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Fiat1100inNZ · 8th February 2008, 10:43

Hi guys

This looks like a really great Forum...

The reason I've joined is because I've noticed there are a good few Fiat 1100 (alias Millecento) alias Padmini enthusiasts on the Forum, and I recently bought a 1961 Fiat 1100-103D here in NZ. I'm told it's probably the only Fiat 1100 "on the road" here, although there are a few others in pieces. Mine was assembled in South Africa and has only done 70,000 miles from new.

I speak Italian so have also joined the MILLECENTO FIAT che passione forum in Italy. Inevitably quite a bit of the talk is about parts, so I thought I'd do the sensible thing and see what's happening re 1100s in India as they were so popular there for so many years.

My other cars are a Ford Falcon (Aussie), a Volvo 240, a Citroen DS21 Pallas, a Rover 2000 and a Land Rover Series One. My wife hasn't left me yet but I'm sure she will if I buy any more cars!

I hope this puts you all in the picture.

Kind regards to all, John (alias Fiat1100inNZ)

moralfibre · 8th February 2008, 13:02

Hey John,

Welcome to the forum. Nice intro there. Can we see pictures of your 1100 Delite please.

suren181 · 8th February 2008, 13:31

Welcome to the Forum John. It's really nice to meet up with someone who owns a Fiat1100 in NZ. Do post some pics of your Millicento for the benefit of many of us Fiat aficionados out here in Team BHP You would be surprised to know, there are plenty).

Hold on they would just be coming along to say Hi to you.

I am in the process of restoring a 1957 1100 103 as shown in this page MILLECENTO FIAT che passione

Fiat1100inNZ · 8th February 2008, 13:55

Hi guys, great to hear from you. I'm getting in a bit of a mess over how to paste in pics - bit different from some other forums - so if I make a mess, please bear with me. (This is a note to the Moderators - any errors are unintentional!)

Anyway, here goes... If this doesn't work, have a look at my pics at MILLECENTO FIAT che passione It's the 1100 in NZ (of course!)

All the best, and hope it works! Kind regards, John.

karlosdeville · 8th February 2008, 14:37

Welcome aboard Jon. Looks like we Fiat fanatics are taking over the forum

Theres plenty of Fiat info throughout the forum, take your time and go through the threads, and give us your valued inputs. It would be a very refreshing point of view from you, as most people here still associate the 1100 with Bombays taxis. (There are still 53,000 plying the roads as taxis there!)

Rest assured you can find pretty much everything in terms of spares for your car here, and we'll be glad to help you out. Infact theres another gent from NZ lurking the forum as well, with a racer based on the 1100.

Cheers
Karl

Fiat1100inNZ · 9th February 2008, 00:03

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Originally Posted by karlosdeville

Welcome aboard Jon. Looks like we Fiat fanatics are taking over the forum

Theres plenty of Fiat info throughout the forum, take your time and go through the threads, and give us your valued inputs. It would be a very refreshing point of view from you, as most people here still associate the 1100 with Bombays taxis. (There are still 53,000 plying the roads as taxis there!)

Rest assured you can find pretty much everything in terms of spares for your car here, and we'll be glad to help you out. Infact theres another gent from NZ lurking the forum as well, with a racer based on the 1100.

Cheers
Karl

That's great, thanks Karl... I saw a post by the other gent you mentioned... I'll try and contact him.

The car is currently at my mechanic - see my profile pic - as it had been standing for quite a while. Should have it back pretty soon (hopefully).

One question - there's been a bit of talk on the MILLECENTO FIAT che passione forum about the instrument panel getting very faded, with strip speedo getting hard to read... Were those instrument panels fitted to newer Padminis... ie would new ones still be available somewhere...? I'm basically asking on behalf of others, so I'll pass on any info to the guys on the Italian forum.

Thanks again, John.

adheesh · 9th February 2008, 11:34

Welcome to Team BHP and also to the Fiat Fanatics Club!!

iraghava · 9th February 2008, 12:21

Welcome to the forum John & that's quite a nice collection of cars you have!

