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How sweet the sounds and sensations! This issue of Ricambi has a dual role. Not only is it club Fiat-Lancia Unlimited regularly published print communication for this time of year, it also serves as a program and guidebook for the twenty-first annual Fiat Freak Out. To those of you gathering at FFO2004, I share a hearty welcome and invite you to soak up as much of the fun and friendship as you possibly can. Like the club itself, you'll get as much out of the weekend as you care to put in, so don't be shy. Nowhere on the planet will you find more enthusiastic and friendly car-crazy people! For those of you who couldn't be with us this year, I trust this magazine will give you a sense of the hard work and festive atmosphere that prevails during a Freak Out weekend. While this is the 21st "Fiat Freak Out", it's actually the 22nd event, the first gathering being held in July of 1983 in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. We just didn't call it "Freak Out" on that first venture. As the co-founder of this festival, I never dreamed it would grow from approximately one dozen participants to the hundreds assembled here in 2004. Back in '83, all of the funds came from the personal pockets of co-founder Dwight Varnes and me, and we grabbed a telephone 3 www.flu.org book to find a place to eat on that Saturday evening. Now we see hundreds of people at an event with a budget in the tens-of-thousands of dollars conducted by dozens of dedicated volunteers! Fiat Freak Out has grown not only in numbers, but also in the quality of the experience…an experience as rewarding as anyone could imagine. First-time attendees will no doubt observe the warm friendships that have developed amongst FFO veterans, and your are reminded that you, too, are welcomed to be a part of it all. Whether you have a less-than-perfect car…or no car at all…the folks at FFO embrace all who share their love of Fiats, Lancias, and other Italian automobiles. Fiat Freak Out is a huge undertaking. It couldn't happen without the hard work of many rabidly dedicated volunteers. Just a few weeks ago, I was involved with a major Italian car event in the northeastern part of the USA. At that venue, where the majority of the cars and the incomes of their owners reached into the six and seven figure range, I was shocked to see so little in the way of preparation, organization, and execution. In fact, one of the principle organizers distinctly stated that "We pretty much wing it." In contrast, those administer Fiat Freak Out do so with months of planning and years of experience. In the past twentyfive years, I've attended car-club events all over the USA and in some European countries. To by Bobb Rayner date, I have never, ever, seen an auto-enthusiast event administered better than Fiat Freak Out, regardless of it's size, budget, or prestige. Over the years, Freak Out has changed both its location and its date several times. It should be noted that the place and time of each year's Freak Out could perhaps be more accurately described as being chosen by the availability of a venue and the willingness of volunteers to do the work. In other words, we don't choose the date or the place, the date and the place chooses us! We have to go where we can find the two most important resources: a place that will accommodate the event, and people willing to do the work to make it happen. To that end, it appears that as of this writing, at least two proposals have been submitted to move future Freak Outs to new and exciting venues. Let's hope the legacy of fun, excitement, and friendshipcarries on in the years ahead. Thanks to all of you who have read my columns during the past 20+ years. To those of you at Fiat Freak Out 2004, I give you my most effusive greetings! To those of you who couldn't be with us this year, I send my sincere thanks for your support of this great organization called FLU, with a reminder that whether together or apart, we are members of a vibrant, passionate, and caring Italian car "family." Mille grazie! Love you, love your show! Ciao! “Suppor ting FLU Since 1983” World’s greatest Fiat/Lancia Catalog! We supply parts & accessories for these models Bayless Fiat/Lancia World Collectors’ Restoration Edition No. 26 Over 135 pages! Only $4.00/$10.00 Intl. Fiat 1953-1989 Pininfarina Spider 2000 124 Spider 124 Coupe 124 Sedan (all) Bertone X 1/9 X 1/9 1500 X 1/9 1300 Strada 131 Brava 128 (all) 850 Spider 850 (all) 600 (all) 500 N/D 1500 (all) 1200/1100 Lancia 1975-1983 Beta Coupe Beta Scorpion Beta Zagato Beta HPE Beta Sedan Exclusively Fiat & Lancia since 1971... We ship worldwide. 800-241-1446 • 770-928-1446 Fax” 770-928-1342 • www.baylessfiat.com www.flu.org 4 MOFLO 2004 by Mike Greer It’s amazing really, that this was the fifth annual Midwest Outing of Fiat and Lancia Owners, aka MOFLO. Back in 2000 a few guys from Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri started talking about where they might meet to visit with other Fiat and Lancia owners and exchange ideas and information. Well, the middle ground ended up in Osage Beach, MO a small tourist town on the Lake of the Ozarks. From the humble beginning that started out with 4 Fiats just five years ago, we now have 24 Fiats and Lancias and threw in a Ferrari just for extra measure. The crowd has grown from 7 people in 2000 to well over 40 in 2004. An interesting trivia fact about MOFLO is that if you count everyone that ever attended we would have over 100 people who have been to MOFLO over the past 5 years and there are only 3 attendees that have made it to all 5 MOFLO’s. There are a lot of new faces every year. This was the first MOFLO for about half the people this year. Along with the record-breaking crowd and number of cars this year, we also set a new weather record. After raining almost all day Thursday, the weekend started out great on Friday morning and into the early afternoon, as more cars began to arrive. But just as I finished washing my spider, and as quickly as an Abarth Rally pops up over a hill, a shower came in and spotted all the cars that had been washed. Just as quickly, it blew through so that Friday’s cookout in the parking lot was not washed out. The usual fare of all you can eat hamburgers and the fixings were the order of the day. The large blue barrel of beverages that amazingly never seems to empty has become a symbol of MOFLO hospitality. With the stage set for a great barbeque we waited for the sound of the next car to roll in. Everyone was talking cars and popping hoods most of the evening. We waited up 5 www.flu.org late to see if Miss Lady Bug would make it in or if the heavy rains she was running into had taken their toll. She finally wandered in just about midnight Friday. We woke up to a beautiful morning on Saturday, and everyone once again got their cars cleaned up for the car show. Another amazing thing about this group, everyone pitches in and helps with what is going on or helps someone with their car. It’s an amazing sight to see four or five people toweling down a car so that we are all ready to go to the park on time. Twenty tops went down, one came off, and a couple stayed in place as we made the short drive through Osage Beach over to the Lake of the Ozarks State Park just about a fifteen minute or so drive. Once you turn into the park the speed limit is 45 mph and since we have seen park patrol hand out tickets on a couple of occasions, we hold to the speed limit as we take the sweeping turns down the road to the picnic area and the car show. Had we known what was in store we might have driven a little faster. About the time we made the turn off the main park road the sky looked pretty dark, so rather than take our usual place in the park, we went right to the shelter house. This turned out to be a smart move, because within about a half an hour after arriving the rain started. Fortunately by then we had the grill in the shelter house roaring and we were able to all stay dry for lunch. The lake came into existence over 70 years ago and at the time was the largest man made lake in existence. The stone shelter house looks to be of that vintage and is a remarkable place to stay warm and dry. There is a built in fire pit type grill and even a fireplace in the large room behind the cooking area. It was full of picnic tables and the 40 or so of us fit in there very comfortably while Mother Nature had her way. By the time everyone had finished eating and socializing and just as you could tell there was a case of cabin fever starting to flare up, the rain passed and we got the cars lined up for the photo you see here. Once again we had the opportunity to wipe down the cars and make them presentable for our traditional group photo. We did find one drawback to a record number of cars, a record amount of time spent lining them up for a photo shoot. Because of the rain we didn’t want to take them up on the grass and there wasn’t a good place to get multiple rows of cars. Too many cars is a problem we’re glad to live with and we did the best we could to get the cars lined up so that every car could be seen. As the weather continued to clear, once again the tops went down and we prepared to take our scenic drive. The drive is about 45 miles and takes about an hour if you continued on page 25 Vick Autosports is home for the serious driver who demands more performance from his FIAT. We stock and manufacture the finest FIAT performance products in the world. We maintain a large inventory of high performance street products like pistons, cams, headers, Delrin bushings, springs and sway bars. If those products are not serious enough for you, we have more. New exclusive Vick Autosports products for 2001 include Crowder High Performance Connecting Rods for 1500cc SOHC, 1800 & 2000cc DOHC, 12.5:1 pistons for SOHC and 12:1 for DOHC, electronic ignition conversion systems for X1/9s AND Spiders as well as 4/2/1 headers for Spiders. Full turn-key engine building for high performance street, autocross and race applications. We can help you get ready to “fling it around turns” too! www.flu.org 6 Twin-Cam High Compression Pistons? Myth and Reality In our eternal quest to squeak out more power from our beloved Fiat twin-cam engines, many have gone to extremes. For me, that quest began with the upgrade from the 1979 Spider’s “boat-anchor” ADHA carburetor to a more powerful Weber 34 ADF. After 15 years of driving the same 2L Spider, it felt like a whole new car with that relatively simple change. Next