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Old Nov 23, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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Big guy in a clasic Fiat 500

 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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Looks like one size fits all.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 04:11 AM
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Hope he has a good dental plan
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 05:17 AM
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I took my driving test back in the UK in 1978 in a Fiat 128...which was the follow up model to the 500....it was the same size as that. When the examiner walked out of his office he was about 6' 5" and the only way he would fit was with the roof back and his head partially out of the sunroof. When I did the emergency stop his forehead smacked hard across the roof.....all he said was "I won't ask you to do that again..." Looking back it was a classic moment although I was horrified at the time....
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 05:46 AM
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Gotta love the music with it.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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Cute little death-box; I wonder if my butt would need both seats....
 
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Old Nov 25, 2011 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MINILLA
I took my driving test back in the UK in 1978 in a Fiat 128...which was the follow up model to the 500....it was the same size as that. When the examiner walked out of his office he was about 6' 5" and the only way he would fit was with the roof back and his head partially out of the sunroof. When I did the emergency stop his forehead smacked hard across the roof.....all he said was "I won't ask you to do that again..." Looking back it was a classic moment although I was horrified at the time....
 
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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 03:00 PM
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So this car and driver guy is like 6' 7" or something?
 
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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 09:33 PM
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Think he is a pro basketball player.
 
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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 09:47 PM
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Nope he is a writer for Car & Driver.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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Scary! One little fender bender and this guy's face is cut in half by the roof. Very scary!
 
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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WOW the original 500 makes a Smartcar Fourtwo look like a monster truck.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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I had one 1959

I bought mine brand new when I was sixteen years old. I only kept it a year but it was a fun car.
It was small but I was too at that time.
 
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 03:49 PM
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Too cool. Nice to relive those days, hey.
 
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