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A Tale Of Two Fiat 128 Hatchbacks: One Goes To Loving Home, One Gets Crushed [Found On Craigslist]

Sun, Oct 18 | from Jalopnik
About a week later, I spotted a very Italian-looking profile in the holding yard of the now-defunct Hayward Pick Your Part wrecking yard. Orange, plenty of surface rust, hatchback- why, it's got to be the same car! At this point, I'm really kicking myself; this super-rare Fiat is about to g...

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Well, Lada-di-dah!

Are you familiar with Lada? No? Let me refresh. It is the bargain basement Russian car (think the Red Square's version of the Fiat Panda or Citroen 4CV), mass produced in huge quantities during the 1980s...
Tue, Nov 17 | from Motor Trend Blog

Ferrari Chairman Crashes Ferrari California! [Car Crashes]

The Ferrari California apparently isn't easy to drive, which may explain why Ferrari/Fiat Chairman Luca Montezemolo beached one off the track this weekend at the Ferrari World Finals with Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso in the back seat.
Mon, Nov 16 | from Jalopnik

The New New Chrysler: Update #3 [Breaking]

That's right, they're considering bringing back a unibody truck/car/camino for the Ram brand. Rampage anyone?With Fiat comes Abarth, which is some of the best news all day. A Fiat Abarth SS would be sweet.Chrysler is considering dropping Audrey Hepburn digitally into an ad for the Chrysl...
Wed, Nov 4 | from Jalopnik

Dodge Viper Dead Again, New Fiat Alliance Product To Replace In Summer 2012 [Carpocalypse]

Chrysler will only build another 500 Dodge Vipers. An all-new sports car will arrive for the summer of 2012 using Fiat team (Ferrari?) resources. [@RayWert]
Wed, Nov 4 | from Jalopnik

QQ3 to be given a massive facelift!

The QQ3 is ultimately the Chinese peoples car, France had its 2CV, the UK had the mini (and not the MINI), Germany had the Beetle and Italy had the Fiat 500. The launch of the QQ signified the rise of the Chinese automotive industry and what was to come; a wave of clones filled Western auto media...
Sun, Nov 1 | from China Car Times

There's Nothing Wrong With A 1965 Ford Cortina That A Honda S2000 Engine Can't Fix! [Engine Swap]

When he first obtained the Cortina, it was powered by a semi-hot Fiat Twin Cam engine. After the punishment of quite a few rallies, the ol' Fiat gave up. What next? Hmmm... you can get wrecked Honda S2000s pretty cheap these days! When she doesn't feel like driving the bus or the Fiat, there's alwa...
Sat, Oct 31 | from Jalopnik

How To Build An All-Billet Aluminum Cobra [Custom Cars]

Don't let the beautifully polished but familiar Cobra body fool you. There's about as much original Cobra beneath that skin as there is in a Fiat Panda. And yet, even with the eye-searing polished body, we might as well still call it a sleeper as the car beneath is so far out there, the only way t...
Mon, Oct 19 | from Jalopnik

Fiat says they’ve never copied a car ever, especially not a Greatwall effort

It will be interesting how this most recent Fiat-GWM spat will play out, the Chinese court system has before ruled in GWM’s favor by saying that the Perry is not a clone of the Fiat Panda, however an Italian judge ruled against GWM and refused to allow the Perry into Europe.
Mon, Oct 19 | from China Car Times

The Island That Rust Forgot Attracts Vast Swarm Of Italian Iron [Car Shows]

What could be better than a Maserati straight six engine? A Maserati straight six engine with Lucas fuel injection, of course! I can't see a single weak point in that plan! OK, here's a gallery for you. We'll be seeing more of that orange Fiat 128 Sport a little later; very interesting story t...
Sat, Oct 17 | from Jalopnik

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