Chris Evans' latest Italian classic

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strummerville

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1,014 posts

126 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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He's twittered these pics of a lovely Fiat 130 this morning. Looks like a manual, too!


storminnorman

2,357 posts

151 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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You can imagine Mr. Ferrari driving one of those, without a doubt. Very classy, slightly sinister perhaps.

JMC1

567 posts

234 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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What an elegant looking car.

I guess he must like these coupe looking Italian cars as I understand earlier this year he bought a lovely Ferrari 400 whose side profile is not that dissimilar to the Fiat 130 in the photos.

JMC1

567 posts

234 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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What an elegant looking car.

I guess he must like these coupe looking Italian cars as I understand earlier this year he bought a lovely Ferrari 400 whose side profile is not that dissimilar to the Fiat 130 in the photos.

JMC1

567 posts

234 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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What an elegant looking car.

I guess he must like these coupe looking Italian cars as I understand earlier this year he bought a lovely Ferrari 400 whose side profile is not that dissimilar to the Fiat 130 in the photos.

AntJC

182 posts

199 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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Lovely cars remember them fondly as a kid growing up in the 70's

Mostly spotted in a nice dark blue shade with beige cloth interiors.

Never really found many buyers in the UK if I recall, and I believe several dealers new showroom models started to dissolve in front of them....frown

garwood1

14 posts

147 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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I understand there are only 5 registered examples on UK roads at the moment. Brightwells Auctions sold a blue RHD example earlier this week for £7000 hammer price.

vixen1700

22,668 posts

269 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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Always liked these since seeing them at the Earl's Court shows as a kid. smile


Rower

1,378 posts

265 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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I worked for a guy in the 70's who had one , he bought it from Joe Loss the band leader , the partner of this guy drove a Fiat Vignale Samantha . My company car was a Mini Moke !

shakotan

10,679 posts

195 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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JMC1 said:
What an elegant looking car.

I guess he must like these coupe looking Italian cars as I understand earlier this year he bought a lovely Ferrari 400 whose side profile is not that dissimilar to the Fiat 130 in the photos.
A 400/412 is first on my list if I ever come into a bit of money. They are vastly unloved, but in my eyes a very pretty car.

Mark A S

1,824 posts

187 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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My Dad has one of these in the early 70's, white with blue interior, he really loved the car until sadly the dreaded Italian tin worm took ahold.

He still has Very fond memories of it today.

Shaw Tarse

31,543 posts

202 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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I saw the tweets from Mr Evans earlier, love the car. Even the velour interior.

GuyGhibli

247 posts

135 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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Fantastic! So cool it hurts.

Wonder if he bought it from Martin Buckley?

slurpysi

100 posts

191 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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I was listening to mr Evans breakfast show this morning, and was pleasantly surprised to hear him raving about his latest purchase - 1978 130 coupe, tape player and velour interior. Good for him, these cars are great for cruising about in (although mine I purchased recently has an autobox, which is poor !). As discussed above, they look great too.

With mine back in action, and a few having sold at auctions recently (mostly RHD) I presume there are more than 5 on the roads today, would be interesting to know how many.

Anyway, the 130 was on my top trumps bucket list, but is actually a nice place to sit and drive (slowly) so I will be keeping for the winter. Anyone know how to contact mr Evans to congratulate him without the benefit of facebook etc ?

TheLordJohn

5,746 posts

145 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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Mark A S said:
My Dad has one of these in the early 70's, white with blue interior, he really loved the car until sadly the dreaded Italian tin worm took ahold.

He still has Very fond memories of it today.
You can treat rust before it ends up 'dreaded' y'know...

Edited by TheLordJohn on Friday 27th September 20:40

soxboy

6,060 posts

218 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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I saw the tweets and pictures this morning. It looks very cool, although no doubt Martin Buckley will be telling us soon how he was right all along!

finlo

3,731 posts

202 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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Cool, I was smoking around in one of those at 19 way back in 1982.

finlo

3,731 posts

202 months

Friday 27th September 2013
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Cool, I was smoking around in one of those at 19 way back in 1982.

MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

136 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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Lovely 130.


jet_noise

5,630 posts

181 months

Saturday 28th September 2013
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Dear s,

I too have had one of these on my lust list. In dark blue, please.
And as others I also love the 400/412. An auto V12 Ferrari from the 70s, what could possibly go wrong? smile

An aside:
The 130 coupe is drop dead gorgeous but the saloon just doesn't gel. Any other examples, apart from any hatch-based saloon of course, where there are models of the same range with wildly differing loveliness?

regards,
Jet