And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Some designers have no sense at all. What was that old line about the used car, "owned by a little old lady who only drove it to church on Sunday"? A car that's only usable on clear, sunny days?
This vintage vehicle is a 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla 'Eden Roc', an ultra-rare "beach car" designed by Pininfarina. Design: Commissioned by industrial magnates and celebrities, it was designed for cruising along Mediterranean coasts, featuring a unique open-air design with no doors. Unique Features: The vehicle has teak and mahogany woodwork outlining the body, designed with a nautical theme inspired by yachts. Purpose: Built atop a stretched and widened Fiat Multipla chassis, it served as a ferry vehicle for guests around private estates. Rarity: Only two examples of the Eden Roc were originally produced.
I also had a Fiat, many years ago, that you needed to follow around with a dustpan and brush to clear up the flakes of rust that continually dropped off! My wife now drives a Fiat with the 0.9litre twin air engine. Great car and goes like a little rocket! Fiat have upped their game considerably.
Some designers have no sense at all. What was that old line about the used car, "owned by a little old lady who only drove it to church on Sunday"? A car that's only usable on clear, sunny days?
ReplyDeleteI'd give it a roll.
ReplyDeleteThis vintage vehicle is a 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla 'Eden Roc', an ultra-rare "beach car" designed by Pininfarina.
Design: Commissioned by industrial magnates and celebrities, it was designed for cruising along Mediterranean coasts, featuring a unique open-air design with no doors.
Unique Features: The vehicle has teak and mahogany woodwork outlining the body, designed with a nautical theme inspired by yachts.
Purpose: Built atop a stretched and widened Fiat Multipla chassis, it served as a ferry vehicle for guests around private estates.
Rarity: Only two examples of the Eden Roc were originally produced.
It's a BEACH car
ReplyDeleteI had a Fiat one time. Learn from my mistake.
ReplyDeleteI also had a Fiat, many years ago, that you needed to follow around with a dustpan and brush to clear up the flakes of rust that continually dropped off! My wife now drives a Fiat with the 0.9litre twin air engine. Great car and goes like a little rocket! Fiat have upped their game considerably.
DeleteWell they are designed by fiat.........not by integrative, logical thought marketing considerations.........
ReplyDeleteI do admire the wood work but shy of that I agree it's just fugly
ReplyDeleteLooks like a modified Corvair...steering should be on the right for those who think it's cool.
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