came the desire to find more compression without a complete block overhaul. This step was achieved with the popular conversion to a cylinder head from an earlier 1800 engine. This conversion definitely scored a few horses and more than a couple pound/feet of torque according to my seasoned “butt-dyno”. The next step in my journey led to a pair of Weber IDF carburetors and a Fiat factory “waffle” intake manifold. For the third time in so many years, the old girl felt like a whole new car. Finally, this past winter I installed a single Alquati 40/80 intake cam (I kept the stock exhaust cam to help conserve some lower-end torque). Once again, it was like a new tiger under the hood. To quote fellow FLU member Allen Lofland: “VAROOOM!” With each and every upgrade performed on my Spider, I had the same initial reaction; “Wow! How can it get any better than this?” Well, like many who have followed the same road to performance (or downward spiral from my wife’s perspective), I found myself at the point of no return. To take things to the next level would involve installing a set of high compression pistons. The realm of high compression has been a secret lair of availability problems and misinformation. With supplies of oversized 7 www.flu.org cast pistons drying up, it has been difficult to find any vendor who has them in stock or even knows what the resulting CR will be in a given engine. Like Fox Mulder on the X-Files I set out to find the truth. The first point that needs addressed up front is the misnomer of the term “High Compression” pistons. In a recent discussion thread at www.mirafiori.com, Guy Croft, author of Modifying and Tuning Fiat/Lancia Twin-Cam Engines, clarified one important fact… “A point I made years ago in the UK, when vendors here were selling so-called “HC Pistons”, notably for the 2L and 1800 models, was that there was (legally/technically however you looked at it) no such thing, EVER. You won’t open a manufacturer’s cast piston catalog and go ‘Hey look, he makes HC pistons for the 2 liter’.” The fact is, when a piston designed for a given compression ratio in a particular engine is installed into a different engine, the resulting compression ratio will also be different. Vendors have typically referred to “9.8:1” and “8.9:1” pistons for the Fiat/Lancia 2 liter and 1800 engines. The pistons sold have typically been standard manufactured cast pistons specifically for a different engine that will result in a higher net compression when used in the 2L and 1800 blocks. There is technically no such thing as a 9.8:1 piston or an 8.9:1 piston. Further complicating the decision process, several vendors have had different ideas of what pistons even result in the quoted ratios. One vendor shipped a set of pistons with very small 1.6 mm domes of 3.3cc displacement claiming they were “9.8:1”. Another vendor is shipping pistons with huge 8mm tall domes of 12.4cc displacement and labeling THEM as 9.8:1. Who’s correct? Simple: none of them! Setting aside the fact that there is no such thing as a “9.8:1” piston, the two examples above range from 8.85:1 for the 1.6mm domes in a 2L (8.75:1 in an 1800) to an astronomical 10.75:1 for the 8mm domes in a 2L (10.91:1 in an 1800). Both of these pistons are approximately a full point different from their advertised ratio. Croft states, “It is really preferable for the vendor to simply state the origin of the pistons (eg ‘they come from the 105TC’) and leave the calculations up to the buyer. It is unreasonable to expect the seller to know exactly what will happen on any given engine.” I would like to add that one vendor has followed this approach, stating that the piston in question is designed for x.x:1 ratio in engine “A”. What ratios you will achieve in engine “B” or “C” will be different. To help settle the questions and give owners a fairly close guideline from which to decide, I set out to measure and calculate the resulting ratios for combinations of 1800 and 2L blocks, 1800 and 2L heads, and five of the more common pistons available. Several cylinder heads were measured with a burette to determine chamber volumes. There were two 1800 heads, one from a Lancia Scorpion and one from a Lancia Beta. Both of these heads had been milled at least once in their lifetimes. Both heads’ chambers measured 48.5cc in volume. Three 2L heads were measured, one from a carbureted 2L Spider which had never been shaved (54cc), another from an ’81 FI Spider that had been shaved (51.75cc), and finally an FI Lancia Zagato head, lightly shaved (52.5cc). These measurements generally confirmed a statement from Guy Croft about the 84mm bore head designs. “As for combustion chamber volumes, there were 2 types of chambers used on the 42mm valve 84mm bore TC; early and late. This is true of both US and European models. The early one had nominally 49cc and the late 53cc (ish).” I used 49cc and 53cc for the volumes of the 1800 and 2L heads, respectively, in the ratio calculations. Engine blocks measured came from a 2L Spider, a 2L Lancia Zagato, and an 1800 Fiat Spider. The main measurement done with blocks was to establish the deck clearance (the distance from the crown of the piston to the top of the deck) with the US-spec stock pistons in each. The deck clearance for each of the other piston types could then be calculated for each block, comparing the compression height measured for each with the stock piston. The 2L blocks’ deck clearances measured 0.635mm, the 1800’s measured 0.762mm. Each of the pistons was measured for compression height, crown diameter, spec bore diameter, and distance from the top ring to the top of the piston crown (ring land height). These measurements were made using a digital vernier caliper. Then each of the pistons was measured by burette to establish its valve relief volume and dome displacement. Five piston types were measured: stock 84mm 2L flat top, stock 84mm 1800 flat top, 84.6mm Kolbenschmidt 92-945-630 1.6mm domes, 84.4mm Mondial 66.04.4.7487 4.5mm domes, and finally the monster of the group, 84.6mm Mondial 66.06.4.8781 8mm dome pistons. To calculate the compression ratio, we need to divide the total swept volume by the total combustion volume and add 1. CR=SV/CV+1. Swept volume is calculated by (bore squared x stroke x 3.1415)/4000. Compression volume is the sum of the chamber volume + gasket volume + ring land gap volume + valve reliefs – intrusion dome volume. Chamber volume is measured with a burette; in the case of this article we are assuming 49cc for an 1800 head and 53cc for a 2L. Compressed gasket volume will be based on measurement of several used Geotze head gaskets at 1.27mm thick x 86mm bore diameter, 7.38cc total. Ring land gap volume is determined by taking the total volume of the cylinder bore diameter and the ring land height and subtracting the volume of the piston crown diameter and the ring land height. Finally, as stated earlier, the valve reliefs and dome volume are measured with a burette. PLEASE REFER TO CHART ON PAGE 9 FOR INFORMATION & COMPARISON These charts should provide a good approximation of the resulting compression ratios with different combinations of blocks, pistons, and heads. I would like to expand this table to include more piston styles and engine displacements; but, at the time of writing, the components needed to measure were not available. I would like to thank several people who helped provide information for this article. Guy Croft for allowing me to reprint his comments. Allen Lofland and Mike Greer for providing the much needed volume measurements of the 8mm dome Mondial pistons, thus proving beyond a doubt the 10.7+ ratio of these pistons. Kelly Fiske for furnishing measurement info on his hybrid engine. James Freeman for several of the comparison piston pictures. And others who furnished needed piston model identification and additional photos. So, in the end, what path did I end up following? Well, I steered clear of the 8mm dome Mondials and chose the 4.5mm domes of the 7487 series. Thanks to a fellow Fiat enthusiast who sold me his .4mm oversize pistons, I now have a set under lock and key awaiting their day to release another tiger under the hood. Hmm, what’s next? Volumex? Nah, after all, it can’t possibly get any better than this, right? (to be continued) www.flu.org 8 CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE... Piston Measurements are as follows: Piston Bore Type Size Stock 2L Mondial Stock 1.8 Mondial Kolbenschmidt 92-945-630 Mondial 66.04.4.7487 Mondial 66.06.4.8781 Dome Height Comp Height Crown Diameter Ring Land Height Valve Relief Dome Volume Volume (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (cc) (cc) 84.0 84.0 84.6 84.4 84.6 0.0 0.0 1.6 4.5 8.0 38.45 37.80 38.20 38.45 38.70 83.40 83.45 84.00 83.80 84.10 11 8 8 11 11 5.50 1.50 1.75 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 -3.33 -9.45 -12.40 Ratio Calculations: (Please note, these figures are determined using chamber volume and deck clearance assumptions. If your engine’s head and or block have been shaved, the ratios will be higher.) 