New Brooklyn N.Y.

[fiat123]

Hi my name is Vincent I purchased a 1981 Fiat Spider 4 weeks ago. The car is Black/Tan Interior/Tan Roof 5 speed 91k miles.There is no rust on car runs very well I had been looking for one for a few months. Car was purchased in Brooklyn.

[giuliot60]

Congrats Vincent. I was raised in Brooklyn, in the Midwood area. I also owned and drove a few Fiats on Brooklyn streets including a '74 Spider. I recently bought a very nice condition '81 original owner turbo (removed) car with, currently, 82K miles and no rust.

This is a great site. I've learned a lot from it since the spring.

Good luck and get us pictures!

[RRoller123]

welcome aboard!

[fiat123]

Thanks everyone as soon as i figure out how to post photos so far N/G

[giuliot60]

Start and account at photobucket.com.

Upload your images and save them.

Go to the images (album) you want and select the "img" (image) option (I think it's now on the right side of the page when you select a shot).

It will automatically copy the link.

Paste it in your post, or anyone else's for that matter.

That should do it.

[RRoller123]

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.

[steve8462]

hey Vinny, how did you fare in Brooklyn with the storm. i hope all is well, safe and sound

[fiat123]

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[fiat123]

Other Cars
2008 Lexus LS460L
2003 Subaru Outback LLBean
2003 Toyota Rav 4
1987 Toyota Cressida
1973 Mercedes 280 Sedan
1997 Rav 4
My 1st car was a 1966 Fiat 1100D wagon
2nd Car 1965 Fiat 1100D sedan
3rd car 1971 Fiat 124S sedan #126 1981 Fiat Spider

[giuliot60]

Looks really nice Vinny! Good luck.

So is that Sheepshead Bay in the background? Also dig the Italian horn on the mirror. Haven't seen one of those in a while.

[fiat123]

Yes it is Horns are in all my cars Thanks

[jgalvin2000]

Hey vin how's the car running? You bought it privately? Still waiting on mine.owner can't find the title so I might be screwed for a while, if the car is even his lol jeff
PS any tips for me before I actually purchase it things to look for? Thanks

[fiat123]

Rust. thats the big thing and not too much bondo on car Good Luck
Bought car in Brooklyn from an italian man I didnt even drive it . saw to many rust buckets with electrical problems..this one seems to be just right not perfect but nice..