My funny Fiat Barchetta

[Max M4X WW]

I think I prefer the 3rd set of wheels in those pics.

[iva cosworth]

I am torn between the 1st and 3rd set

[RacingBlue]

Love it. If anything, the looks have got even better with age.

[iva cosworth]

Forgot i had this pic

Parked at a house few miles from me is a French registered car looking a little

neglected.

Will keep an eye on it to see if it ever moves

[iva cosworth]

Nothing much to update/report but the speedo is now all working correctly.

It's also nice to have a speedo needle that doesn't wobble all over the shop[FORD]

And for some reason the speed reading looks really accurate to me,it just feels rightand

i don't use a Satnav to compare it with either.

Went down to Worthing today to pick up an Ebay win so went down the coast looking for a nice

location for a pic and voila



I also passed the French car above again and it still looks forlorn and grubby

[TheDoggingFather]

Very cool looking little 'vert hopefully get some decent use out of it this year, and maybe a return of the Cosseh?

[iva cosworth]

Yes,definitely using it ALOT.

Already taken it abroad once [last weekend]....top off ALL the time for over 600 miles.

Going off to Italy in it this summer too.

Pics and report on that when completed

Currently the only time the hood is up is when parked at work.

[iva cosworth]

For those who maybe don't frequent other forums here is the thread of my Italy trip

mentioned above.

3435 miles in 2 weeks,car almost perfect,one near miss with a flying rock.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Already booked off some more time to go to Germany next month as i have enough euros left

for another much shorter trip.

Don't think i have ever been to Europe 3 times in 1 year.....

[0a]

What a pretty car, I'll take a look at prices now!

What a shame fiat has more or less died in the UK - do they even sell any cars here any more?

Cars like the coupe and the barchetta are much needed in the dull UK car landscape right now!

[iva cosworth]

Update on 2 of the other cars pictured above.

The yellow one is being broken,i have bought one piece of it.

The french car also doesn't seem to have moved at all but has gained dents in the rear panel.

Some oik has kicked it or something....

[B17NNS]

Always had a soft spot for these. Such a pretty little thing. Love your original wheels by the way.

[iva cosworth]

B17NNS said:

Love your original wheels by the way.

They were refurbed before i bought it BUT there is rust seeping out of the rims now

so on the look out for alloys which is not easy.

OE alloys in various designs [above] don't come up that often and some i have dithered over

on Ebay got sold before i made a decision on.

A fella on a Fiat forum saw my plight and offered wheels off a Strada Abarth he's breaking

but they don't look like they would suit the car at all,he was local too.....

[B17NNS]

iva cosworth said:

They were refurbed before i bought it BUT there is rust seeping out of the rims now

Shame. There's a set of 4 NOS steelies gathering dust somewhere I bet.

[iva cosworth]

B17NNS said:

iva cosworth said:

They were refurbed before i bought it BUT there is rust seeping out of the rims now

Shame. There's a set of 4 NOS steelies gathering dust somewhere I bet.

Not at DTR as i went to buy a wheel for a full size spare and they only had rusty old stuff.

I bought one anyway as i didn't want to tour Europe with a spacesaver....

[5potTurbo]

I do like these.

Would the alloys from the Punto HGT fit?

[New POD]

I think the DOOR handles show a degree of care in the design that is magical.

[tinkertaylor]

go for these wheels - they look perfect

[MysteryLemon]

0a said:

What a pretty car, I'll take a look at prices now!

What a shame fiat has more or less died in the UK - do they even sell any cars here any more?

Cars like the coupe and the barchetta are much needed in the dull UK car landscape right now!

Um to you drive around with your eyes closed? The fiat 500 and punto are probably the most common new cars on the road in the last few years...

As for the barchetta, lovely things. Being based on a mk1 punto chassis is no bad thing. They are lovely handling cars.

[iva cosworth]

tinkertaylor said:

go for these wheels - they look perfect

That car is being broken but wheels are not available or else i would have.

I may have found some on Ebay but as usual will ummm and arr about them and someone

else will snap them up......

[iva cosworth]

5potTurbo said:

I do like these.

Would the alloys from the Punto HGT fit?

Probably if 15 inch.

Standard are 6.5x15.