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I started a project a day or two ago that I've had on back burner for a decade or two; fabbing a mini 'Whale-Tail' spoiler for our 1961 FIAT 500D in place of the engine lid. Back in the day, many times on the 500 & 600 based sedans the original lid was propped up with fabricated struts to allow excess heat to exit the rear engine compartment and which also exposed the micro-beast under one liter engine for all the world to see. Like this 1967 FIAT 600 based FIAT Abarth 1000 TC Berlina Corsa:

 

FIAT_1000_Corsa.jpg

 

Some enterprising souls fabricated one-off aerodynamic spoilers for their cars. Like this 1000 TC Berlina Corsa:

 

FIAT_1000_TC_Berlina_Corsa_1967.jpg

 

Sorry, couldn't find a red one !!

 

So, I've started on something, 'to be determined', for our FIAT 500D that looks like this now:

 

500_D_Grapevine_TX_2011_1.jpg

 

Alrighty, I'm using one of the unrestored 500's for a mule to model a spoiler on, and there is no engine in it. Instead, I've stored 8 or 10 ring binders of ad paste-ups there that I salvaged from an old local newspaper company that went out of business about 1980 and forgot about. When I took the engine lid off, there they were and I just had to scan through a few. A quick look at one or two turned up this sheet for 1973 Pontiac Firebirds. 

 

 

1973_Firebird_Paste-_Ups.jpg

 

I'm gonna look through some more and see if anything just jumps out at me. Quick look shows what looks like 1971-1977 and so far Olds, Pontiac, and Mercury (Eyes open for Pantera). If I find some more goodies, I may post. (Also a good chance to sneak in some FIAT !!).

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Passionate about those early Dinos !!!

 

As a 40+ year subscriber of 'Road & Track' magazine and with Italian ancestry, the 'Dino' saga resonates with me.

 

http://www.concourselegance.com/alfredo-dino-ferrari-died-from-duchenne-muscular-dystrophy-60-years-ago-2/

 

No !! I've never owned one.

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I started a project a day or two ago that I've had on back burner for a decade or two; fabbing a mini 'Whale-Tail' spoiler for our 1961 FIAT 500D in place of the engine lid. Back in the day, many times on the 500 & 600 based sedans the original lid was propped up with fabricated struts to allow excess heat to exit the rear engine compartment and which also exposed the micro-beast under one liter engine for all the world to see. Like this 1967 FIAT 600 based FIAT Abarth 1000 TC Berlina Corsa:

 

FIAT_1000_Corsa.jpg

 

Some enterprising souls fabricated one-off aerodynamic spoilers for their cars. Like this 1000 TC Berlina Corsa:

 

FIAT_1000_TC_Berlina_Corsa_1967.jpg

 

Sorry, couldn't find a red one !!

 

So, I've started on something, 'to be determined', for our FIAT 500D that looks like this now:

 

500_D_Grapevine_TX_2011_1.jpg

 

Alrighty, I'm using one of the unrestored 500's for a mule to model a spoiler on, and there is no engine in it. Instead, I've stored 8 or 10 ring binders of ad paste-ups there that I salvaged from an old local newspaper company that went out of business about 1980 and forgot about. When I took the engine lid off, there they were and I just had to scan through a few. A quick look at one or two turned up this sheet for 1973 Pontiac Firebirds. 

 

 

1973_Firebird_Paste-_Ups.jpg

 

I'm gonna look through some more and see if anything just jumps out at me. Quick look shows what looks like 1971-1977 and so far Olds, Pontiac, and Mercury (Eyes open for Pantera). If I find some more goodies, I may post. (Also a good chance to sneak in some FIAT !!).

 

                     There was one of those in Medford,Oregon in the early '80's.

The owner told me that it was a Fiat Abarth Nurburgring Special.Cool car!

                  I also saw a modified 600 (?) when I was in Brumos Porsche's

shop,across from the dealership,in Jacksonville,Florida. 

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