2L Block with 2L Head Stock 2L Pistons Pistons 92-945-630 66.04.4.7487 66.06.4.8781 Bore Size (mm) Crown Diameter (mm) Ring Land Height (mm) Compression Height (mm) Deck Clearance (mm) Chamber Volume (cc) Gasket Volume (cc) Ring Land Gap Volume (cc) Deck Clearance Volume (cc) Valve Relief Volume (cc) Dome Intrusion Volume (cc) Total Combustion Volume (cc) Swept Volume (cc) Compression Ratio 84.00 83.40 11.00 38.45 0.635 53.00 7.38 0.87 3.52 5.50 0.00 70.27 498.74 8.10:1 84.00 83.45 8.00 37.80 1.285 53.00 7.38 0.58 7.12 1.50 0.00 69.58 498.74 8.17:1 84.60 84.00 8.00 38.20 0.885 53.00 7.38 0.64 4.97 1.75 -3.33 64.41 505.89 8.85:1 84.40 83.80 11.00 38.45 0.635 53.00 7.38 0.87 3.55 1.00 -9.45 56.35 503.51 9.93:1 84.60 84.10 11.00 38.70 0.385 53.00 7.38 0.73 2.16 1.00 -12.40 51.87 505.89 10.75:1 Stock 1.8L Kolbenschmidt Stock 2L Pistons Pistons 92-945-630 66.04.4.7487 66.06.4.8781 84.00 83.40 11.00 38.45 0.635 49.00 7.38 0.87 3.52 5.50 0.00 66.27 498.74 8.53:1 84.00 83.45 8.00 37.80 1.285 49.00 7.38 0.58 7.12 1.50 0.00 65.58 498.74 8.61:1 84.60 84.00 8.00 38.20 0.885 49.00 7.38 0.64 4.97 1.75 -3.33 60.41 505.89 9.37:1 84.40 83.80 11.00 38.45 0.635 49.00 7.38 0.87 3.55 1.00 -9.45 52.35 503.51 10.62:1 84.60 84.10 11.00 38.70 0.385 49.00 7.38 0.73 2.16 1.00 -12.40 47.87 505.89 11.57:1 Kolbenschmidt Mondial Mondial Bore Size (mm) Crown Diameter (mm) Ring Land Height (mm) Compression Height (mm) Deck Clearance (mm) Chamber Volume (cc) Gasket Volume (cc) Ring Land Gap Volume (cc) Deck Clearance Volume (cc) Valve Relief Volume (cc) Dome Intrusion Volume (cc) Total Combustion Volume (cc) Swept Volume (cc) Compression Ratio Stock 2L Kolbenschmidt Mondial 2L Block with 1800 Head Mondial 1800 Block with 1800 Head Stock 1.8L Mondial Mondial Pistons Pistons 92-945-630 66.04.4.7487 66.06.4.8781 Bore Size (mm) Crown Diameter (mm) Ring Land Height (mm) Compression Height (mm) Deck Clearance (mm) Chamber Volume (cc) Gasket Volume (cc) Ring Land Gap Volume (cc) Deck Clearance Volume (cc) Valve Relief Volume (cc) Dome Intrusion Volume (cc) Total Combustion Volume (cc) Swept Volume (cc) Compression Ratio 84.00 83.45 8.00 37.8 0.762 49.00 7.38 0.58 4.22 1.50 0.00 62.68 438.90 8.00:1 84.00 83.40 11.00 38.45 0.112 49.00 7.38 0.87 0.62 5.50 0.00 63.37 438.90 7.93:1 84.60 84.00 8.00 38.20 0.362 49.00 7.38 0.64 2.03 1.75 -3.33 57.47 445.19 8.75:1 84.40 83.80 11.00 38.45 0.112 49.00 7.38 0.87 0.63 1.00 -9.45 49.43 443.09 9.96:1 84.60 84.10 11.00 38.70 -0.138 49.00 7.38 0.73 -0.78 1.00 -12.40 44.93 445.19 10.91:1 1800 Block with 2L Head Stock 1.8L Stock 2L Kolbenschmidt Mondial Mondial Pistons Pistons 92-945-630 66.04.4.7487 66.06.4.8781 84.00 83.45 8.00 37.8 0.762 53.00 7.38 0.58 4.22 1.50 0.00 66.68 438.90 7.58:1 84.00 83.40 11.00 38.45 0.112 53.00 7.38 0.87 0.62 5.50 0.00 67.37 438.90 7.51:1 84.60 84.00 8.00 38.20 0.362 53.00 7.38 0.64 2.03 1.75 -3.33 61.47 445.19 8.24:1 84.40 83.80 11.00 38.45 0.112 53.00 7.38 0.87 0.63 1.00 -9.45 53.43 443.09 9.29:1 84.60 84.10 11.00 38.70 -0.138 53.00 7.38 0.73 -0.78 1.00 -12.40 48.93 445.19 10.10:1 Bore Size (mm) Crown Diameter (mm) Ring Land Height (mm) Compression Height (mm) Deck Clearance (mm) Chamber Volume (cc) Gasket Volume (cc) Ring Land Gap Volume (cc) Deck Clearance Volume (cc) Valve Relief Volume (cc) Dome Intrusion Volume (cc) Total Combustion Volume (cc) Swept Volume (cc) Compression Ratio 9 Stock 1.8L Check Those Hoses by Thad Kirk Saturday was nice and I was taking my son to his job. I had just got in the 81 spider and drove off. "Hmm, something smells like gas." I look in the rear view mirror and there is a trail on the road that doesn't also appear on the road in front of me. I make a little swerve to see if the trail follows my car. It does. I pulled into a parking lot, shut the car off and pop the hood. All's well in there. Then I poke my head under the car where the fuel pump is and there is already a puddle under the car twice the size of a frisbee. I wiggle the hoses and it's pretty obvious that the original 23 year old hose coming off the fuel filter is leaking. I wasn't far from home so I thought I'd start it back up and see how bad it was. Maybe I could just dart back home. I reached in and started the car without sitting in the car. WOW! It blew a huge cloud of gas spray about 3 feet in diameter! I shut it off, parked it in a shady spot, and got a 2ft piece of proper fuel injection hose and two new “Tutto Italiano” –Italian Car Day Sunday may 23rd started out murky and damp for the 9th annual “Tutto Italiano” –Italian Car Day at the Larz Anderson auto museum in Brookline, Mass. Fortunately it was not like the torrential monsoon-like conditions of last year. As the day progressed, it warmed and brightened up. Along with a very strong showing of Ferrari’s, a few Maserati’s, one Lamborguini, three DeTomasos, and a good representation of Alfa’s, but no Lancias, were about a dozen FIATS. I noted 4 or 5 Spiders (including my own ’78 in metallic green), one ‘66 1500, one x-19, two 850 Spiders, including an Abarth, two 500’s, including one Abarth racer, and two 131’s. A woman from Albany shared pictures of her newly restored ’53 Abarth, which took 2 /12 years to complete. Perhaps next year she can bring the real thing. I spent part of my time talking to some of the other FIAT owners and interested spectators about “FLU” and had at least one new member come of it. Mike Simon and his 16 year old son Brett, who is a budding FIAT enthusiast brought along dad’s red ’74 Spider which he purchased new and recently repainted; some interior work is next on Mike and Brett’s agenda. Mike called me for the name and number of a good FIAT mechanic ( I have two ) and some other resources, when he FI style clamps, then fixed it later in the day. I was surprised how easy the hose came off the pipe that went into the body. Usually around here, there is so much rust that you have to cut away at the hoses to get them off the gas line. I used a vise grip to softly squeeze shut the fatter hose coming from the tank to the pump to prevent siphoning of the tank. Anyway, 10 minute fix and I was on my way. The big black mark is still in the parking lot and you can still see my trail down the road! Be careful! Check those old hoses! by Rusty Harris indicated that he had joined FLU. I did note one issues of “Ricambi” in one of the show cars, but that was just before the event broke up and did not get a chance to talk to the owner. A 1981 Spider won first place and the ’66 1500 also went to the podium. Unfortunately, the idea of writing an article about the event only occurred to me on the ride home, and I did not get any other names. I do look forward to meeting other FIAT fanatics next year and would be interested in getting together with other owners for a drive or other activity this summer or fall. Please call me at 781-944-0972 or e-mail me at [email protected]. I always like to talk FIATS. I currently have 2 Spiders and have owned 3 others, a 131, and my wife had 2 128’s over the years. www.flu.org 10 11 www.flu.org Gator Trails Italia A Big Success! by Evan Statman Another milestone for the Florida Italian Car Club, FLOFLU, was achieved Memorial Day weekend. This month marked the 1st anniversary of the Florida chapter with attendees from Jacksonville, Orlando, Oldsmar, St. Petersburg, Ft. Lauderdale and Gainesville. On Saturday the group rallied at the home of Sage Viehe. With the growl of many Ansa’s, Fiat Spiders, Bertones, Pininfarinas and Alfa Romeo’s caravanned to the home of Import Cars where Chuck Moody advised us on carburetion and fuel injection. After a tour of his shop complete with a showing on hand of a rare Massaratti and Triumph TR8 we embarked on our first run. The Saturday tour took us south east into Ocala horse farm country through winding shaded roads and hills then on to the 1880’s towns of Macintosh and Micanopy for drive by home tours, antiquing and lunch at the local, southern style, sloooww dowwnnn, café! The weather was about 95 degrees with a heat index of 102 so a short but fast run was made to the city of Crosscreek for a “made in the shade” park under a giant oak! After a brief refresh at the local Gainesville lodge everyone gathered again a Sage Viehe’s house for BBQ and conversation. The Sunday tour took us north through canopied oaks to old Alachua (ah latch oo way) for a short tour passed circa 1880’s homes on main street. Next, the famous city of High Springs took a long run through the farming areas where corn and tobacco where soon to be harvested. High Springs was on holiday and although many of the stores where not open this meant that we had only the mid-Florida heat to contend with. A wonderful lunch was had by all at the Great Outdoors Café and Opera House which has been downtown for 109 years! Our thanks to everyone who participated and made this a fine anniversary run: Sage And Shirley Viehe, Cindy, Evan and Jake Statman, Chuck Schindler, Nan & Alan Arnold, James Christenson, Wolfgang and Sabine Borg, Gladys & Howard Bernstein (Alfa), Terry & Lisbeth Getts (Alfa). We would all like to wish our youngest member, James Christenson, good luck at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis. Our future leaders are Italian car enthusiasts. See on www.fiatflorida.com for photos. www.flu.org 12 The Pasta Fazoom Rally That Almost Wasn’t The 5th annual Pasta Fazoom Rally almost wasn't last year, I think the Italian gods were testing the event. First the traditional lakeside lunch stop notified me with just a little over a week before the rally that they would have to cancel out due to illness. Being in the middle of nowhere central NY, that's why the roads are great, there doesn't exist many lakeside Inn options available.Searching like the proverbial mad man I stumbled across an Inn on another lake which had closed for the season. I contacted the owner who lived downstate who thought it would be neat to have Italian cars grace his establishment and would reopen for the day for us. It's truly amazing how beautiful Italian lines and curves can influence people's mind. Providence can't be ruled out also. An added plus was that this Inn is bigger with an even larger parking lot, which was geting tight at the other venue. In other words the rally came continue to grow in number. The last hurdle to overcome occurred the morning of the rally. RAIN!!! With around 30 minutes to the start the drizzle continued and only a handful of cars had appeared making the decision to run very doubtful. Among the handful of cars was a Ferrari 308GTB whose driver stated that as long as it wasn't a deluge he was driving. That man possess real driving spirit and perspective!! Looking off to the west it appeared that maybe the skiies would clear so I postponed the decision for another 25 minutes. It appears others too were watching the sky and had 13 www.flu.org by Cal Crouch decided it would clear or at least moderate and in a few minutes we had 15 cars ready to roll. The rally was a go!! I must make a confession and tell all that the infamous yellow X of mine continues to frustrate me, and Wade and Walter, by refusing to co-operate and run. Therefore I was a designated passenger (I hitched a ride) and rode in Tim Price's ex Don Robinson primer coated 131. The route continues to adhere to the beautiful meandering back roads and now turned into the proverbial billard table smoothness. This include some of the most entertaining sections of the route. At the lunch stop, which is now almost exactly in the middle of the route, we were enthusiastically greeted by the owner who was all ready for us. One of the choices offered to the participants was the Inn's speciality - Spiedies. This is a mouth watering marinated meat sandwhich which originated in Binghamton. By meal's end there were many new totals almost 120 miles in length. An added plus last year was that almost 10 miles had been recently repaved and adicted converts which included one Walter Forlini whom the owner's wife gave the leftovers. Walter was a happy man. Back