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Old 04-04-2007, 01:40 PM
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man, i wish i knew that. i used to have a mint little orange one when i was 15. that thing was so effing fun to drive. it just hated hills. even the smallest south carolina hills.

honestly i dont think it looks much like a cvcc though. the back side window is shaped differently. i wanna know what the red car behind it is.
One of those funny shaped old Fiats. I don't know anything about them but I recognize the roof line.

**Edit: Here you go, Fiat 500 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_500

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Old 04-04-2007, 02:08 PM
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That looks like the Honda N600. Look at the hood line along the fender and the glass behind the driver's door. Compare it with the pic or the red one posted earlier.
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:10 PM
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That looks like the Honda N600. Look at the hood line along the fender and the glass behind the driver's door. Compare it with the pic or the red one posted earlier.
Those older Fiats were rear engine, also.
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:14 PM
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That looks like the Honda N600. Look at the hood line along the fender and the glass behind the driver's door. Compare it with the pic or the red one posted earlier.
Nope, it's a Fiat 126.



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Old 04-04-2007, 02:21 PM
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Nope, it's a Fiat 126.



Well, now we know what started the Make a GMC into a Cadillac craze...

On closer look the mirrors are different on the Fiat than the Honda...The Japanese did copy a lot of european styles at first. Now it looks like the Europeans are copying the Asians. Look at the new Jetta, the back end looks a lot like the Carrolla
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:29 PM
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Hey, He said it was all custom..what's to say he didn't change the mirrors or anything else? I say, someone just gets a hold of the guy, and asks him..
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:32 PM
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I think it's a 500E w/Custom work done to it..

I think it's really a 124 Mercedes...500E or something, that he just customized, because he wanted it to look like a Fiat, or a Honda..
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:35 PM
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You guys should see the Mazda Miata, with SL600 nose he's building now. The only reason he's selling this, is to fund that project.
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:42 PM
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Actually, I believe that is a Fiat 126.

Not an MB W126, a model of Fiat. The fact that it has MB W201 parts grafted on each end is inconsequential. Look up "Fiat 126" and you'll see what I mean...
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I believe the one behind it (red) is a Fiat 500...I would love one of those, especially with a ragtop



Saw a lot of them in Italy a few years ago.
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Old 04-04-2007, 02:44 PM
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Yes, Top one is a dead ringer.. What's with the vent window though? Maybe just a different year..?
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I always wondered what a 126 body wagon would look like.

It must be the SDS (short) wheel base.

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