Can we please also have some pictures of your DS??? I've been looking to find one for myself for a while!

Fiat1100inNZ · 9th February 2008, 14:38

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Originally Posted by adheesh

Welcome to Team BHP and also to the Fiat Fanatics Club!!

That's great, mate, thanks... There are some beaut pics of 1100s on this Forum.........!!! All the best, John.

Fiat1100inNZ · 9th February 2008, 15:07

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Originally Posted by iraghava

Welcome to the forum John & that's quite a nice collection of cars you have!

Can we please also have some pictures of your DS??? I've been looking to find one for myself for a while!

Hi there, great to hear that you're a DS fan...! In my mind they are one of the best cars of all time! Mine is a 1972 DS21 Pallas, UK spec, bought new in Singapore by a NZer and imported to NZ the following year. It is a Jubilee edition with a few additions. Has done all of 85,000 miles from new. I adore it but don't tend to use it very much. It's a car that needs specialist care, and that's not always easy to find... although my local Citroen mechanic is not too bad!

I've loaded the flg pics, hope they come through ok... Let me know if you'd like to know any more...

Are there any DSs in India...? They seem to have spread far and wide! All the best, John.

iraghava · 9th February 2008, 19:15

Ahhh...she looks to be in fantastic condition John! And how come both your cars have "special" numbers??

And there are a few DS's in India too & our own Karloose has posted some pictures in a thread but I can't seem to find them right now.

Karl - can you post the pictures again please?

moralfibre · 9th February 2008, 19:22

Awesome car there John. Like iraghava mentioned, there is one in India that we have seen in pictures (courtesy: our resident vintage and classic expert, kar-lost). See these links:

Citroen DS in Hyderabad (Hyderabad Collection-2)

Link 2 (Hyderabad Collection-2)

And check this thread.

President · 9th February 2008, 20:15

Welcome John,

Nice to have you with us. We are getting to know more and more FIAT crazy people from all over the world. I myself am a die hard FIAT fan and owned a couple of unique FIATs here in Mumbai.

We have formed a common Fiat owners club called FCCCI - (Fiat Classic Car Club of India) and we do have FIAT club meets and rallies in different places here from time to time.

Do stay in touch with us and lets share our FIAT experiences together.

Cheers,

Rony
a.k.a. as President on the forum

Mpower · 9th February 2008, 20:59

Welcome John. Loved your Fiat..looks stunningly well kept. As far as I can see the side indicator and the side patti are different compared to the Indian version...and also the ORVM. Whats that piece of foam below the parking light?

moralfibre · 9th February 2008, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mpower

As far as I can see the side indicator and the side patti are different compared to the Indian version...and also the ORVM.

Don't know about the ORVM but the side indicator and side patti (step type) is original to the Indian Fiat as well. So it the fuel cap. The problem is that we barely get to see such original pieces on cars these days. Karl's MRW 6130 has it and so does Rony's MTJ 5722 (Yay!! I sound like Mr. numberplate)

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...?do=big&p=1755

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...?do=big&p=5347

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Whats that piece of foam below the parking light?

Looks like a reflector to me?

8th February 2008, 10:43	#1 (permalink)
Fiat1100inNZ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Christchurch NZ Posts: 8	Hi from Fiat1100in NZ Hi guys This looks like a really great Forum... The reason I've joined is because I've noticed there are a good few Fiat 1100 (alias Millecento) alias Padmini enthusiasts on the Forum, and I recently bought a 1961 Fiat 1100-103D here in NZ. I'm told it's probably the only Fiat 1100 "on the road" here, although there are a few others in pieces. Mine was assembled in South Africa and has only done 70,000 miles from new. I speak Italian so have also joined the MILLECENTO FIAT che passione forum in Italy. Inevitably quite a bit of the talk is about parts, so I thought I'd do the sensible thing and see what's happening re 1100s in India as they were so popular there for so many years. My other cars are a Ford Falcon (Aussie), a Volvo 240, a Citroen DS21 Pallas, a Rover 2000 and a Land Rover Series One. My wife hasn't left me yet but I'm sure she will if I buy any more cars! I hope this puts you all in the picture. Kind regards to all, John (alias Fiat1100inNZ)

