Rafaele Pinto in the 124 Abarth 1973

[Odoyle]

(Austria) World Rally Championship 1973
https://youtu.be/yvIC_oKzXeU?t=1m17s

[bradartigue]

Why FIAT ever made promotional pictures of sports cars - convertibles - in the snow is a mystery. Weird advertising.

[divace73]

Why FIAT ever made promotional pictures of sports cars - convertibles - in the snow is a mystery. Weird advertising.

never thought of that, quite funny, a car for all seasons and all events....at least its not as bad as this advert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdT9oURGtTc, don't know how that was suppose to sell cars????

[bradartigue]

European commercials are still as weird. In turn they probably think ours are weird.

[Odoyle]

For anyone who hasn't seen this full video, you need to see this. After watching it, I feel lame for babying the car, this thing was created for pure enjoyment, for excitement, competition, not preservation. Fiats will never be flung through mountain passes with the degree of tenacity seen in this film every again. Mauritzio Verini with the fiat 124 abarth in 1975.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluZEor ... iQkppW0jvw

[mscafide]

Why FIAT ever made promotional pictures of sports cars - convertibles - in the snow is a mystery. Weird advertising.

Why not? Rally championship series WRC was run in all types of weather and road conditions.

I used mine ice racing as well as for rallies and autocross events. It was a daily driver too.