New member from Sweden
New member from Sweden
New member from Sweden.
My friend that you se sometime at this forum is the “swede” and he told me to make a presentation of me and my car.
I’m living in Stockholm Sweden with my family and I am soon 58 years old.
My interest of cars started when I was a little boy and I bought my first car in 1970 and since that year I have had 21 cars and it has been a lot of repairing and rebuilding and a lot of fun thrugh the years.
My first visit to America was in 1977 with 3 friends and we travelled around most on the west coast for five weeks.
We saw a lot of nice cars and I bought me a Road Runner 383 HP from 1977 in LA, Torrance and took it back with me to Sweden. The next visit I bought me a lot of engine parts at Reath Automotive, Long Beach. I had some nice years with that car.
See pictures:
For a long time now I have missed the time in the garage and oil on my fingers……
Some times I've had thoughts to by me a Spider and now I have. A Spider from 1977
A Swedish guy was working some years in LA and he bought it from one who worked with yachts. He brought it back to Sweden and in that time it was beige but now it is dark green again as it was from the factory.
See pictures:
I've allready done a lot of work with it and i love it!
My next project is to change the windscreen.
Now it has been a lot about me and I hope that you will understand my bad English.
I have already got some help from Mark Allison in LA and Stefan in Stuttgart about my Western Wheels. Thank you !
Best regards
Claes
My friend that you se sometime at this forum is the “swede” and he told me to make a presentation of me and my car.
I’m living in Stockholm Sweden with my family and I am soon 58 years old.
My interest of cars started when I was a little boy and I bought my first car in 1970 and since that year I have had 21 cars and it has been a lot of repairing and rebuilding and a lot of fun thrugh the years.
My first visit to America was in 1977 with 3 friends and we travelled around most on the west coast for five weeks.
We saw a lot of nice cars and I bought me a Road Runner 383 HP from 1977 in LA, Torrance and took it back with me to Sweden. The next visit I bought me a lot of engine parts at Reath Automotive, Long Beach. I had some nice years with that car.
See pictures:
For a long time now I have missed the time in the garage and oil on my fingers……
Some times I've had thoughts to by me a Spider and now I have. A Spider from 1977
A Swedish guy was working some years in LA and he bought it from one who worked with yachts. He brought it back to Sweden and in that time it was beige but now it is dark green again as it was from the factory.
See pictures:
I've allready done a lot of work with it and i love it!
My next project is to change the windscreen.
Now it has been a lot about me and I hope that you will understand my bad English.
I have already got some help from Mark Allison in LA and Stefan in Stuttgart about my Western Wheels. Thank you !
Best regards
Claes
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- Your car is a: 1972 Fiat 124 Sport
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Re: New member from Sweden
Your english seems fine with me! Welcome to the forum. You've got a nice looking car there.
1972 124 Spider (Don)
1971 124 Spider (Juan)
1986 Bertone X19 (Blue)
1978 124 Spider Lemons racer
1974 X19 SCCA racer (Paul)
2012 500 Prima Edizione #19 (Mini Rossa)
Ever changing count of parts cars....It's a disease!
1971 124 Spider (Juan)
1986 Bertone X19 (Blue)
1978 124 Spider Lemons racer
1974 X19 SCCA racer (Paul)
2012 500 Prima Edizione #19 (Mini Rossa)
Ever changing count of parts cars....It's a disease!
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- Your car is a: 1976 124 spider
- Location: Rocky Mountains....UTAH! (Not Colorado)
Re: New member from Sweden
welcome!
Don't worry at all about your english; none of us know how to use the language correctly either!
That's a sharp-looking car. I love the green.
What are you changing the windscreen for? Something different? Or repair of a broken one?
Don't worry at all about your english; none of us know how to use the language correctly either!
That's a sharp-looking car. I love the green.
What are you changing the windscreen for? Something different? Or repair of a broken one?
I'm no Boy-Racer..... but if I can't take every on-ramp at TWICE the posted limit.... I'm a total failure!
Re: New member from Sweden
hey, thanks for the heads up. i guess you could call this english..we sure do abuse it here.
nice looking car. does it overheat?
nice looking car. does it overheat?
Re: New member from Sweden
Hi,
It is nice to be a member at this forum.
And I feel welcome and it is nice that you understand me.
I change the windscreen because it is the original and it is very sandblast and it is probably the orginal windscreen.
No it is not overheated. Why do you asked ?
It is nice to be a member at this forum.
And I feel welcome and it is nice that you understand me.
I change the windscreen because it is the original and it is very sandblast and it is probably the orginal windscreen.
No it is not overheated. Why do you asked ?
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- Your car is a: 1973 Spider [sold]
- Location: Baltimore, MD
Re: New member from Sweden
Hello Claes, and Welcome!
I would have loved to see you terrorizing 2-stroke Saabs with that Roadrunner
I would have loved to see you terrorizing 2-stroke Saabs with that Roadrunner
Re: New member from Sweden
Hi,
I have had a 2-stroke Saabs from 1960 so I know the difference
I have had a 2-stroke Saabs from 1960 so I know the difference
Re: New member from Sweden
just looked like the thermostat was not installed correctly. or, maybe i interpreted the picture wrong.
Re: New member from Sweden
Hi mbouse
How schuld it be installed ?
Sometime the temp got a little bit hi
How schuld it be installed ?
Sometime the temp got a little bit hi
Re: New member from Sweden
Welcome Claes,
Welcome to the site and nice cars. I bet it cost a lot to ship something from afar. Sounds like you have the right contacts to help you with any questions concerning your Fiat.
Welcome to the site and nice cars. I bet it cost a lot to ship something from afar. Sounds like you have the right contacts to help you with any questions concerning your Fiat.
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- Your car is a: 1982 2000 Spider
- Location: Granite Falls, Wa
Re: New member from Sweden
Hi Claues, welcome to the forum. I looked for a good picture of the correct orientation of the thermostat, but couldn't find it. Mike (mbouse) has one, I'm sure he'll be back shortly with it.
Ron
Ron
Re: New member from Sweden
Welcome Claes!
Very nice looking spider you have there.
As for the thermostat here is a link to an older thread with lots of good info on the subject
http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... thermostat
This place is great!
Joel
Very nice looking spider you have there.
As for the thermostat here is a link to an older thread with lots of good info on the subject
http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic ... thermostat
This place is great!
Joel
Re: New member from Sweden
Hi,
I looked at my thermostat and it look a little bit different than the picture you gave me but I will take a closer look.
Thank you
I looked at my thermostat and it look a little bit different than the picture you gave me but I will take a closer look.
Thank you