My Spider Story

[Brunosfiat]

I'm new to the forum, about a week now, and thought I'd share my spider story. My father purchased the spider new in 1980. It became my high school and college car during the spring/summer months from 1985-1991(it was a great chick car). After that time my father got HIS car back. It was a weekend car that my father would take out on occasion. He loved the car. Then in the summer of 2002 some guy in a parking lot offered to buy the car from my father. I guess the offer was too good for him to refuse and the next thing I knew, the car was gone!

My father passed away in 2007. Every time I think of my dad I laugh and remember him driving the Fiat on lazy Sunday afternoons. On a sunny day in 2011 I found myself again thinking about my dad and the spider. I told my wife that day that I really wished I had gotten the car from my father. She suggested that I find it! I happen to be a police officer so tracking the VIN wasn't difficult (it helps when your mother doesn't throw away old registrations). I found the car 3 towns away and contacted the owner. As fate would have it, he had fallen on hard times and was in the process of getting a divorce. Needless to say the spider, my dad's spider, is home! I'm in the process of restoring her back to her original beauty. I can't wait to take my mother out for a ride on a lazy Sunday afternoon! She doesn't know I have the car!

R.I.P. Bruno (Dad)

Thanks for the minute,
Brunosfiat (Connecticut)

[dmwhiteoak]

Now that is a great Spider story! I would like to hear your moms reaction when discovers you have it back. Welcome to the forum. Lots of help avalible here to get it back in shape.

[divace73]

I love stories like that, some people don't understand the connection with a machine, but it's the stories like that that keep the memories alive, well done, I'm sure your dad would be looking down with pride...

[courtenay]

What a great story and welcome to the Forum!! You'll find all kinds of help and advice here - all you have to do is ask.
The fact that your car is an '80 is a real bonus. Many of us think it is the best year ever!!

[RRoller123]

Fantastic!

Welcome aboard! Here is a thread on how to post pictures to the forum:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21014

[narfire]

Great story,about the best one yet.
As you might have noticed,this is a great place for advice and any help and parts you might need to get the Fiat back up to when you remembered it.
There are/ is quite the Spider contingent out your way.
Chris

[TX82FIAT]

Great story. Thanks for sharing. Sharing these cars with family is a joy. Please post your moms reaction and maybe some then and now pics if they exist.

[blazingspider]

That's one great story!! Wish I could see your Mom's face when she gets that first ride after all those years!!

[Snoopy]

Wonderful story !

[westy64]

Here is the photograph of his mother in the restored car !!
Well, when she was younger, before the car needed to be restored



welcome to the forum, and have fun.

a quick warns
do not talk about prices with Jim
and don't talk about miatas with Jay

[4uall]

DID SOMEBODY SAY MIATA?

[rodman]

DID SOMEBODY SAY MIATA?

[westy64]

@brunosfiat,

well, now you know...
we are sorry.
It's an addiction.
just like drinking or... over torqueing the hose clamps.
his is posting this picture every time he reads the banned word.
he is a good forum fellow apart from this, but do never write the m...a word.
unless you like the picture !

[TX82FIAT]

Jimmy Cricket!! Can we go a week! Hey, does anyone else find the fact that this guy has shoes and socks on as if he left the house that way disturbintg. It explains why the top was up! He is assuming the position as if her were pulled over, clearly not a good day for law enforcement. This is the forums own form of unsuccessful shock therapy. And the M***** word continues and the M**** owners picture still does not dissuade some from ownership!!

[supplyguy]

It doesn't matter - I giggle every time he posts it.