Fiat Bambino

[RZ350]

I take it this is one also? Was down in Dunsborough in WA for a weekend away and there was some hill climb event on. Didnt have a clue what it was (thought it was a VW to start with) but it sounded and went frieking mint thanks to the slightly upgraded engine.



Some poor bastard also had a whoopsy in his ferrari (understeered straight into a tree)

[Denver]

I take it this is one also? Was down in Dunsborough in WA for a weekend away and there was some hill climb event on. Didnt have a clue what it was (thought it was a VW to start with) but it sounded and went frieking mint thanks to the slightly upgraded engine.

Thats dick wards car, he owns/runs go gear..

thats got a rotary stuffed into the back of it, not sure what flavour, but its not turbo, it IS however, fucking fast, runs around waneroo in various race meets, and does the speed series/hill climbs..

[BT]

It's not a Bambino though. It's a 600, which had a water-cooled inline 4 cylinder in the back. The 500 (Bambino) is smaller and had the air cooled 2 cylinder engine.

[MR-PUNANNY]

Well it went ok yesterday, we had to get a new battery for it, and it cranked over, well tried to. I had no idea how to take the plugs out, to try the oil trick, but the engine seems like it wants to go, Ill post up pics soon.

[BT]

The Niki (IIRC) is more based on the 600. Still had the funky transverse leaf in the front and swing axles out the back like the 600 & 500.

Guido! Turn in you "certified Fiat geek" badge, clean up your oil leak, and leave the house immediately! The Niki (126) was a 500 replacement all the way, right down to the air cooled twin.

But with a few more cylinders and a bit of an education, they come out looking like this ....

[Grunt]

im glad you said that was his name i saw the name on the side of the car and proceeded to piss my self laughing for a while thought it was a joke.

*apologies*

nice car all the same...

[floody]

The one running as a Steyr Puch, and the couple of others, in Targa were good to watch, they look very strange tottering about sideways... Can't remember which one of them it was, but one was powered by a boat engine of some description (!)..

My mum had an OT2000 motor and box in the back of an otherwise fairly stock 850 coupe, a long long time ago.

[bollie7]

Cal
That ATS 2500GT is a sweet looking thing isn't it?

bollie7

[Camma]

Bambino with Ducati motorbike engine

http://www.f500.co.uk/

I want one

[MR-PUNANNY]

we finally got the little beast started today, took some piccies with the camera phone. It needs a new badge on the front, little kids around the street tried to pinch it.

[ST]

Is it for sale?

If so PM me a price.

[ScortFreak]

I'm also interested if it's for sale.

[MR-PUNANNY]

na sorry boys, it aint for sale. Damn, alotta ppl walk past and ask if it is. Ok, 50k is the asking price

[supraiggy]

Haha, nice work Shane. There was shiteload of this back in Yugo, such an unreliable car. It's what earnt FIAT, the "Fix It Again Tony" rep. Glad to see you started it, it's a relic and half... they dont make cars with 1 and 1/2 cylinders any more. :p

[F|sh]

dick wards car is a PP 13B hmm bloody nice and quick won quite a few championships in it and in malaysia too.