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Cold Start: Big Fan

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Looking at these pictures, it feels good to see that the 1962 Fiat 1800B had at least one huge fan out there, doesn’t it?

 

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You had a nice long Cold Start yesterday. Today you just get this one gag.

 

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Slow Joe Crow
Slow Joe Crow
2 years ago

Pininfarina really did sell the same design everywhere since at first glance that Fiat could easily be an Austin A60 or Peugeot 404

I drive a boring SUV
I drive a boring SUV
2 years ago
Reply to  Slow Joe Crow

These were manufactured under license in Spain as the SEAT 1500 and 1800D

Dave Horchak
Dave Horchak
2 years ago

And screw everyone I would love to own and drive one of these. I don’t know why.

DysLexus
DysLexus
2 years ago

A common sight in 1960’s Fiat car photoshoots, large fans were needed to blow off excess condensation forming on the cars during the wet season in that mediterranean climate. Experience told them that cars would actually rust through during the photoshoots otherwise.

Dave Horchak
Dave Horchak
2 years ago
Reply to  DysLexus

So the fan needed to be in the picture? I refute your logic and replace it with my own. Which is so damn hot wear suits to demonstrate regal, professional or business and yeah cool the damn people off under hot lights. I apologize I’m just that guy who is spock like in logic.

Patrick
Patrick
2 years ago

So, clearly an air-cooled Fiat

Russ McLean
Russ McLean
2 years ago

I once owned a used Fiat 1100 D. It was a turd – the fan is to blow away the smell…

Mr. Frick
Mr. Frick
2 years ago
Reply to  Russ McLean

I had a 67 1100 D station wagon. Three on the tree. Loved that car.

Chris with bad opinions
Chris with bad opinions
2 years ago

Today’s Cold Start really blows.

SquareTaillight2002
SquareTaillight2002
2 years ago

The fan is leftover from the 0-60 runs where it provided an assisting tailwind.

Aaron Headly
Aaron Headly
2 years ago

FIAT couldn’t find an 1800 with a left front fender that matched the rest of the car? The car guys must hate the marketing guys.

ExAutoJourno
ExAutoJourno
2 years ago
Reply to  Aaron Headly

Looks to me as if the whole front clip might have been repainted. That tells me it was probably a press-fleet car before being used for photos.

Andy Individual
Andy Individual
2 years ago
Reply to  Aaron Headly

That’s frost on the front fender. The car is so chill.

Sid Bridge
Sid Bridge
2 years ago

When I was a kid I had this awesome toy set that came with rolling “frames” for toy cars, and molds that you could press aluminum foil into in order to make bodies for them. The result was a foil-bodied car that you could paint with markers, then thoroughly wreck into an oblivion of twisted metal before starting all over again. Like I said… awesome.

Anyway, this car totally reminds me of a tinfoil car body on a plastic toy frame.

unclesam
unclesam
2 years ago
Reply to  Sid Bridge

I had something like that, but came with plastic sheets and instead of foil. The thing was basically an easybake oven adapted for vacuum molding. Never did work very well, but molding the body shells was great fun

MaximillianMeen
MaximillianMeen
2 years ago

But does the Fiat hit the fan?

Lew Schiller
Lew Schiller
2 years ago

Looks more like a propeller on a wooden stand

Mr.Asa
Mr.Asa
2 years ago
Reply to  Lew Schiller

This cold start is a (prop) wash

Paul Brogger
Paul Brogger
2 years ago
Reply to  Lew Schiller

Props for that bit of recognition.

Dave Horchak
Dave Horchak
2 years ago
Reply to  Lew Schiller

And screw everyone I would love to own and drive one of these. I don’t know.

Dave Horchak
Dave Horchak
2 years ago
Reply to  Lew Schiller

Astute comment. I didn’t notice and am unsure of the era but the osha laws did require a cage around the blades on fans.

Cool Dave
Cool Dave
2 years ago

I’m blown away.

Boulevard_Yachtsman
Boulevard_Yachtsman
2 years ago
Reply to  Cool Dave

It blue me away.

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