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spider113 · Post by **spider113** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:58 pm

Hello everyone,

Just registered and wanted to greet all the Fiat loyal out there. I am the very proud protector of an 81' Spider 50th anniversary number 113. She is an awesome example of what a car can be if cared for by the right person. I purchased this car from a gentleman out west who purchased it almost new, within 6 months of the original sale. I have every record, including the original owners 1 month check-up. I am appreciative of all he did to preserve this car and it's heritage. She was his wife's daily driver, but it became her baby very quickly. The car only has 54K miles on it.

The Fiat 2000 Spider 50th Anniversary holds a special place in my memories. I grew up in Erie, PA. It is a city, that in 1980, had a Fiat dealership. I was a senior in high school and knew the general manager of the dealership. I sat in the only 50th they were to get in and fell in love. I said "I will have one of these some day", but the price of the car rivaled the new Cadillacs he had in the showroom. I knew I had to wait a while for that dream to become a reality. Then, in 1988, I bought my first Anniversary Spider from a small used car dealer in Baton Rouge LA. The dealer did not appreciate the significance of the car and I got lucky on the price. I think the serial number was in the 300's, but I don't remember. It had 130K on it but it looked pretty good. The car went with a divorce and I have wanted one ever since.

That was not my first experience with a Fiat. My dad and mom purchased a 1967 Fiat 1500 Cabriolet. I spent my formative years riding in, and repairing that car. When the car finally broke in two in 1982, my dad had it hauled away for scrap! It had 24,000 tame miles on it!!! What a shame.

Sorry for the trip down memory lane, but I have loved these cars since I was 4 years old.
Hello again everyone. Pictures will follow as soon as the snow is gone and the cover is off!!!

wengr · Post by **wengr** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:10 pm

Hello and welcome from the other end of Pa. here.

baltobernie · Post by **baltobernie** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:22 pm

Hello from a former Pennsylvanian,

I think you'll find that many Fiatsi here have owned one of these great cars in their past, myself included. I hope you get a chance to meet some other Spider owners, as part of the fun is swapping stories about maintenance, upgrades, etc. There's a national get-together in Phila. later this summer, and it seems there are many Spider owners across the lake. Welcome!

kilrwail · Post by **kilrwail** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:17 pm

Welcome to the forum, from just a little further north. I too have loved these cars for forty years, but I wasn't 4 years old when it started! Hope to see you at FFO in Valley Forge.

kristoj · Post by **kristoj** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:12 pm

Welcome to the forum and hello from N.E. Ohio! You said you grew up in Erie but don't specify where you are now (unless I missed it). I live only about 90 minutes from Erie. Sounds like you found quite a special Spider. Congrats on a great find.

rlux4 · Post by **rlux4** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:21 pm

Hello and welcome to the forum. Hey don't apologize for the story, it's a great one!
We would love to see pictures of your "Champagne" lovely.
Ron

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:42 pm

welcome, that's a great story about a lifelong dream. We're anxious for pics

mbouse · Post by **mbouse** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:44 am

Hello, 113 -

Erie.... just ran past there about 8 months ago with about 20 Fiats behind me... actually spent the night in Warren, traveling Route 6 from Bowling Green OHIO, to the Pocono Mountains for the #25 FFO.

and, i have relatives living in Oil City and Kane. So, i am familiar with the area. Great place to own a Spider, lots of purty driving.

Welcome to the site. looking forward to chatting with you again soon.

spider113 · Post by **spider113** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:53 am

mbouse wrote:Hello, 113 -

Erie.... just ran past there about 8 months ago with about 20 Fiats behind me... actually spent the night in Warren, traveling Route 6 from Bowling Green OHIO, to the Pocono Mountains for the #25 FFO.

and, i have relatives living in Oil City and Kane. So, i am familiar with the area. Great place to own a Spider, lots of purty driving.

Welcome to the site. looking forward to chatting with you again soon.

Hello Mike, I do live in Erie and have spent time in all the cities you mentioned. I can't wait for he weather to break so I can tool about the countryside sans a roof covered with ice and snow!!!

spider113 · Post by **spider113** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:55 am

rlux4 wrote:Hello and welcome to the forum. Hey don't apologize for the story, it's a great one!
We would love to see pictures of your "Champagne" lovely.
Ron

Hello Ron, I will be setting up a series of pictures of my "Champagne lovely" when she gets out of hibernation! I plan this to be soon.

spider113 · Post by **spider113** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:02 pm

kilrwail wrote:Welcome to the forum, from just a little further north. I too have loved these cars for forty years, but I wasn't 4 years old when it started! Hope to see you at FFO in Valley Forge.

Peter, Hope to meet you in VF at FFO this summer.

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