on the route, the group was challenaged with the best sections of twisties on the route. The further we drove the clearer the skies became such that by the routes end we were under clear blue skies and in our tee shirts. Seems our group appear to have shown our worthiness for the god's in their test and rewarded us with wonderful weather for the cider and pass arounds and prize drawings.One of the participants is an Italian restaurant owner and brought down some absolutely wonderful Italian dip. Don't ask me what it was, all I can say is it was hard to restrain myself from taking it all and slurking off into the woods. I think I might have a new location for our Saturday night dinner get together. Vicks A-uto Sports again extended their unconditional generousity and suportof the event by their donations for the drawings. When making a decision as to what firm to make a purchase from there are no finer people. Last year also included new support from Meguairs, Classic Motorsports and Sports Car Market magazine. After the drawings were completed the usual frenzied battering and trading session occured. Some unnamed participants made out like fat rats. I will also mention that Tim Price won the Meguairs paint protection prize, he is saving this for the future when the 131 gets some real paint on its body. The winner of the Founder's Choice Award, aka the scared Italian piston, was Mike G. and his Maserati Indy. No has yet to take me up on bribing me to choose their car, I await the gratuities. Instituted with last year's event was the distribution to every entrant of a commenerative enamelled pin. Last year's design featured a yellow Fiat X1/9, hey the organizor gets some recognition even though the car never goes anywhere. The pin design and featured car will change every year to make them collectible and intice peole to return in the future. This really isn't needed as everyone loves the event and put it high on their list of must dos. There was also a limited supply of Pasta Fazoom embroidered hats and t-shirts. These sold out so quickly many didn't know they had been available. ALL proceeds go right back into the rally. The Pasta Fazoom Rally will be held this year on Sept. 26. so check out the website at www.pastafazoom.com and make plans to join us. Especially you Fiat owners, you continue to dwindle in numbers, this event was orignally set up for you to enjoy. Any Italian vehicles can enter. Form a group and caravan up to the event for you longer distance travellers. One of our regulars was unable to go on the rally last year due to a funeral but he came down to visit us at the start in his VolksRomeo or was it an Alfa Wagen? He had zip tied an Alfa Romeo grill to the front of his VW Passat. Hope to see you there. www.flu.org 14 The Fiat Freak Out is an annual event hosted this year by the Atlanta and East Tennessee Chapters of Fiat Lancia Unlimited. The Fiat Freak Out brings together the largest collection of Fiat and Lancia automobiles in North America. The complete FFO program is inside Ricambi magazine. You must be a current member (or immediate family) of Fiat Lancia Unlimited to participate in Fiat Freak Out. Membership is available online at www.flu.org for $29/year ($35 first class mail or Canadian membership). “Walk up” registration for cars and events are available, but meals require pre-registration. Welcome to the 21st Annual Fiat Freak Out! FRIDAY, July 16th: The event gets under way Friday when registration opens at 10AM and cars begin to arrive at Asheville’s Sunspree Resort (www.sunspree.com) from all over North America. Pickup event packets in the Mitchell room anytime after 10 AM. Event packets sponsored by Bayless Fiat Lancia World. This year registration opens in the morning since our first event, the BMW factory tour, departs Sunspree parking lot at 11AM for the 1 PM tour start. It’s a one-hour drive to the BMW factory (I-26 E to I-85 S to Hwy #101 at continued on next page 15 www.flu.org www.flu.org 16 Fiat Freak Out-What you need to know! exit #60). We have a second group departing Sunspree at 1 PM for the 3 PM tour. The BMW Zentrum museum is free, but the walking factory tour is a pre-registered event and subject to limited availability. No open shoes or sandals are allowed on the factory tour, and no cameras. Each factory tour will last 1 hour, 15 minutes. This narrated tour by a BMW employee is a fantastic automobile experience, with a close up look at state of the art automobile assembly. BMW tour groups will then return to Sunspree; remember that your room may not be available until after 3PM. Car wash stations will be open at Sunspree all weekend, sponsored by International Auto Parts! Everything from car washes, waxes and even a vacuum cleaner is there for you to clean your car! Friday night’s celebration party kicks off with a poolside BBQ (casual attire) sponsored by Bruce’s Parts Bin at 7:30 PM at Sunspree Resort. Be sure to pre-register for this wonderful meal out by the pool and deck area, overlooking the golf course. BBQ baby back ribs and BBQ chicken is on the menu with all the fixings! A cash bar is available. Bruce’s Parts Bin has faithfully sponsored our Friday night cookout for many years! The FLU Board of Directors meet from 9 PM to 10 PM in the Dogwood Room followed by the Internet Users meeting at 10 PM in the same room. Key Points for FRIDAY! • Pickup Your FFO Packet after 10 AM. It has all of your passes and nametag! • Place your small window sticker on your cars. • BMW Factory Tour group #1 departs Sunspree at 11AM, group #2 at 1 PM. • Dinner at 7:30 PM, Board Meeting at 9 PM, Internet Users at 10PM. • Don’t stay up too late; we leave Sunspree for Biltmore at 7AM. 17 www.flu.org SATURDAY, July 17th: Saturday is a very special day! The first order of business is to shoot a spectacular early morning panoramic photograph in the front lawn of the 108-year-old Biltmore Estate mansion, the largest private home in America. This promises to be another wonderful panoramic photograph of Fiat Lancia cars that you will always treasure. We will depart Sunspree at 7 AM Saturday morning for the short drive to Biltmore and make the historic photograph before the Estate opens to tourists. Biltmore has agreed to give free admission to our group until 8 AM Saturday morning. The Estate opens for tourist traffic at 8:30AM, so we must take our photo and be off the lawn area before the opening. Be sure to display your FFO window sticker (lower left side) on all vehicles to gain entrance to Biltmore. Remember, we will leave Sunspree for Biltmore at 7AM! Coffee will be ready in the FLU registration area, sponsored by Bayless Fiat Lancia World. Make plans to be ready early, as we will line up near the rear exit by the golf course at the end of the parking lot. We will place the cars in a chevron facing the lawn. Be sure to drive directly under the overhead string markers and pay attention to the parking marshals. After the photo is snapped at 8 AM sharp, we will leave in an orderly fashion to the breakfast venue location. Immediately after the panoramic photograph, we will drive through the spectacular Biltmore Gardens, along the French Broad River to our next stop, “Breakfast at Biltmore” (a pre-registered meal) at the Deerpark Restaurant on Biltmore Estate property. Breakfast starts at 8:30 AM and ends at 9:30 AM. This meal got rave reviews last year, so don’t miss it! If you don’t order breakfast, the parking lot at Deerpark will permit some final detailing. A small number of breakfast tickets will be sold on location to those who did not register. After breakfast it’s off to the North Carolina Arboretum, the location for our 2003 FFO Concours. Exit Biltmore’s outer gate, turning right…bearing right onto Highway 25 South, then pass by the Interstate 40 junction (remain on Highway 25 South) and look for the Blue Ridge Parkway South entrance. The BRP entrance is 5 miles south on Highway 25 past the I-40 junction. Turn right and stay on the Blue Ridge Parkway about 5 miles to the next exit, Highway #191. The N.C. Arboretum is located at the Parkway exit. Remember to display your orange or lime green 8 ? x 11” FFO Concours dash card for free admission to the Arboretum gate. Non-show cars must pay $6 gate admission per car to enter the Arboretum. An individual digital photo will be taken of every show and display vehicle Fiat Freak Out-What you need to know! in front of the Arboretum main entrance before entering the show field lot. Be sure to circle through the photo station. (You are not obligated to buy a photo). Please be patient as it takes about 15 seconds to photograph each car. Photographed cars will then park according to class designation (A through N) for easy judging. We will park 4 cars in each cluster of five spaces to permit more room. Cars will park facing out over each white line. Registered owners will then judge 14 classes of cars for first, second and third as well as People’s Choice Awards and Best of Show. The Concours is sponsored by Vick Autosports! This year’s 1970’s show theme promises to be great fun. Wear your finest 1970’s duds! Dig it man! Bell-bottom jeans, cutoffs, halter & tube tops, tye-dyed shirts, rose colored glasses; hoop earrings and groovy beads are the order of the day. We’ll have plenty of far out 70’s music to set turn your mood ring blue! Pre-registered lunches ordered on your registration form will be served at noon at the air-conditioned Arboretum main building. There is also a small café at the Arboretum. The Concours display time wraps up at 2:30 PM be sure to turn in your Concours and People’s Choice Ballot at the FLU tent before 3 PM. We will depart the Arboretum for our traditional afternoon drive, also sponsored by Vick Autosports! The tour includes 15 miles of the Blue Ridge parkway North of Asheville. Turn right at the outer Arboretum gate and follow the signs to the Blue Ridge Parkway North. Take the “North” direction. Along the “BRP” there is an optional stop at the “Folk Art Center” for a quick break and then North again on the Parkway for 6 more miles. We then turn left (watch for this left turn!) on to Town Mountain Road, a challenging drive uphill and then gloriously downhill directly back to downtown Asheville. Turn right at the end of Town Mountain Road; proceed through downtown Asheville. Then take the parkway 1 mile west, cross the bridge and return to Holiday Inn Drive and Sunspree Resort. The entire loop is 25 miles and takes about one hour. You’ll be back at Sunspree by 4 PM to be refreshed for the evening