"Harry Krause" wrote in message
news:1104617381.e86fbd8d20d41bc5074696536c9841dd@t eranews...

A Boxster? They're ok, but they're pretty common.
I prefer sports cars with a little flair...
Like old Jags or Healeys, or a Fiat Abarth...they run at least half the
time and look good on the side of the road with the bonnet raised!



There's another blast from the past. During my Navy tour in Naples, Italy
back in '69-'72, Mrs. E and I tooled around in a early '60s vintage Fiat
Abarth 600. It was about 3/4 of the size of an Austin Mini-Cooper and had a
high performance 12.5 hp engine. They were known as the "throw-a-way cars -
drive them for about 15-20 thousand miles and throw them away.

I used to get a kick out of seeing 3 generations of an Italian family all
packed into one of the little Fiats, with noses and other body parts pressed
up against the windows as they all motored down to the soccer stadium for
the big match.

Eisboch