Panda 4×4 Pickup

By Chris Thomas I bought the Panda 4×4 in 2002 as a standard, MOTd car, after it had had a new engine and gearbox, for 50 quid. A couple of weeks later I chopped off the roof behind the doors and stripped the interior (I sold it and made my money…

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Tango 1 – Something Cinquelly Different!

By Pete Ludford I thought that it was time to write about our unique Cinque, first seen by some at the national weekend in June 1997.  This is a unique coupe or modern day Topolino, rebuilt or “recycled” from an almost new 1994 SX, which had spent its last moments trying to…

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Barchetta

By Ricky Reid   The barchetta, (literal translation meaning “little boat”) takes its name and some styling clues from Ferrari’s little 166 barchetta of the 1950’s. It is a “no-nonsense” fun-car. It will never be (and wasn’t designed to be) in competition with  Supercars by Lotus, TVR and the like. It…

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Grandfather of the Fiat Dino: The Otto Vu, and its Love Child

By Paul Shubsachs For an in-depth examination of Fiat’s 8V one can’t do better than Douglas Blain’s piece in ‘The Automobile’ September and October issues, 2000. So I won’t try! This Giacosa/F.L.Rapi-designed Sports Coupe was the inspired offshoot of an abortive attempt at attacking the high-class saloon market. The original intention…

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