8th February 2008, 13:31	#3 (permalink)
suren181 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 400 View My Garage	Welcome to the Forum John. It's really nice to meet up with someone who owns a Fiat1100 in NZ. Do post some pics of your Millicento for the benefit of many of us Fiat aficionados out here in Team BHP You would be surprised to know, there are plenty). Hold on they would just be coming along to say Hi to you. I am in the process of restoring a 1957 1100 103 as shown in this page MILLECENTO FIAT che passione Last edited by suren181 : 8th February 2008 at 13:34.

8th February 2008, 14:37	#5 (permalink)
karlosdeville Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 2,914 View My Garage	Welcome aboard Jon. Looks like we Fiat fanatics are taking over the forum Theres plenty of Fiat info throughout the forum, take your time and go through the threads, and give us your valued inputs. It would be a very refreshing point of view from you, as most people here still associate the 1100 with Bombays taxis. (There are still 53,000 plying the roads as taxis there!) Rest assured you can find pretty much everything in terms of spares for your car here, and we'll be glad to help you out. Infact theres another gent from NZ lurking the forum as well, with a racer based on the 1100. Cheers Karl __________________ ( O \ \| / O )

9th February 2008, 12:21	#8 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,268 View My Garage	Welcome to the forum John & that's quite a nice collection of cars you have! Can we please also have some pictures of your DS??? I've been looking to find one for myself for a while! __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

9th February 2008, 19:15	#11 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,268 View My Garage	Ahhh...she looks to be in fantastic condition John! And how come both your cars have "special" numbers?? And there are a few DS's in India too & our own Karloose has posted some pictures in a thread but I can't seem to find them right now. Karl - can you post the pictures again please? __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

8th February 2008, 13:02	#2 (permalink)
moralfibre Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Back to Pune :-) Posts: 3,241 View My Garage	Hey John, Welcome to the forum. Nice intro there. Can we see pictures of your 1100 Delite please.

8th February 2008, 13:55	#4 (permalink)
Fiat1100inNZ Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Christchurch NZ Posts: 8	Hi guys, great to hear from you. I'm getting in a bit of a mess over how to paste in pics - bit different from some other forums - so if I make a mess, please bear with me. (This is a note to the Moderators - any errors are unintentional!) Anyway, here goes... If this doesn't work, have a look at my pics at MILLECENTO FIAT che passione It's the 1100 in NZ (of course!) All the best, and hope it works! Kind regards, John.

9th February 2008, 11:34	#7 (permalink)
adheesh BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 109 View My Garage	Welcome to Team BHP and also to the Fiat Fanatics Club!!

9th February 2008, 19:22	#12 (permalink)
moralfibre Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Back to Pune :-) Posts: 3,241 View My Garage	Awesome car there John. Like iraghava mentioned, there is one in India that we have seen in pictures (courtesy: our resident vintage and classic expert, kar-lost). See these links: Citroen DS in Hyderabad (Hyderabad Collection-2) Link 2 (Hyderabad Collection-2) And check this thread.

9th February 2008, 20:15	#13 (permalink)
President BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 180 View My Garage	Welcome John Welcome John, Nice to have you with us. We are getting to know more and more FIAT crazy people from all over the world. I myself am a die hard FIAT fan and owned a couple of unique FIATs here in Mumbai. We have formed a common Fiat owners club called FCCCI - (Fiat Classic Car Club of India) and we do have FIAT club meets and rallies in different places here from time to time. Do stay in touch with us and lets share our FIAT experiences together. Cheers, Rony a.k.a. as President on the forum __________________ PRESIDENTS RULE!

9th February 2008, 20:59	#14 (permalink)
Mpower Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago/B'lore Posts: 3,637 View My Garage	Welcome John. Loved your Fiat..looks stunningly well kept. As far as I can see the side indicator and the side patti are different compared to the Indian version...and also the ORVM. Whats that piece of foam below the parking light? __________________ The difference between the men and the boys....................is the speed of their toys.