A steady stream of classic, and new, Fiats streamed into the parking lot of the Walter P. Chrysler Museum Friday for the Fiat Club America’s welcome reception for their annual convention, the Fiat FreakOut. While there was a number of historical displays to see on the inside of the museum, more than 100 classic Fiats
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1 million miles to the new Fiat 124 Spider
Sometimes the road to a new car model is through the airport. That is the case for program manager Leia Horton, responsible for the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider. The 20-year employee has crisscrossed the globe for the past few years to bring a modern-day version of the classic convertible roadster to market. During that time,
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Fiat 124 Spiders sitting on the dock by the bay – but not for long!
The recent arrival of the large Aphrodite Leader vehicle carrier at the Port of Baltimore ended nearly three decades of waiting, and dreaming, for fans of FIAT and sports cars. Inside of the belly of the mighty ocean-going ship were brand new Fiat 124 Spiders, carefully secured to the floor of the ship and wrapped
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Don’t FreakOut, there’s still time to register for Fiat Club America’s annual convention
Are you a fan of the FIAT brand? Do you love to talk FIAT? When you see another FIAT on the road, do you check it out and admire how the car looks and sounds? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the upcoming Fiat FreakOut is for you. For the past
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Tomorrow, we’ll give you a glimpse of 2017
Our annual What’s New event is Thursday at the FCA US Chelsea (Michigan) Proving Grounds. It’s a day where invited media see, sit in, learn about and drive many of our 2017 models. Of course, the information on many of these vehicles is embargoed – that is, the media can’t talk about them – until
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(Top-secret blog post)
Shhhhh. Come here. Quick, but don’t let anyone see you. . . . . I’m going to let you in on a secret. Starting earlier this week, even right now through Friday, there’s a group of people who are getting the first U.S. drives in the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider roadster. They’re in and around
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FIAT ‘Free Like A Bird’ commercial soars to new heights with eagles
The soaring camera shots in the new FIAT commercial for the 2017 124 Spider weren’t recorded with the latest drone, but by an actual eagle. As the commercial opens, the viewer is treated to a scene featuring the new roadster driving on a winding road along the Italian shoreline with the head and wings of
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