Oli Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 (edited) Some of you remember that M4ttm4son put a 'free to a good home' thread on here; http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/general-marketplace/110590-free-good-home.html And I took him up on this. The car started like this; And it now looks like this; You can see my wife and 17 month old sitting it it - coincidently its my wife's 30th birthday tomorrow, hence the red bow - she loves it Once again a big thank you to Matt - and if you want to come down for a drive you are more than welcome Edited October 25, 2008 by Oli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Bloody well done Oli! looks amazing :bow: Funnily enough I decided on Saturday to look out for a car to restore myself, a 500 would be one of the possibilities - so now I know who to speak to for advice, as I'm a restoration novice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4ttm4son Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Looks , well done and will definitely be down to see it soon . Happy birthday to the wife too Love the fact that you kept the old FIAT sticker too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Wow!! Was it a surprise for your wife or did she know about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 She knew about the car, but had never seen it,and it was a surprise for her birthday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelwind101 Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Great turn around thats a unique motor thats going to turn heads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 I like that very much. It's great to see classics like this being restored to former glory. I saw one of these about 2 weeks ago being driven by an elderly couple that looked four times the car's age. Very eye catching and fashionable imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bells0 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Good effort!! [and what odd shaped houses] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfc1912 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Looks great, definitely got given to the right person. My sister and brother-in-law drives a baby blue 500 round San Francisco, they get pointed at and stopped by loads of people. It's great when you go to the Italian area as you're treated like royalty. One restaurant manager even moved a Lambo out of the way so they could park outside his restaurant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Great job.. looks fantastic Was it a complete re-spray job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edo Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Top job. Is a drivers wing mirror not a legal requirment?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Top job. Is a drivers wing mirror not a legal requirment?? Not on cars that old Cracking job Oli :notworthy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyk31 Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Looks great, plenty of work involved in that one. Not so sure I would fancy my wife and kids running round in one to be honest, slightly lacking in the safety department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nordberg Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Congrats. Looks great. I was once advised to start small when starting out restoring cars! Looks like you heard the same advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Great job.. looks fantastic Was it a complete re-spray job? Hello mate, yes it was - inside and out, Ill chuck some more pics up of the process; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oli Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Its been done in the factory colour. All inside the boot, and car have been rubbed down and sprayed as well. I'm really please with how its turned out. It had an MOT, this week and just needed a couple of wheel bearings, and whilst there gave it a full service as well Enjoy the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saab Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 excellent job, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saab Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 My old man is a fan of those old Fiats and he's had and restored a few fairly recently - including a yellow 500 which unfortunately i haven't got a picture of. (Sorry - not my intention to hijack the thread!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizze Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 You can see my wife and 17 month old and wife sitting in it. Do the wives get on with each other?? I find one trouble enough! Looks great mate, glad you did it up properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxyboy Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 very nice indeed. i've always fancied doing a older car up but lack the knowledge i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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