banquet. The Fiat Freak Out cocktail/social hour starts at 6 PM at Sunspree, with dinner to follow at 7 PM. This year’s FFO banquet is sponsored by International Auto Parts in Charlottesville! This is a pre-registered meal. This exciting evening (dressy casual attire) in the main Sunspree Ballroom gets underway with our traditional Fiat Trivia contest. Compete with other tables for bragging rights and prizes. A cash bar is available. This year FLU’s silent auction goods will be on display and available for bidding. High bidders will be announced after dinner. Jean Paul and Ginger Harris will have a proof copy of the spectacular FFO panoramic photograph (still only $35) and individual car photos from the Arboretum photo station. The Banquet Night program includes recognition of our FLU founders, special guests and supporting vendors, and drawings for raffle prizes will be announced on the video screen. The FFO scoring team will report the exciting results of the FFO Concours. Vehicles placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each of 14 classes will be recognized. Then five FFO People’s Choice Awards will be announced, including the coveted Best of Show. We’ll continue to celebrate 21 years of Fiat Lancia Unlimited far into the night after an exciting and historic day! Key Points for SATURDAY! • Get Movin & Groovin early, Coffee & Danish is ready at 6 AM at registration. • Registration will be open from 6AM to 7 AM before departure to Biltmore. • Make sure window sticker is on ALL vehicles going to Biltmore. • Remember your orange/lime green Dash Card, Ballots, Breakfast & lunch ticket. • Take your Ricambi for guide maps. • Leave Sunspree for Biltmore at 7AM. Follow the map!! • The panoramic photo camera will roll at 8 AM. • No Free Admission to Biltmore after 8AM without a ticket. Don’t sleep in! • Lunch at Noon at the Arboretum (Pre-registered meal) • Traditional FFO Drive from Arboretum to Sunspree at 2:30PM • Ballots must be in by 3 PM. • Cocktail Hour at 6 PM, Dinner at 7 PM. Dressy Casual Attire. www.flu.org 18 Fiat Freak Out-What you need to know! SUNDAY, July 18th: Sunday morning is a good time enjoy Sunspree’s great breakfast buffet (on your own) near the main lobby, but we have plenty to do! All scheduled events depart Sunspree on Sunday morning so team up with other FLU members and pick one of the three exciting events put together by the FFO team, leaving in sequence at 8 AM, 9 AM and 10AM. EVENT #1: The FFO Autocross sponsored by C. Obert & Co. departs Sunspree at 8 AM. It’s a 10-minute drive to Biltmore Square Mall parking lot, I-26 East at exit #33 (old exit #2). Biltmore Square Mall is the largest retail mall in the area and offers shopping, restaurants and other services. Come out and watch the action or run the event for just $35 per car, sponsored by C. Obert and Company. Walk up registration is open for FLU members who want test their skills against other FLU members and some local members of the Triad Sports Car Club. Forgot your helmet? No problem, loaners are available. FLU members will compete in three classes; Stock, Modified & Race for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies. 19 www.flu.org EVENT #2: Hot Curves Drive to Hot Springs, NC departs at 9 AM for a 90 minute excursion through some of the finest back roads in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The event is free; maps are available in your packet or at registration. The “spirited tour” takes I-40 West from Asheville to Route 209 North to Hot Springs, NC. The tour returns to Asheville via Highway 25 South. Each way will take about 90 minutes. Lunch is on your own, may we suggest the Smokey Mountain Grill in downtown Hot Springs, NC. _______________________________ EVENT #3: The Chimney Rock Park Drive and catered picnic departs Sunspree at 10 AM for scenic drive down Highway 74 East to Chimney Rock. FLU members can enjoy lunch at the Meadows Pavilion at the foot of Chimney Rock. Chimney Rock is open to the public and features a 75-mile view from the cliffs, hiking trails and a 400 ft waterfall. There are plenty of other choices including Biltmore Estate tours, whitewater rafting, shopping, Aprilia Scooter rentals, trolley tours, or simply relax at the Sunspree pool. Over 200 attraction information cards are available in the Sunspree main foyer. A worship service directory is posted at Sunspree on the first floor across from the Dogwood Room. The Autocross Awards dinner (Italian Buffet) will be held at Sunspree starting at 6 PM, sponsored by Danny O’Donnell at Fun Imported Auto and Toys in Connecticut. All winners will be announced after the dinner. This is a pre-registered meal. The FFO 04 Committee wishes everyone safe journey home and happy memories of our 21th Anniversary Fiat Freak Out. Key Points for SUNDAY! • Breakfast on your own. Sunspree has an excellent buffet. • 8 AM “Autocross” departure to Biltmore Square Mall, first car on track at 10 AM. • 9 AM “Hot Curves Drive” departure to Hot Springs, NC from Sunspree. • 10 AM “Chimney Rock Drive and Picnic” departs Sunspree. • Autocross Awards Dinner at 6 PM at Sunspree. Fiat Freak Out-What you need to know! MONDAY, July 19th: The Biltmore passes may be upgraded to a 1-year pass for only $10. The estate opens daily at 8:30 AM. Hotel checkout time at Sunspree is 11 AM. Downtown Asheville has plenty of unique shops like Bellagio, New Morning Gallery and The Mast General store. Favorite eateries include “Salsa’s” and “Tupelo Honey Cafe” FIRST ARRIVAL AT SUNSPREE FOR FFO: The Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort is located off Holiday Inn Drive, exit “3B” off I-240, just 1 mile east of downtown Asheville. If you get lost, the toll free numbers is 1-800-733-3211 or download a map at http://www.sunspree.com/. Just in case you need anything else, call the FFO04 HOTLINE number, 864-304-6537 anytime until the end of FFO weekend. Upon your arrival at Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort, room check in is inside the covered main entrance portico. (Room “check in” time is 3 PM; “check out” time is 11AM.) There are four buildings at Sunspree; Most FLU guest rooms will be together, located in twin two story buildings “A” and “B”, near the outdoor pool. As you approach the hotel complex at the top of the hill, FLU buildings, FLU parking and FLU registration will be to your left or marked. Look for the FLU flag flying proudly over our own FLU Freak Out registration entrance, just to the left of the main lobby room check in on the first floor. Trailer parking is at the tennis center, down the hill from the main parking lot. Room check in is anytime after 3 PM, and FLU registration opens at 10 AM on Friday. Walk up registration also opens at 10 AM Friday. FFO REGISTRATION PACKETS: FFO Vendors: All FFO packets may be picked up after 10 AM on Friday, July 16th. FFO Registration is located at Sunspree, on the main floor just in the Mitchell Room. Walk up registration, FLU vendor tables and FLU apparel sales and raffle ticket sales are located in the registration hall. Registration will be open from 10 AM until 10 PM Friday night. Registration will open on Saturday morning from 6 AM until 7 AM at Sunspree, our departure time to Biltmore for the early morning panoramic photo. Bayless Fiat Lancia World proudly sponsors the Official FFO packets. Please check the label on your packet and match all tickets to the label before leaving registration area. Be sure to locate the applicable from the list below: • Dash card. Orange for Show Cars, Lime Green for Display only • Concours Ballot for 14 classes and/or People’s Choice Ballot • Pre-registered Meal Tickets • Pre-registered T-Shirt Voucher Ticket • Pre-purchased raffle tickets • FFO Biltmore Sticker(s). Apply to your lower left windshield. • Your keepsake “FFO 1970’s Show” FLU gifts! (Far out man!) Vendors may display merchandise on the following schedule: The business card size white sticker is also used for any street cars you intend to bring the gate at Biltmore Estate. It is our “all vehicle” gate admission pass for Biltmore, good Saturday only before 8AM. The Biltmore guard will look for your vehicle pass and you must enter the gate before 8 AM to get in free! Once inside the gate, you cannot reenter unless you pre-purchase a pass from Biltmore. Friday, 10 AM to 10 PM, Sunspree Foyer Saturday, 10 AM to 2 PM, Arboretum Field Sunday, 6 to 9 PM, Autocross Banquet, Sunspree Foyer FLU FFO04 T Shirts, FLU shirts, jackets, hats and coffee mugs will be on sale all weekend. Please support FLU! Sales by members to other members (a.k.a. swap meet) are permitted in the Sunspree parking lot or the Arboretum. Please do no block others or access to parking areas. Members are 100% responsible for their own merchandise. We cannot accommodate truckloads of swap meet merchandise for private sale. Please keep your personal offerings to a reasonable amount. Private flea market sales on the Arboretum should be kept immediately behind your vehicle on the grass or our designated swap meet area. continued on page 23 www.flu.org 20 Directions From Entrance to Exit Please remember, YOU MUST BE IN THE GATES NO LATER THAN 8AM OR YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE TICKETS TO ENTER THE GROUNDS. SPECIAL PRICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR FLU MEMBERS Brunch Panoramic Photo 21 www.flu.org The Biltmore Estate is currently over 250 acres of beautiful gardens and natural beauty. We have developed this route that will take you from the front gate of the estate to allow for the greatest enjoyment of the scenic beauty and required destinations. Please follow the route for the show day, you may return later and explore at your leisure. Using the map below, follow the yellow route for about 3 miles from the front gate to the Biltmore House for the historic panoramic photograph. From there, go about 3 more miles to the beautiful Deerpark restaurant. If you have signed up for the brunch, proceed to the buffet and enjoy. If not, you may visit in the designated parking area until the group is ready to proceed to the www.flu.org show field. this would be a great time to get that last minute detail work completed. From the deerpark, we will proceed as a group about 2 miles to the show field at the Winery. There will be signage and directors to show you where to park your car once you approach the Winery area. Once the show is over, we will exit the Estate as a group down the scenic road that takes us past the inn on Biltmore Estate. remember, you