New member in NC

[MammaMiaNC]

Hello to all!!

Very excited to be a new member of this list. Just bought a 1985 Pinifarina Spider with 22,000 original miles. Just LOVE it. Had a 124 Spider way back in 1970. So happy there is a site specifically for our cars, with detailed information on just about everything. Thanks for being here, all of you!

Kathleen
Franklin, NC

[RRoller123]

Welcome aboard! Post some pics? Here is an instruction on picture posting:

This is a procedure that I have been developing for a little while on how to post pictures here in the Forum. Hope it is useful, and comments are always welcome.

HOW TO POST PICTURES IN FIATSPIDER.COM

Well that picture-posting thing sure is confusing. Took me forever to figure it out. Here is what I do:

First, you must post your pictures on photobucket.com or one of the similar competing websites. You can't post pics directly from your computer. So set up a free account there first. The instructions here reference photobucket.com.

Then in your FS.com post, look for the "Img" box at the top of the post, #9 from the left in the row of command icons.

Put the cursor where you want the pic to appear in the post (leave a few spaces after text is a good idea) and click the "Img" button/icon above.

Then go to the photobucket.com site (or competitor) and find your pic. Hover the cursor over the pic and a drop down menu will appear. Then click the "Direct Link" or similar button. In Photobucket, it will respond with a "copied" indication.

Go back to your FS.com post and make sure the cursor is EXACTLY in between the 2 Img boxes: [img](cursor%20in%20here)[/img] then right click and hit "paste" and the web link for the pic will show up in between the 2 img boxes. DON'T hit the IMG button a second time. MOVE your cursor out of the IMG info you just created before you hit enter.

Now when you post the post, the pic will be there!

Remember that if you delete the photobucket "master" pic, it will no longer appear in the posting here on FS.com

Also: there is a size limit to the pictures that can be displayed here, I think it is 750 pixels in width, someone correct me if I am wrong. So you may need to resize (typically downsize) the pics so that they fit properly and all of the pic is displayed and not cropped. What I do is really simple: I email the original picture to myself within AOL. AOL will automatically prompt you to see if you want the picture "optimized". Say "yes" and send this new pic to yourself. I then save it with a "small" addendum to the picture name and put this optimized picture up on photobucket. It works every single time like a charm.

[ga.spyder]

Hey Kathleen,welcome to the forum.I was in Franklin yesterday!! I rode my Harley over from the Nantahala Gorge up Wayah Road.Gorgeous drive.I live in Blairsville,Ga on the Ga/NC line (near Murphy).We have some events coming up soon,including Fiat Freakout in Charlottesvile,Va. and Fiatfest in Winston Salem.Also,we are trying to get some owners together for a ride here in the Ga. mountains.I will keep you in the loop.We are lucky to have these cars and live in an area with the best driving roads in the country!!
Craig

[MammaMiaNC]

Thanks, guys for your emails. Will follow your instructions and get my 85 pics on the forum.

Hey Craig would love to join the ride. Glad to hear we have active members close by. We were bikers, too and enjoyed riding the same route you just did. I'm assuming you've ridden the Cherahala Skyway, too...what a beautiful ride that is. We sold our Goldwing and our Pinifarina Spider is the replacement fun vehicle. Please keep in touch with me and let us know when the Fiat ride would be. Also when is FiatFest? We plan to attend the Fiat Freakout too. We'll have to find a campground close by, so we can bring the motorhome....we have 2 dogs that always travel with us.

[ga.spyder]

Hey Kathleen,
here is a post made by Denise a couple days ago.She puts on Fiatfest.

http://wwwe.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopi ... 16&t=19118
The info for FFO,is all at http://www.flu.org There should be plenty of camping in the area,as the resort is right off the Blue Ridge Parkway.I have certainly done the Cherohala many times.I have driven it on the bike and the Spider.Same with Tail of the Dragon.I led 20 Fiats thru the Tail a couple years ago as part of FFO in Asheville.We had a blast!!I will try to drive over to Franklin sometime soon,as I would love to see your car in person.
Craig
nuker598@yahoo.com

[dmbaerry]

Hello MammaMia,
I just bought a 82 spider 2000 and I am in Burlington... Totally new to Fiat.

[mdrburchette]

Welcome Kathleen and DMbaerry! My name is Denise and I'm in the Winston-Salem area. I hope you both will join us for the Dixie Fiatfest held Labor Day weekend. If you are interested in more information or would like to be on the emailing list for events in NC, please email me at spyderlady71@yahoo.com

[giuliot60]

Welcome Kathleen. Can't wait to see your car. I used to own a '74 in the early 80's, and just purchased an original owner '81 with 81K miles that was off the road for 4 years, so it needs a little TLC.

I'll have to see where Franklin is.

[MammaMiaNC]

Hello dmbaerry and guilio,

Will post some pics soon. Having some minor fix-ups done at the present time. New muffler, A/C work, etc. Just love this car!
Guilio....Franklin is about 70 miles south and a little west of Asheville.

Ciao,
MammaMiaNC