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I’M STOKED FOR A FUKKEN THEMA 8.32!
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I think I liked best the bit of the Poltrona Frau craftsmen upholstering the interior.
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The V8 in the Thema was not quite the same as the one in the Mondial/328 series. If I remember correctly it turned in the opposite direction to those. It also had a cross-plane crankshaft, was sligthly detuned and, allegedly, its assembly was subcontracted to Ducati.
Funnily enough some versions of the Thema 2.0 Turbo – which basically had a Delta Integrale engine – were as quick (if not as fast) as an 8.32. Th
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That whole YouTube channel is amazing. It's full of old archival footage from the FIAT group. Ads, dealer training vids, rally documentaries, they're all there.