MUST BE IN THE GATE NO LATER THAN 8 am to get free admission to the grounds for the show and panoramic photo. Special discount tickets are available at club prices if you wish to visit the house at a later time. www.flu.org 22 Fiat Freak Out-What you need to know! FFO Special Services: The FFO team is made up of volunteers to help make your Fiat Freak Out the best car club event you ever attended. Look for their special colored badges! We have a mechanic on call, a towing service, and a large selection of tools should you have a problem with your car. Items include battery jumper cables, battery charger, ball joint separator, tie rod tool, clutch alignment tool, air pump, torque wrench, sockets and wrenches, lift ramps, and an assortment of fasteners, fuses, tape, aspirin and misc. spare parts. Please inquire and sign out any borrowed tools. We are here to help. The FFO Hotline is 864-304-6537. Raffle Prizes: Once again Fiat Freak Out sponsors have donated an assortment of raffle prizes to be given away at the Saturday night banquet. Please support FLU with the purchase of raffle tickets. The raffle 23 www.flu.org program offers a great way to win valuable prizes. Tickets are on sale for $1 each. You must be present at the banquet to win. Winners who do not claim their prize after their number is displayed will forfeit their prize and another number will be drawn. at the Arboretum. Individual photographs are also available for sale for very nominal prices. Please review your photo and order your piece of history. For more information on this year’s photograph (or past year’s) call 336-257-2189 or E-mail: [email protected] FFO 04 Concours: FFO Panoramic Photograph: Jean Paul and Ginger Harris are official FFO Photographers. JeanPaul Harris’s unique panoramic camera (circa 1911) has been used for every Fiat Freak Out since Fontana in 1998. The spectacular panoramic photograph black & white proof will be available in the Sunspree banquet room for review and advance order. The finished photo will be in full color and mailed shortly after FFO weekend. The price again this year is still only $35. Ginger Harris has taken a professional digital photograph of every car this year The FFO Concours is sponsored this year by Vick Autosports! All registered cars are urged to participate at the Arboretum, 14 classes of Italian cars will be on the field. We welcome ALL Italian cars, regardless of condition. Owners in all classes may choose to “Show” (Orange dash card) or “Display Only” (Lime Green dash card) for their Italian vehicle. Each car registration entitles the holder to one Concours ballot one People’s Choice Ballot one page. If you do not register a car, you will only receive a smaller People’s Choice ballot. Concours Ballots are provided for the selection of Fiat Freak Out-What you need to know! 1st, 2nd and 3rd for all 14 classes. Only “SHOW” vehicles (orange cards) are eligible to win class awards! Please select your choice by the class and car number (i.e. A-11, B-3, J-6, etc...). Your ballot must be turned in by 3 PM at the FLU tent at the Arboretum field. People’s Choice ballots are provided to each registered car owner, regardless of show or display (orange or green) designation. Please select your choice by the class and car number. You may choose ANY car on the field for the following: BEST Original Car, BEST Modified Car, Car I Would Most Like to Drive Home, Most Challenged Car. Only Fiat or Lancia vehicles are eligible for “BEST OF SHOW”. FFO SILENT AUCTION: Fiat Freak Out 2004 is pleased to continue the “silent auction” to this year’s program. Many items are submitted start at very low minimum prices. Bid your amount at or over the minimum price. The highest bidder at 9 PM Saturday night wins the item. Proceeds over minimum bid support FLU! Happy bidding! BILTMORE ESTATE: Biltmore Estate has made our spectacular panoramic photograph possible! Please respect the natural beauty of the Estate grounds and observe all speed limits!! You are personally responsible for your driving and behavior this weekend! Have fun and enjoy! FFO WEEKEND ALCOHOL REGULATIONS: The FFO team wishes to post ground rules for FFO Weekend. Sunspree Resorts and Biltmore Estate permit alcoholic beverages on the grounds and parking lot. No alcohol at the Arboretum! Let’s review: Sunspree: Alcohol is permitted on grounds & parking lot. Biltmore: Alcohol permitted on grounds & parking lot. FFO DRIVING TOURS: This year’s FFO team has put two Sunday driving tours. Please see maps provided in the Ricambi. Take your FFO Ricambi, maps and camera! Drive smart & allow safety margins between cars! N.C. Arboretum: NO Alcohol! Please enjoy any beverages responsibly. Remember...there are very severe penalties in North Carolina for drunk driving! We have never had a serious incident in 20 years of Fiat Freak Out. Thank you for your cooperation! www.flu.org 24 continued from page 6 don’t get lost. The drive takes some of the “roads less traveled” and crosses the lake at three different locations. But first you have to get out of town by crossing a toll bridge. As fate would have it the group of 20 plus cars got split up at the first sign of traffic, so the first six or so cars went on ahead of the rest of us. This second group latter got split up as well, so we had three groups of cars out on the drive. The first group went left when they should have gone right and had a little longer drive than some of us did. Just one more amazing thing about this group, they will follow anyone, even if they know that person is going the wrong way, just because they don’t want that person to be lost alone. Now is that camaraderie or what? The drive was a blast, scooting along on twisty two lane with the top down and not much heat from the newly appearing sun. The view of the lake and the boats as you crossed the bridges was spectacular. The perfect end to what was otherwise a bewildering afternoon of cool wet weather. Back at the motel, impromptu technical secessions started. Heads were being retorqued, as there were a number of cars running on recently rebuilt engines, and timing was being checked and just about any other technical question you could think of was being addressed by one of the more experienced club members. Another amazing thing about this group, if you can 25 www.flu.org get your car there, it will almost always leave in better shape than it arrived. There is no apparent end to the technical expertise that shows up at MOFLO. We have installed new convertible tops, rebuilt IDFs, installed radios, desmoged cars, gotten rid of rattles and made countless other improvements to the cars, all just because we are Fiat Freaks that want to help other Fiat Freaks. At a quarter to seven Saturday evening we headed to the Bear Creek Valley Golf Club for dinner. The weather was great for the drive over but I don’t think anyone left his or her top down while we were in the restaurant. We had all learned by now just how quickly the weather can change in this part of the country. Dinner was great and afterwards we had a few activities that started with the auctioning of one of the last Guy Croft books available. The book was donated and signed by Guy Croft and his deed of gift stipulated the proceeds go to mirafiroi.com to help pay for computer upgrades. After dinner we voted for best in show, and once again there were a lot of cars garnering votes, just shows the quality of the many different cars that come to MOFLO. When the dust cleared, the winner was a black Lancia Scorpion that has been painstakingly restored as a Monte Carlo by Allen Lofland. Some of you may remember this car from FFO ’03 as it won the Lancia class. We also had a short concert, “The Twin Cam Blues” by the musical duo of Chandler and Conlin; these guys are a real kick in the pants and do a very nice job of getting everyone in a good mood when it’s time to pick up the tabs for dinner. There aren’t any long speeches at dinner, and for good reason, there are go-karts to be ridden. I was asked why a bunch of guys that own sports cars want to rent go-karts? For me the answer was simple, I can drive with reckless abandon. I can tell you however, that if you want to get an appreciation of how well your Fiat rides, take a few laps in one of these things. We had about twenty people on the track at the same time, with fathers and sons, and kids of all ages. It’s a great way to let some of that pent up energy out and you won’t get a ticket. Those that didn’t ride the karts were back at the motel telling lies in the parking lot, and were soon joined by the kart riders, who were also telling lies about how they passed this person or that person on the track. The BS went on into the night when the winds picked up and it looked like another storm was about to blow in. Sunday morning was damp and cool. The rain was just ending as people were starting to move about. Just one more time to wipe down the cars, it hasn’t been this clean in a long time. We started off with coffee and donuts and some fresh fruit. A large crowd went to a late breakfast as others headed for home. Still others were headed to the Premium Outlets mall, another amazing thing about this group, we’ll do anything to keep our wives and significant others happy and letting us buy Fiat parts. I would like to acknowledge the following people for their efforts in MOFLO 2004: Dinner/Lunch Barbecue: Allen/Lyn Lofland Famous Blue Hospitality Barrel: Ron Conlon Tee Shirts: Mike Greer Design: Marc Sova Studios Rally: Mike Greer Car Show/Pavilion: Steve Woods Breakfasts: Karen/Ken Dickson Dash Plaques: Mike Greer Web Page/ List Server/ ID Tags: Ken Dickson Dinner at Bear Creek Valley Golf Club: Mike Greer MOFLO Executive Committee: Ron Conlon, Ken Dickson, Mike Greer, John Houchin, Allen Lofland We're your one-stop connection for all of your parts needs for Italian cars. We've been helping enthusiasts like yourself repair, restore, and modify their cars for almost 25 years. Whether you drive a Fiat, Lancia, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Ferrari, or any other type of Italian car, we can help you keep it running! Owner Danny O'Donnell can not only supply you the parts you need, but he can also help with his extensive background in troubleshooting your car. You may also register online at www.flu.org ✄ COPY OR CLIP AND MAIL WITH CHECK PAYABLE TO FLU ✄ FIAT LANCIA UNLIMITED (FLU) MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Name______________________________________________ Spouse_______________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone (H) ______________________ (W) ______________________ ITALIAN AUTOS OWNED (Year, Make, Model) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________e-mail address____________________________ How did you hear about FLU?