CARS

I have no car. I can't afford one, and don't need it.

I don't even like driving. But I do like old cars, and have taken recently to reading magazines devoted to car collectors.

CAR COLLECTOR has a section called Auction

Forum, wherein old cars recently sold at auctions

are discussed and evaluated. The August 2007

edition includes an entry on a 1937 FIAT 500

Topolino Siata Gran Sport Cabriolet, Body by Ghia, a picture of which I include here.

I quote part of the CAR COLLECTOR entry here, because I was surprised at the level of passion expressed:

"Ugly, awful chassis, engine and everything else.

Totally neglected except for paint and seats. This

is a shamefully shabbily treated Topolino, an

auction car that someone has given a top quality

repaint and new interior and left in absolutely

despicable condition everywhere else.
It is a disgrace, and was deservedly shunned by

the bidders in Monaco. The scum who presented

it to the auction can now take it back and try to do

the rest of the car without messing up the cosmetics."

Yowsa! "Scum"! Well, some people are passionate

about their hobbies. I can understand that. I'm

in no position to disagree with the expertise of

the writer, but I must say the vehicle in question

looks darned cute. Not sure I like the white

wheel hubs, though.