Angelina’s 2012: Le Fiat Cinquecento
Posted: October 29, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 500, Abarth, Angelina's, body, Car, Cinquecento, Classic, Fiat, Island, Italian, Mind, Momo, motor, Nick, NY, Over, show, Staten, vintage, Walker, wide Leave a comment »
Italian car shows are always full of interesting things. Often the first things to come to mind are exotics like Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and Maseratis, which were all well accounted for at this year’s event. However, if you go to a lot of car events like I do, then your typical Ferrari 430s and Lambo Gallardos get a bit mundane after a while. Luckily things at this year’s Angelina’s Italian Car Show in Staten Island, NY got spiced up with the arrival of an eclectic bunch of Fiat Ciquecentos. Each one was unique with its own appeal, from the modified Abarth model to the yellow standard 500. I cannot emphasize enough how these cars stole the show from the Ferraris when they arrived. There is just so much personality in each one that they are irresistible, even when compared to cars that cost as much as a house. Regardless of whether you share my enthusiasm for these classic Fiats or not, one thing is certain; the Italians sure know how to make some appealing cars. Enjoy.
Lime Rock Historic Festival: RAUH-Welt Begriff Porsche 993
Posted: October 9, 2012 Filed under: EVENTS / PLACES | Tags: 911, 993, Begriff, body, Carrera, Festival, German, Historic, Japanese, kit, Lime, Mind, motor, Over, Park, Porsche, RAUH, Rock, RWB, Stance, turbo, Welt, wide Leave a comment »
RAUH-Welt Begriff (RWB) makes aftermarket body kits for Porsches. They have developed a bit of a cult fan base with the advent of the stance movement, and largely fit that emphasis on style for style sake. Many RWB Porsches are indeed highly modified monsters, but RWB only offers things relating to appearance; body kit, wheels, and a lowered suspension. Each RWB car is made unique for the owner, so between the kit itself as well as the other performance modifications fitted by the owner no RWB Porsche is exactly the same. The car you see here looked stunning, and called all sorts of attention to itself during the Concours at Lime Rock Park. I did however make the mistake of looking through the vents into the engine bay, only to find that underneath this car was a bone stock 993 Carrera. Shattered were my hopes of finding a monstrous 750whp, twin GT30R turbo setup, as I have seen on other 993s. The car did still look the absolute business though, and unless you really looked you couldn’t tell the car was all show and no go. Either way I was thrilled to have finally seen one of these demonic looking Porsches up close, it surely leaves quite the impression. Enjoy the gallery.
Hot Rodded Fiat 500 at Greenwich CDE
Posted: July 26, 2011 Filed under: Auto Idolatry | Tags: 500, B16, B18, body, Concours, Fiat, Greenwich, Honda, K20, Mind, Mind over motor, Modified, motor, Over, wide, Widebody Leave a comment »
Heavily modded Fiat 500
Saw this monster at the Greenwich concours in June. It is a heavily modified Fiat 500, honda motor in the rear (forgive me for not knowing what type), a widebody kit, suspension mods, and stripped out. The guy said it was making around 200whp and weighed well under a ton. Awesome little car. Read the rest of this entry »