____________________________________Please indicate your interests:______________________ ❐ Technical ❐ Vintage Cars ❐ Autocross ❐ Tours ❐ Social ❐ Rally ❐ Rush my newsletter first class mail (add $6.00 for postage) ____________________________________________ Dues: $29.00 per year (Canadian members $35.00 US). Make Check payable to: Fiat Lancia Unlimited Mail to: FLU Membership, 3258 Scioto Farms Dr, Hillard, OH 43026 ❐ New Member ❐ Renewal Chapt. Affiliation____________________________ www.flu.org 26 Customize your shirt with optional artwork of a Spider or X1/9! All items custom made with the 3 color stitched FLU Logo, or substitute the Spider Logo or X 1/9 logo in custom colors! Sizes are Meduim, Large, X-Large, 2-XL. USA Shipping $5.95 for up to three items. International orders extra. VISA/Mastercard accepted. 864-304-6537 or [email protected] A B FLU Polo Shirt White, Red or Black choose your own design! FLU Wrangler Denim Long sleeve Shirt Blue or stone color, Men’s or Ladies Cut-$35 C FLU Full Zip Fleece Vest Red, Black & Charcoal-$42.50 27 ! Basic FLU Shirt $29.00 FLU CapsBlack, Khacki, Navy, Red, Natural-$13 FLU stoneware Coffee Cup with four color logo $6.95 28 Cars–for sale 1970 Fiat 850 Spyder- Race Prepped new, vehicle log book No. 70-003 Excellant condition. Great for Vintage or Solo. 3 complete spare eng/trans, various tune 2 bare blocks, valves, springs, cams, suspension pieces, brakes, carbs, axle shafts, starters, clutches, close ratio 4Th w/ 4.62 final in car, (4.88 stock) also have 5.13 or 5.5 ?? for solo use. other spares, some new some used but good. Complete factory parts book, Factory service manual. Factory tools plus some custom made tools, including kingpin rebuild bushings and boring tool. Lots of documentation. $8000 OBO includes trailer. Rebecca Fast 740-369-6255 anytime, [email protected] 2/04 _________________________________ 1977 Fiat X1/9, 68K Original blue paint with factory gold stripe Custom rear wing (prior to OE factory availability) PBS Big Valve Head FAZA cam, Adjustable cam wheel Ceramic coated Stahl 4-1 header Dual 40 DCNF carbs Custom foam air filters Earl's oil cooler Remote Mecca oil filter Plex ignition Aeroquip fuel lines, with fuel regulator, 2 gauges and holley rotary pump Ansa 4 tip exhaust Sway bars front & rear Lowered front springs with KYB Gas struts A008R Yokohama on 13” MSW gold wheels. VERY well maintained and pampered car and would be nearly impossible to re-create today as many of the items are no longer available. For price & pictures please contact me directly at [email protected]. 1/04 _________________________________ 73 Fiat 850 Spider- 116,000 miles,4 speed original red (orange) $4900 -over $9500 invested, Mike Fleming [email protected] P(865)546-5011 29 www.flu.org 124 Pininfarina Spider 2000- About 75k mi. Red/red w/ tan top.New/recent top, wheels/tires, clutch, F&R seals, water pump, starter, hoses, t-stat, shocks, exhaust, battery, ignition parts, etc. Starts right up, runs good. I've had it since about '97... it's been garage-kept and only driven in the summers (about 10k mi. total) since then. Paint only OK but fully covered. One little rust blemish on lower back corner of driver door. I'm in the Seattle, WA area. $2500. Scott 2/04 _________________________________ 1982 Lancia Beta HPE 02/01 Met Blue with blue cloth int. 65K miles, 3rd owner. 2 Liter fuel Injected stock euro motor, 8.9:1 comp, 122 HP. Orig car in orig paint. New tires (Pirelli P4000 Super touring), new shocks, all filter & fluid changes, timing belt & tensioner change, hoses & thermostat changed, complete tune up w valve adjustment, new exhaust system, shift bushing replacement, Carrello lights, side wing lights, stainless steel euro bumpers. Never any rust. Always garaged since new. Interior is perfectly preserved, no disappointments. Blaupunkt radio circa 1982. $5,900. Extra parts include new spare entire subframe & CV drives, hubs, brake calipers, starter, tow hitch, plus many other Lancia parts available. John Montgomery 864-304-6537 ([email protected]) 1/04 _________________________________ 1985 Fiat Spider (mfg. 7/84), Black/black interior & Good black top, 43K, zero rust, southern car. New tires on turbo alloys. New exhaust. $6500. Call 864-304-6537 or [email protected] for details/photos. 2/04 _________________________________ 1980 Fiat Spider, F.I. 93,000 miles Extensive work done. chemically stripped (originally metallic brown) body work done, currently light grey primer. Recent new head gasket, TB, tensioner, replaced distributor/pick-up. New fuel pump/filter, mufflers. new brakes. Car runs well, Interior is better than average. Cracked dash-have a cover that will include with the car. lots of potential. Needs finished. $1800. I have more in it than this. Many new/replaced items that are too numerous to list. Pictures available. Could be driven home. Email me for more information at [email protected]. Or call at: (410)549-9410. Steve Atwell. Too many projects. Need to sell as I have two others. 5/04 _________________________________ 1980 Fiat Spider, F.I. 54, 000 miles Car needs body work-rear arches and other typical rust. Floors are very solid Norust at all. Very good engine that has been modified. This car is very fast. Not sure what has been done. Previous owner indicated different cams? Transmission is missing 4 th gear-fork is bad-otherwise runs great and very fast. Body is in dark grey primer-needs finishing. Car has been lowered. Interior is fair and useable. $1200. Need to sell-have two other projects. Pics available. Car can be driven home. Contact me at: [email protected] or (410) 549-9410. Steve Atwell 5/04 _________________________________ 1979 Fiat Spyder 2000 located in York, Pennsylvania Bought in '95 with 72k around 83k on odo. no Top has been replaced with canvas top from Caribou Imports, KYB GR2 shocks, IAP lowering springs, IAP skidplate, Brembo Rotors Axis MetalMaster Brake Pads, custom 2" exhaust from header back with glasspack and ANSA dual tip, custom aluminum dash kit, Honda CRX Si seats, new hood and trunk emblems, Bridgestone RE-92 tires, water pump replaced at 77k, Misc gasket kit oil pan radiator hoses, brake pads, 2 manuals, stock front and rear seats in tan, bonnet tonneau in tan. 1981 parts car available Please contact me at 717-578-0331 or [email protected] 5/04 _________________________________ Lancia Scorpion 1976- Lancia Scorpion. Silver and black. 35,000 original miles. Previous owner titled car 12 years ago. All ownership paperwork, no rust, scratches or dents. Interior perfect except for some split seems. Rare find. $6000 or best offer. More photo's can be seen at http://www.fiatparts.com/lancias.htm Mention Ricambi ad! [email protected] or 856-358-1555. 5/04 1975 FIAT 124CC SPORT COUPE- This is the rare, Series III (CC) 2 door sedan, not the convertible. Second owner of this well maintained, 47,000 mile, rust free Fiat. Has 5spd, new NOS exhaust, new Pirelli tires, and sharp black paint. White seats with added blue material inserts. Has travelled little in the past ten years, and was always maintained by a Fiat technician. Rides on Cromodora mags in fine condition. Truly needs nothing and is started and driven monthly. Comes with many NOS parts. Serious inquiries only; must be seen. $4,000. Long Island, NY. Call 631-537-2746 and I will surely return all calls if not home. 2/04 _________________________________ Lancia Zagato 1981- Black/ Gold Lancia Zagato. No rust, scratches, dents very good condition with only some split seams on seats , otherwise interior very good. 27,000 miles. $4750 or best offer. More photo's can be seen at http://www.fiatparts.com/lancias.htm . Mention Ricambi ad! [email protected] or 856-358-1555. 5/04 _________________________________ 1970 Fiat 850 Spider - Very good shape considering the age, needs front brakes and paint job, top is primarily intact, runs great. More info, Bob: R and R Foreign Parts - 1-719-634-5677 _________________________________ '73 850 Spider - Running shape. not licensed or inspected but they've only been expired for a year and will easily pass. Some dings, most notably a crease in the nose. Paint is chipping off the rear panel of the car. The bumpers aren't so hot but could be fixed or replaced readily. Many new parts recently installed, including brakes and wheel cylinders, radiator, rebuilt carb, exhaust, alternator, kingpins and convertible top. over 80,000 miles and the motor is a bit smoky, but it's still a fun drive. There is some minor rust, but it could be taken care of easily. The interior is almost entirely black except for the rear shelf. The driver's seat will need a slip cover installed. I have a dash with no cracks to go with the car to replace the one that's in there now. PRICE: $1,250 Contact [email protected] for more info. '71 850 Spider - I have the original NJ title but I've never transferred it to my name. French blue and the chrome looks immaculate. I think the P.O. had just refinished it. The paint is also new but needs a buffing. The top will need to be replaced, and the seats are covered, but the rest of the interior looks great. The bad: Needs a gas tank (I have one) and a couple parts I've robbed for the green one (valve cover, coolant overflow bottle, and one relay). It will also need some welding underneath. Other than that, the car is in nice shape. The engine does run when hooked up to an alternate fuel tank (5gal. can, etc.) and it sounds good. Shifter seems nice and tight though I've never driven the car. This is a 75% restoration job that just needs the last 25% to be a nice car. PRICE: $750 obo The cars are located in Jeannette, PA which is about 25 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Cash takes 'em, and buyer is responsible for shipping or pickup. Contact [email protected] for more info. PARTS–For Sale Neat Novelty For Fan of the Fiat Family of Cars - Brand New Yugo Bags. Bags very colorful displays that were once something given out at auto shows back in the midlate eighties when the car was introduced. One side is a picture of a red Yugo against a black starred background. Other side consist of the Yugo “emblem” stacked on top of each other in its colors of yellow and gray against the black background. Bags are double walled. $7.50 pair, includes shipping. I am suggesting a pair because if you were displaying them, you would want to be able to see both sides at once. Call Arnold at (610) 626-1436 or 394-9692 1/04 _________________________________ Fiat 124 Spider parts at reasonable prices: FI system, tan front seats, iron cross rims, older magnesium rims with chrome hub, top frame parts, hood from 79-84. miscell. lens and lens holders, radio console, alternators, starters, mirrors, and many more. Terry at (717) 626-5541 or email at [email protected] 1/04 _________________________________ Fiat Iron Cross wheels - (4) Came off 1980 Fiat Spyder. Good condition. Includes bolts and caps. $75.00 each plus shipping. Grand Blanc Michigan. Call 810.694.5669 John 1/04 _________________________________ Fiat, Lancia, Alfa sales broch, books, models & toys. Wide selection. 