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1969Thor
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Joined: Sun Jul 26, 2020 11:51 am
Your car is a: 1969 124 Spider

Hello from Penticton!

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Hello Everyone - I'm new to Fiats! Just picked up a 1969 124. She's in great shape with only 58k original miles. I'm looking forward to getting to know the car and keeping her running and looking great!Image
18Fiatsandcounting
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Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:23 pm
Your car is a: 1969 and 1971 124 spiders
Location: San Francisco Bay Area

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Great looking car! I particularly like the fact that the sun visors stay up by themselves. Not all Fiats have that asset. :D

-Bryan
davidbruce
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Joined: Tue Jan 05, 2016 2:01 am
Your car is a: 1980 Spider 2000

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Welcome. That is a sweet looking ride. Love the early cars and you are in a great part of the province (world) to enjoy it.
Dave Kelly
Campbell River B.C.
1973 Sport(sold)
1980 Spider 2000(project, aren't they all)
PaulC
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Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2017 5:04 pm
Your car is a: 1979 Fiat Spider 2000
Location: Maine

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Post by PaulC »

18Fiatsandcounting wrote:Great looking car! I particularly like the fact that the sun visors stay up by themselves. Not all Fiats have that asset. :D

-Bryan
You too can experience Sun visor bliss! Just tighten the screws next to the pivot rod.
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courtenay
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Joined: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:41 pm
Your car is a: 1980 Spider 2000
Location: Courtenay, BC, Canada

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You have a great resource in your area .... Chris (Narfire on the Forum) is just up the road in Naramata.
Bruce Shearer
'80 Spider Fi
'10 Volvo XC70
'06 GMC 1 Ton PU
'72 Spider a long, long time ago
18Fiatsandcounting
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Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:23 pm
Your car is a: 1969 and 1971 124 spiders
Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Re: Hello from Penticton!

Post by 18Fiatsandcounting »

PaulC wrote:You too can experience Sun visor bliss! Just tighten the screws next to the pivot rod.
Yes, this works for about 4 decades, but once you move into that 5th decade, ehhh, not so much. The issue is that the screws strip over time, and thus won't tighten. Fortunately, rust often saves the day by increasing the friction on that pivot. Just as Fiat planned, I'm sure. :D

-Bryan
CentFiat
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Joined: Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:39 pm
Your car is a: 1977 Fiat Spider

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Post by CentFiat »

Great looking car. I am based in Denver but do some work close to Penticton. You are in a great spot to drive that beauty around.
Richie
rdv
Posts: 470
Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2006 8:34 am
Your car is a: 69 AS Spider
Location: Hamburg, Germany

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Post by rdv »

Hi
and welcome! Very nice and original car! You are from Pentincton in BC?

The worldwide Spider Register lists only 2 AS Spider in BC in Positano yellow! Is one of that yours:
https://www.fiatspider.de/register?Fahr ... h+Columbia

Would be great to include the picture to the register entry.

I'm driving an AS Spider too, very rare species! :D

Bye, Ralf
69 AS Spider
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the Worldwide Spider Register
Be part of it and register your car(s). Starting point here:
https://www.fiatspider.de/worldwide-spider-register
jskinner96
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Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2020 10:13 am
Your car is a: 1985-5 Pininfarina Azzurra Spider
Location: Santa Rosa Beach, FL

Re: Hello from Penticton!

Post by jskinner96 »

Welcome. I'm still fairly new to the forum and I can tell you it has been a savior on multiple occasions. Lots of helpful folks with a ton of knowledge about these cars.
1985.5 Pininfarina Azzurra Spider
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