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#61 of 17960 by magnetophone Aug 07, 2002 (2:19 pm)
They still build the Spider.. I saw several in Italy.
#62 of 17960 I think Lemko's right about the ..... by andys120 Aug 07, 2002 (2:28 pm)
Plymouth Cricket nee Hillman Avenger. The Rootes Group included some old British names such as Sunbean and Humber. For a time Chryco made the Sunbeam Tiger which was powered by a Ford 260 V8 because they couldn't find a Mopar V8 that'd fit.   I must've confused the Cricket with the Omnirizon which was made in Europe as a Talbot when Chrysler owned Talbo-Simca.
#63 of 17960 by magnetophone Aug 07, 2002 (2:43 pm)
I think Peugeot owned Chrysler of Europe around that time...
#64 of 17960 Magnet: by jrosasmc Aug 07, 2002 (3:52 pm)
I was talking about the old-style Spiders, the ones that dated back to "The Graduate" from 1967. The Spiders you saw in Italy were most definitely the new style with the Twin Spark engine, right?
#65 of 17960 by magnetophone Aug 07, 2002 (4:15 pm)
Yes, the FWD Spider based off of the Alfa GTV.
#66 of 17960 by Mr_Shiftright HOST Aug 07, 2002 (6:19 pm)
The last RWD Spiders were the 115.A2s I believe (going from memory here). I've seen some registered as a '94, probably leftovers.   Hardly an "obscure" car however.....harumpf!   Now if you had said an Alfa Montreal, well, okay!
#67 of 17960 la forza by angelboing Aug 07, 2002 (10:45 pm)
i've seen a few of those here in LA.... somewhat boring styled SUVs...
#68 of 17960 I saw two new Minis in one day.... by andys120 Aug 08, 2002 (8:48 am)
I think they're gonna be pretty popular considering how tiny they are (tho a lot bigger than the original).
#69 of 17960 by magnetophone Aug 08, 2002 (9:31 am)
Does anyone know the details of what is in a Laforza? What kind of engine? are they related to Fiat?
#70 of 17960 by machiavelli Aug 08, 2002 (9:52 am)
I'm starting to see new Minis, too. I've seen 3 or 4 so far.   I think the Laforza was an Italian SUV - I think it had a 5.0L Ford V8. A nice looking SUV, anyway. I don't think it was related to FIAT.

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