100s of items - fun stuff for all budgets. Call/write for your free 10 page list. Doug Schellinger, 13717 W Green Meadow Dr, New Berlin, WI 53151. email: [email protected] 414/687-2489 eve. 1/04 _________________________________ 4 1978 lancia rims- and new tires,mint condition 14” rims, [email protected] price $425 2/04 Parting out 4 X 1/9s - 3 are FI 1500CC and the other is a 1300cc carb. I have a 1978 2.0 spider for parts too. Some NOS parts and exhaust systems are available. Contact Bob Santoro (513) 305-9312 1/04 _________________________________ Lots of Lancia - Scorpion, Coupe, Orig. Fiat Sales Brochures 02/01 Shows all models, interiors and features. Prices per year: ‘49-’55, $35; ‘56-’59, $25; ‘60-’64, $20; ‘65-’69 $18; ‘70-’79, $15; ‘80present, $12, add $3.50 for ship, specify yr. Have lit for Alfa, Lancia and other Euro cars. Walter Miller, 315-432-8282 www.autolit.com 1/04 _________________________________ X1/9 parts- flip headlights, steering wheel, exhaust manifold f.i. car, catalytic convertor, side windows (vent), targa top, wheel spacers, exhaust manifold dual downpipes (yugo) Make me a fair offer on any or all the parts. The parts are in Asheville, NC. Contact me via email at: [email protected] Thanks, Rob Sewell 5/04 _________________________________ 1965 Fiat Cabriolet 118H Parts- flywheel shield, Windshield + trim, trunk lock no key, head, valves pushrods, weber carb + manifold, manifold+header, valve cover, trunk mat, windshield wipers+nozzles, winndshield wiper motor, transmision case + bellhousing, exhaust support bracket, flywheel, tag lights + tag mount, brakes drums, alum finned pr., driveshaft, subframe, oilpan, choke cables, radiator, convertible top frame, crank, rods, pistons, camshaft, side vent windows pr., outside door handles pr., side window mechanism pr., REBUILT Starter, REBUILT Generator Bertone Mazda MX-81 prototype, one-sided, brochures. Four distinct brochures. Acquired from Bertone factory in 1982. 28x34cm. Perfect condition. BO. [email protected] 5/04 _________________________________ Bertone Cabrio (Fiat Ritmo Super 85) prototype brochure. 21.5x28cm (~8.5x11"). Acquired at Bertone factory in 1982. Perfect condition. Best offer. [email protected] 5/04 _________________________________ NOS 1968-78 124 Fiat Spider Reupholstery kit. RED vinyl. Does both front seats.Made by AutoMat, perfect condition. Lists for over $250 , sell for $125 plus shipping. Contact: Cal Crouch 315-691-9718 or [email protected] 5/04 _________________________________ 4 1978 lancia hpe1800 rims- and brand new tires for sale mint condition rims 14inchers [email protected] price $425.00 5/04 _________________________________ Fiat X1/9 literature- All magazines are complete. Worst condition is that the cover is no longer attached, but still present, with best being slightly scuffed. -Car and Driver tests of the X1/9: May 73, August 74, January 78, June 79, May 1980 convertible comparison with MGB & TR7.-R&T Sport & GT 1976, X1/9 test. -Car (europe) August 1989. Goodbye to the X1/9. 6 CAR magazine writers all say goodbye to the X1/9. -Articles only (tests on the X1/9 unless noted otherwise): AutoWeek Dec 28, 1981 Project X1/9 Part II, Car June 1982, Consumer Reports September 1974, R&T Dec 1983 Baker Automotive X1/9, R&T May 1977 Owner Survey, R&T 1980. -Numerous pictures, brochures, & advertisements. Bertone X1/9 brochure acquired at the Bertone factory in 1982 - perfect condition. Owners Warranty and Service Book for a 1977 X1/9. Clymers Fiat 128 & X1/9, 1971 - 1978. Fiat X1/9 1977 Specification & data manual. Numerous other spec sheets. -PBS Engineering manual & catalog. Fiat North America Project X1/9 - The complete Guide to Racing Preparation of the Fiat X1/9. Quickor Engineering catalog. Faza & Bayless catalogs (of course), as well as many, many, many loose sheets from them. Canon Inductions systems. Alquati March 1982 catalog, in Italian, obtained directly from the factory. Serra catalog. -FLU Fiat Ricambi March / April 1998, July / August 1998. Ciao! News: Fall 1995 (2); Spring 96; Summer 96; Fall 96; Winter 96; Winter 97. - BO. [email protected] 5/04 _________________________________ Service Manuals, History Books, Owners Manuals, Parts interchange manuals, history books, & more for 500, 600, 850, 1100, 1200, 1500, 128, X1/9, 124, Spider, 125, 131, Strada, Brava Alex Voss Tel: 206-721-3077 www.books4cars.com Alex Voss Tel: USA-206-721-3077 1/04 _________________________________ Lots of Lancia - Scorpion, Coupe, Sedan, spares Please call or email with needs. Scorpion complete 4 tip Ansa exhaust system, aluminized, used. NEW 84.4MM 8.9:1 piston set. 1800 cyl heads and exhaust manifolds, John Kostelansky 908-782-4237 anytime email: [email protected] 1/04 _________________________________ SHIFT BUSHING KIT 07/02 for Lancia Beta manual transmissions. The factory plastic bushings are the primary cause of linkage problems. Lancia Beta shift bushing kits are available for $95 (US) plus shipping. We can press the new bushings in for $145 (US) plus shipping. Single bushings are $20 plus $5 shipping. Each bushing comes with a retaining ring and nut. John Montgomery 770-932-2380 1/04 _________________________________ Fiat Spider targa hard top, with rear glass window--European piece, very rare, excellent condition, never on cars, 20% below Doc’s cost at $1250. Buyer pays pays shipping or pick up in Atlanta. Other items, including dual webers, manifolds, etc. Fiat Spiders. Doug Hamway, [email protected] or call (770) 867-5869. 1/04 _________________________________ NOS Inventory. 115 pages of brand new old stock inventory. You might find that part you have been looking for years for. If you find something, send me a e-mail at [email protected]. Index of parts at http://www.fiatparts.com/i-index.htm Mention Ricambi ad! [email protected] or 856-358-1555. 5/04 _________________________________ Front turn signal assemblies with housing, wiring harness and lens. These are not reproductions but NOS original Pininfarina which will fit back to 1975 Spiders. Also fit 1500 X 1/9's. Right and left. $45 each. Mention Ricambi ad! [email protected] or 856-358-1555. 5/04 _________________________________ Direct From Europe! Small bumper conversion kit for 1975 - 1985 Spiders . Front small chrome and two rear bumpers new and all necessary brackets to get rid of those heavy ugly tube bumpers to the sleek old style bumpers. $1000. Mention Ricambi ad! [email protected] or 856-358-1555. 5/04 _________________________________ Tail light gaskets! NEW! 1800 and 2000 taillight gaskets. Replace those old, painted over gaskets! $25 each. Mention Ricambi ad! [email protected] or 856-358-1555. 5/04 _________________________________ X1/9 Spoiler- Newly reproduced to fit and look JUST like the OE version. Goes in front under bumper, Fits 1979 to end of production. $100 + $15 shipping to anywhere in US, Contact Brett at 865-525-1554 or e-mail at [email protected] 5/04 PARTS–wanted WANTED: Used High Performance Exhaust System Such as Ansa or other high-end manufacturer for a 1976 Lancia Scorpion. Reply with price. Contact Tino Blasioli. tel: (914)736-2437 after 5PM, email: [email protected] 1/04 _________________________________ One left rear (drivers side) tail light lense for 850 Spider. Call Ken at (717) 5660803, or e-mail at: [email protected] 1/04 _________________________________ 1961 Fiat 1200 cabriolet front bumper with or w/o brackets, headlight rims, front turn signal assem. with lens, taillight lens and taillight assembly.Russ Burril at 630-530-1831 or e-mail [email protected] 1/04 _________________________________ Used High Performance Exhaust System Such as Ansa or other high-end manufacturer for a 1976 Lancia Scorpion. Reply with price. Contact Tino Blasioli. tel: (914)736-2437 after 5PM, email: [email protected] _________________________________ one left rear (drivers side) tail light lens for 850 Spider. Call Ken at (717) 566-0803, or e-mail at: [email protected] _________________________________ Advertising is FREE to all Fiat Lancia Unlimited members. For non–members, cost per ad is $10.00 with payment to Fiat Lancia Unlimited. We reserve the right to edit all ads. Ads are published in two issues. Please make sure your copy is legible. Fax your ad copy to (865) 525-0118 or e-mail text with photo to [email protected] www.flu.org 30 FLU Board Member/Officer Elections Participation is greatly needed! The Nomination period for FLU Officers and Board of Directors concluded on June 30, 2004. Officer positions are elected each year. Board members are elected on a rotating basis to serve three year terms. All candidates must be current FLU members in good standing and have internet access. The ballot is in this issue of Ricambi. Current members may vote via mail (FLU, P.O. Box 193, Shillington, PA 19607) or vote online at www.flu.org Voting closes August 31, 2004. (vote for one in each officer position) Board of Directors: President: (Choose FOUR Board of Director candidates) ___ John Montgomery (President, 2001 to current) ____ Bobb Rayner ___ Evan J. Statman ____ Brett Melancon ___ Write in: ______________________ ____ Charlie Bates (incumbant) Vice President: ____ Dwight Varnes ____ Evan J. Statman ____ ____ Haz Neuman (incumbant) Write in: ______________________ ____ John Goodfellow ____ Jon Logan ____ Mike Sassaman (incumbant) Treasurer: ____ Scott Hill (incumbant) ____ Write in: _______________________ ____ Sam Germana ____ Shaun Folkerts (incumbant) ____ Thad Kirk (incumbant) PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Columbus, OH PERMIT #4416 FLU Membership 3258 Scioto Farms Drive Hilliard, Ohio 43026 www.flu.org
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