I don't like Pandas, they're an evolutionary dead end. But this is a car forum so I'm going to talk about Fiat Pandas instead, which I do like.
My first experience of the Fiat Panda was Mrs Tibbs' car when I was at Infant school. That weird school uniform blue colour with an interior that made you feel like you were sat in a biscuit tin with only a few of the sharp edges covered. The lasting memory was her trying to figure out why it was having trouble on the school drive, only noticing when she got to the end of it that her handbrake was still fully on. Didn't matter, the little Fiat carried on regardless, dragging its back wheels and I'm sure leaving a great long mark along the tarmac behind it.
They've long since had a place in my heart as basic, cheerful Italian motoring for the masses. Very much a people's car.
Here's some pictures I found of ones that interested me and might interest you too.
This one is probably a Seat Marbella, but I think it looks really nice and it's essentially the same car.
Worth noting there's quite a few cool ones on Flickr, but you can't link the pictures here due to copyright settings. I've put links here anyway.
www.flickr.com/photos/39302751@N06/4638508119/
This person is on RR, I can't remember their username, please step up! These are some excellent digital mods.
www.flickr.com/photos/littlepixel/4061909879/
www.flickr.com/photos/littlepixel/4061907931/in/photostream/
Martini Panda
www.flickr.com/photos/8945297@N03/551902264/
Off-road Panda
www.flickr.com/photos/flakacars/4953034015/
Albino Panda
www.flickr.com/photos/skitmeister/4780624197/
Back to some pics now.
Build thread (many pictures): retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=95618&page=1
This one is odd.
From the site: "»24 hr. Tangenziale«, 2006 (A replica of the radiator from the Bisiluro designed by Carlo Mollino and Mario Damonte for the 750cc class at the 1955 Le Mans 24 hour race, fitted to a 1986 FIAT Panda and driven 24 hours on the 28th and 29th of March 2006 around the Tangenziale, Turin)"
My first experience of the Fiat Panda was Mrs Tibbs' car when I was at Infant school. That weird school uniform blue colour with an interior that made you feel like you were sat in a biscuit tin with only a few of the sharp edges covered. The lasting memory was her trying to figure out why it was having trouble on the school drive, only noticing when she got to the end of it that her handbrake was still fully on. Didn't matter, the little Fiat carried on regardless, dragging its back wheels and I'm sure leaving a great long mark along the tarmac behind it.
They've long since had a place in my heart as basic, cheerful Italian motoring for the masses. Very much a people's car.
Here's some pictures I found of ones that interested me and might interest you too.
This one is probably a Seat Marbella, but I think it looks really nice and it's essentially the same car.
Worth noting there's quite a few cool ones on Flickr, but you can't link the pictures here due to copyright settings. I've put links here anyway.
www.flickr.com/photos/39302751@N06/4638508119/
This person is on RR, I can't remember their username, please step up! These are some excellent digital mods.
www.flickr.com/photos/littlepixel/4061909879/
www.flickr.com/photos/littlepixel/4061907931/in/photostream/
Martini Panda
www.flickr.com/photos/8945297@N03/551902264/
Off-road Panda
www.flickr.com/photos/flakacars/4953034015/
Albino Panda
www.flickr.com/photos/skitmeister/4780624197/
Back to some pics now.
Build thread (many pictures): retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides&action=display&thread=95618&page=1
This one is odd.
From the site: "»24 hr. Tangenziale«, 2006 (A replica of the radiator from the Bisiluro designed by Carlo Mollino and Mario Damonte for the 750cc class at the 1955 Le Mans 24 hour race, fitted to a 1986 FIAT Panda and driven 24 hours on the 28th and 29th of March 2006 around the Tangenziale, Turin)"
