"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
08/13/2018 at 15:55 • Filed to: Fiat Ritmo
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"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
08/13/2018 at 15:55 • Filed to: Fiat Ritmo | 4
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Time for a Fiat!
“But”, those who know their Fiats a little will say, “there was never a 138".
“But”, those who really know their Fiats will point out, “the Ritmo was codenamed 138 before a decision was taken to switch to names”.
So meet the 138. The models were named after their power output so this 75 CL had that many horses. You think that’s not many? This was upmarket. There were also 60 and 65 versions.
There was even an openable version.
And if you wanted to go a little quicker, the 130 TC with that many hp.
fintail
> Cé hé sin
08/13/2018 at 16:07 |
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Don’t forget the Regata, a Ritmo with a boot:
(naming the movie should be easy)
facw
> Cé hé sin
08/13/2018 at 16:12 |
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We were having so many planes today, but you just had to pick a car...
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> fintail
08/13/2018 at 16:13 |
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fintail
> AuthiCooper1300
08/13/2018 at 16:16 |
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I know what you mean, but I think our films are crossed :) Mine has only one, the white one pictured.
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> fintail
08/13/2018 at 16:21 |
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> fintail
08/13/2018 at 16:28 |
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AuthiCooper1300
> Cé hé sin
08/13/2018 at 16:41 |
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At a very impressionable age I fell madly in love with the Group 2 versions by Abarth, both in “Alitalia” and “Fiat” livery. (Some of its development, allegedly, was done on an Autobianchi A112 Group 5 fitted with an 1.5 engine – fielded by Chardonnet and driven by Nanard Darniche.)
The Abarth 105/125/130 TC, on the other hand, may have been fabulous (particularly the 130) but they looked hideous.
The late, great Attilio Betteg a : M o nte Carlo Rally , 1 9 7 9 ( D N F )
(Image taken from erikwestrallying/Tumbler)
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fintail
> AuthiCooper1300
08/13/2018 at 16:45 |
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Yep sounds familiar.
Both movies are quite entertaining in their own way (and nearly from the same year).
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Cé hé sin
08/13/2018 at 17:40 |
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Pity the poor things rusted away like nobody’s business :/
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Cé hé sin
> fintail
08/13/2018 at 18:00 |
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I remember the Regata...it was quite popular here.
The Regata was as I recall renamed as the R
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Cé hé sin
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/13/2018 at 18:02 |
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A common thing at the time...
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Cé hé sin
> facw
08/13/2018 at 18:04 |
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An intriguing contraption, the Bv-
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> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/13/2018 at 18:08 |
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AuthiCooper1300
> Cé hé sin
08/13/2018 at 18:19 |
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They were also called Regatta in many Latin American countries; I imagine the trademark “Regata” had been registered there previously.
Something similar happened also with the Spanish versions of the Beta, which were called simply “Coupé 2000” and “HPE 2000”.
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Cé hé sin
08/13/2018 at 18:20 |
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Still sad!
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fintail
> Cé hé sin
08/13/2018 at 21:32 |
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I am surprised any sold, given general Euro dislike of trunks, but old people like them I guess.
We got the Ritmo as the Strada for a few years, but Fiat left this market then, maybe partially due to those cars. Real hen’s teeth today, but a few survived.