife and kids and whenever I'm allowed, I spend time in the shed with my old cars.
Over the years I have owned quite a few Fiats, all of which have been either sold or given away. Recently I stumbled on a nice original, white 1969 RHD Fiat 500F being sold fairly cheaply and after convincing my wife that I could fit another old bomb in the shed, I bought it. I'll post photos etc. under the 500 section of the forum.
Chris

[ChrisRLewis]

Welcome to the forum! (-*
Glad you have sorted out your registration problem
There is a section called the "Garage" http://club126uk.co.uk/smf/index.php?action=garage where you can add a profile of your vehicle and also add photos.

[Dom]

Hi,

Where abouts in Australia are you based? I may be moving over there in the not to distant future. Are there many 500s and Nikis about? I'll probably leave mine here as I don't intend on staying for too long...

Dom

[Dan_535]

Hi and welcome to the forum, I am going to NZ and Oz myself in Nov/Dec for a while hopefully, be interested in knowing on how cheap the 500's are there?? They are far from cheap in the UK nowadays! be worth shipping one back possibly if the price is right?

I know a lot of classics (esp old vw buses) are trickling over to here now from oz, nice dry climate helps with the rust issues we suffer and ready made RH Drive...result!! 

[Bambino]

I live on the Sunshine Coast, about 100km north of Brisbane.

As to prices and availability, the RHD 500s are becoming rare as most have probably been consumed by tin-worm by now. The ones that are left seem to be coveted by their owners and exchange hands for reasonable amounts of money. For example, there is a nice fully restored blue 500F, coincidentally also for sale in Brisbane, for around $AUD20,000 (approx 12000 euros), a Giardiniera for sale in Sydney for $AUD30,000 (~ 18000 euros) and a '695 Abarth' for sale in Melbourne for $AUD22,000 (~ 13000 euros). The last one is just a tricked-up 500F and not a true Abarth. There is a very active South Australian 500 register that I may join, if they'll have me .....

I've been looking for some time and literally stumbled on it a little while ago. I got it at a good price because the owner was very keen to sell and the car does need a lot of work. I imagine it will be a labour of love over the next couple of years.

Incidentally, you also don't see many Niki 650s or Fiat 126s in Australia. I'm not sure why.

I'll post some photos on the Garage section of the bulletin board.

Regards,
Chris