1973 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe 1800
Discussion
Breadvan72 said:
Marco, mehanico marvelloso e mobile, is on site right now, and he says
The issue does look to be one of carburation and - guess what? - someone has taken off the Weber 34 DMS, and fitted some sort of Solex, that needs a repair (or replacement by a Weber). Marco is right now checking the timing as well.
I would take pics of the work in progress, but I am in London eating pasta, and the car is in Oxfordshire.
A solex The issue does look to be one of carburation and - guess what? - someone has taken off the Weber 34 DMS, and fitted some sort of Solex, that needs a repair (or replacement by a Weber). Marco is right now checking the timing as well.
I would take pics of the work in progress, but I am in London eating pasta, and the car is in Oxfordshire.
What sort of barbarians live on that island of yours?
Breadvan72 said:
Yup, I reckoned that it would be in the 350 quid zone.
with a quick google search that was the only one i found so i dont know how rare these are but you may want to get in quick ,unless you want to wait and see if the solex can be tuned to work.surprised the solex fitted the weber manifold could be a whole can of worms. good luck
Breadvan72 said:
I have been reading up on the 1960s to 1980s Fiats, and also on the rallying and other motorsport of those decades. This has led me off to reading about various rally drivers of that era. I thought that I knew a bit about 70s motorsport, but I realise that I really only knew a bit about 70s Formula 1. This means that until this morning I had never heard of Michele Mouton, who only narrowly missed becoming World Rally Champion in a year when the eventual winner was Walter Roehlr. My bad!
Fiat connection: not much, but she did drive for Fiat France for a while. She was evidently a hugely talented driver, and it's a real shame that since her day it seems that few other women drivers have been able to get good team drives in rallying. Motorsport is still so blokey.
Ooof....! Not exactly the same model, it's only twenty miles from me, but where would I put it....? The little alloys are ace....Fiat connection: not much, but she did drive for Fiat France for a while. She was evidently a hugely talented driver, and it's a real shame that since her day it seems that few other women drivers have been able to get good team drives in rallying. Motorsport is still so blokey.
Edited by Breadvan72 on Saturday 11th July 07:40
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1235056
As for those fabulous old ads you've posted - I now can't stop talking in a very fast, butch cod Italian accent, throwing in the few Italian words I actually know..... ''Quando, quando, on days like these, multa bene, ciao Giancarlo, uno presente la Ferruccio Lamborghini vino avec un new motor, John....''.
And I still have a stack of '70s 'Politzia' films to watch on dvd, most of them have English subtitles but the ones with no subtitles at all are a joy to just sit back and take in....
The Haynes BOOK OF LIES claims that a Solex was an option for this car.
Talking of Haynes, the RAC's magazine "Pell Mell and Woodcote" recently ran a feature on the Haynes family and their business - quite a fun story.
Just remember, children, refitting is the reverse of removal. Rating: one spanner, piece of piss, even you could do it.
(twelve hours later, in the dark, bleeding from every knuckle, he finally runs out of swear words ...)
Talking of Haynes, the RAC's magazine "Pell Mell and Woodcote" recently ran a feature on the Haynes family and their business - quite a fun story.
Just remember, children, refitting is the reverse of removal. Rating: one spanner, piece of piss, even you could do it.
(twelve hours later, in the dark, bleeding from every knuckle, he finally runs out of swear words ...)
P5BNij said:
Ooof....! Only twenty miles from me, but where would I put it....?
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1235056
As for those fabulous old ads you've posted - I now can't stop talking in a very fast, butch cod Italian accent, throwing in the few Italian words I actually know..... ''Quando, quando, on days like these, multa bene, ciao Giancarlo, uno presente la Ferruccio Lamborghini vino avec un new motor, John....''.
And I still have a stack of '70s 'Politzia' films to watch on dvd, most of them have English subtitles but the ones with no subtitles at all are a joy to just sit back and take in....
That 127 is DA NUTZ. Just get it. It's a bargain.https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1235056
As for those fabulous old ads you've posted - I now can't stop talking in a very fast, butch cod Italian accent, throwing in the few Italian words I actually know..... ''Quando, quando, on days like these, multa bene, ciao Giancarlo, uno presente la Ferruccio Lamborghini vino avec un new motor, John....''.
And I still have a stack of '70s 'Politzia' films to watch on dvd, most of them have English subtitles but the ones with no subtitles at all are a joy to just sit back and take in....
Those polizia films are awesome! Mega hairdos, 'taches, leather jackets, massive amounts of violence, and car chases. Too good.
Meanwhile, back in the Boot, My name is Franco has a BC and a CC to sell you.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C773231
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C790717
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C773231
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C790717
Breadvan72 said:
P5BNij said:
Ooof....! Only twenty miles from me, but where would I put it....?
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1235056
As for those fabulous old ads you've posted - I now can't stop talking in a very fast, butch cod Italian accent, throwing in the few Italian words I actually know..... ''Quando, quando, on days like these, multa bene, ciao Giancarlo, uno presente la Ferruccio Lamborghini vino avec un new motor, John....''.
And I still have a stack of '70s 'Politzia' films to watch on dvd, most of them have English subtitles but the ones with no subtitles at all are a joy to just sit back and take in....
That 127 is DA NUTZ. Just get it. It's a bargain.https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1235056
As for those fabulous old ads you've posted - I now can't stop talking in a very fast, butch cod Italian accent, throwing in the few Italian words I actually know..... ''Quando, quando, on days like these, multa bene, ciao Giancarlo, uno presente la Ferruccio Lamborghini vino avec un new motor, John....''.
And I still have a stack of '70s 'Politzia' films to watch on dvd, most of them have English subtitles but the ones with no subtitles at all are a joy to just sit back and take in....
Those polizia films are awesome! Mega hairdos, 'taches, leather jackets, massive amounts of violence, and car chases. Too good.
George Hilton, star of many a Politzia and Giallo flic....
And some more ace Fiat / Italianate froth....
Mr.Fiat at Lingotto, 1967....
you know that afore mentioned can of worms
http://www.njfiats.org/joomla/images/stories/manua...
http://www.njfiats.org/
http://www.njfiats.org/joomla/images/stories/manua...
http://www.njfiats.org/
Breadvan72 said:
I like Mr Fiat's tailor almost as much as I like his cars. As for the geezer in the trench coat and shades, he is rocking a Steve McQueen on a motorbike level of cool.
In one of his films he's wearing a white polo neck with long brown leather car coat, the sort with the belt dangling nonchelantly from little loops around the waistline, cool as f**k.This is a corker, it's somewhere in Milan despite the plates on the Dino....
citizensm1th said:
you know that afore mentioned can of worms
http://www.njfiats.org/joomla/images/stories/manua...
http://www.njfiats.org/
Grazie tanto, but NB US spec so query if bits and bobs different because 70s smog rules?http://www.njfiats.org/joomla/images/stories/manua...
http://www.njfiats.org/
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