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Interesting KFOR light vehicle picture
Frenchy
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Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006 - 03:32 PM UTC
From flickr.com . According to the caption, this one belongs to the Swedish contingent. IMHO, it's an Eastern licence-built Fiat 600 (Zastava, or maybe Yugo) ...


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Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006 - 04:02 PM UTC
Very funny little vehicle! Thanks for sharing, Frenchy!
Cheers and happy modelling!
Prato
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Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006 - 04:10 PM UTC
Great picture, most unusual. Maybe its like a Swiss Army knife and at the flick of a switch a couple of anti-tank guns appear.

John #:-)
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Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006 - 06:05 PM UTC
It is Zastava 600, built under Fiat licence (not Yugo, but nicknamed Fico)... it was a common car in these parts. Heck, it was my parents' first car. I never saw a convertable model though.

Mario
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Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006 - 06:22 PM UTC
Looking at the lines between a regular one in the picture below and the original, it looks like the "convertible" is more of a permanent "Red Green" style mod.
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Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006 - 06:32 PM UTC
Al,

Always cut the the duct tape square, because that is a sign of true craftsmanship.

Keep your stick on the ice,

Shaun
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Posted: Saturday, July 08, 2006 - 04:39 AM UTC
to another member of the Possum Lodge!
I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess.
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Posted: Monday, July 10, 2006 - 11:15 PM UTC
As a Canadian, seeing you Americans spout true Possum Lodge wisdom and duct tape construction tips is a real hoot. :-)

Remember:
If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.
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Posted: Monday, July 10, 2006 - 11:36 PM UTC

Quoted Text

As a Canadian, seeing you Americans spout true Possum Lodge wisdom and duct tape construction tips is a real hoot. :-)

Remember:
If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.


I love that show.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 07:26 PM UTC
:-)


Quoted Text

Remember:
If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.


Words to live by for sure. Thanks for reminding me about that quote Paul, made my morning.

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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 09:34 PM UTC
to tell you the truth I straight up dont get that show, I don't like it. cool car though I am gonna have to build one.
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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 09:42 PM UTC
Now if I could find a 1/32 or 1/35 Fiat 600...... :-)
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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 10:37 PM UTC
I have a kit of a FIAT 500D in 1/24 scale by Gunze Sangyo, would this work to be that vehicle, or were there huge differences between the 500 and the 600?
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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 10:55 PM UTC

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I have a kit of a FIAT 500D in 1/24 scale by Gunze Sangyo, would this work to be that vehicle, or were there huge differences between the 500 and the 600?


Quite significant in fact:

Fiat 600:



Fiat 500:


Cheers
Grzegorz
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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 11:00 PM UTC
Thanks Pedro, I will just have to find a Fiat 500 Military vehicle... hmmmmm
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Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 11:01 PM UTC
Those little 500's we use to pick up and put on the sidewalks..... :-) just one of the childish pranks from my much younger days. :-) :-)
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