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Title: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: speedwell on January 05, 2009, 17:58:12 pm it was in 94 that was the first fiat 850 with flat4 engine , at the time I was only for 2 years in the vw mvnt , and didn't know a lot of thing about empi firm (the car , product, etc...)
i never know at that time that empi have build an 850 fiat , and when i saw the report with the car i said waouww what's that car? never seen before i said what kind of vw is it???..... ::) ::) and after reading the report i was on the bottom of knowledge that we could put one flat4 in a fiat and learnt that empi had made a gasser on a 850 fiat .this day that would indeed enjoy always to make me a 850 cal look fiat have you noticed the empi eliminator shifter on the fiat :o :o this one was owned by gino garcia and after this one , later gino build another car who wants to be the correct replica of the inch pincher too , But this car became the ancient)chop top of clyde berg which lives now in Holland Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: speedwell on January 05, 2009, 18:00:34 pm ;)
Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: deano on January 05, 2009, 18:23:27 pm Gino's Fiat went to Japan as a daily driver??? New owner figured this would be a nice street car... with an FK89 and tons of compression. Yeah, right. I rode in it with Gino on the 8 Freeway. With no seat belts, it was a sure death trap.
Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: speedwell on January 05, 2009, 18:24:23 pm Gino's Fiat went to Japan as a daily driver??? New owner figured this would be a nice street car... with an FK89 and tons of compression. Yeah, right. I rode in it with Gino on the 8 Freeway. With no seat belts, it was a sure death trap. :D :D Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: roland on January 05, 2009, 18:25:45 pm put some classic wheels on and it's a killer car!
Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: 71CALRIPPER on January 05, 2009, 18:35:54 pm wicked ride , i still cant believe how light fiat made cars , i can push the Fiat 600 up my steep drive way with a full cage with 2 people, !! Bring on Italian monkey metal
Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: Cornpanzer on January 05, 2009, 23:27:06 pm put some classic wheels on and it's a killer car! Agreed and lose that Ghey wheelie bar. That car was waaaay cool!Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: Rennsurfer on January 06, 2009, 01:42:24 am WOW! What a sweet lookin' car. I'd only add the factory Euro spec bumpers and paint 'em to match the body color or silver. Beings that the wheels had Italian involvement... they'd stay.
Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: John Rayburn on January 06, 2009, 04:08:19 am I wonder how many people on the thank you list in the article still have money coming to them?
Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: Rennsurfer on January 06, 2009, 04:33:05 am I wonder how many people on the thank you list in the article still have money coming to them? ¿Gracias? Title: Re: gino's 850 spyder fiat Post by: deano on January 06, 2009, 04:36:08 am I hear from Gino every now and then. He now sells/rents medical equipment for home use in San Diego. He has mellowed out a lot since the haydays of the Empi craze, and the chop top mess. I had to go to court on that one.... Judge Judy wanted the case, but luckily no one took up their offer.
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