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    Aug 25, 2006 4:31:52 PM

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    A small sports car - Cinquecento Sporting Martini Europa Cup

    Cheers,

    I'm sending a photo of my small Fiat Cinquecento Sporting
    ''Martini Europa Cup''.The car is finally finished, after a dark period after the correct wheels ( found them in Austria and came directly from the car that finished 3rd on the 1996 European Trophy ).
    My future classic. It's not a Porsche or a Ferrari and it's probably the least expensive car ever seen in this forum, but surely one of the fastest in deep traffic



    Best Regards.

    Aug 26, 2006 12:53:47 PM

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    Re: A small sports car - Cinquecento Sporting Martini Europa Cup

    Congrats nsmg! Small and inexpensive car can be a blast. Especially in cyties and small back roads. Plus they are light meaning easy to throw around corners.
    What engine you've got in there?

    Aug 26, 2006 1:46:19 PM

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    Re: A small sports car - Cinquecento Sporting Martini Europa Cup


    Thank you for your reply.

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS :

    Engine : 4 cylinder 1108cc - 70hp/5500 rpm
    - Novitec carbonfibre complete airbox ( with K&N air filter )
    - Giwasa ECU
    - Supersprint Inox 4-2-1 exhaust headers

    Chassis : - Sparco front strut brace
    - H&R springs ( - 20mm )
    - Bilstein dampers
    - Cromodora Sparco Wheels duraluminium wheels ( ex-Trophy )
    - Pirelli P5000 Drago 175/50 R13 tyres

    I have a brand new 40mm throttle body waiting in the box.
    Expecting about 75 hp - not bad for 700kg.

    p.s : Used to have a complete Group N rally exhaust system.
    It was great fun to hear the car passing tunnels,
    but completly useless for highway driving...

    I'm also adding a photo of the interior :



    And a photo of the original ''Martini Europa Cup'' Gr.A car :

    Aug 26, 2006 5:06:23 PM

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    Re: A small sports car - Cinquecento Sporting Martini Europa Cup

    Thats cool! Its fun extracting every bit of performance you can from a small light weight car with a small engine. Very satisfying.

    Aug 26, 2006 5:24:23 PM

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    Re: A small sports car - Cinquecento Sporting Martini Europa Cup

    It must be a blast to drive!

    I must congratulate you on the condition of the car, it looks immaculate.

    Do you know the perf numbers such 0 to 100km/h?

    The specification are impressive for such a small car, it must provide nice and raw sensations. I'm also impressed by the components of the chassis it must handle like a dream, like go-kart.

    I must say it is an excellent choice compared to modern small cars that are too heavy and provide no sensations.

    Aug 26, 2006 10:13:52 PM

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    Re: A small sports car - Cinquecento Sporting Martini Europa Cup

    Thanks for your words about the specification of my car.
    It really is immaculate ( only 34000 Km from new - bought December 1996 ) and the 0-100km/h takes about 10-11 seconds.
    The car is really fun to drive in open road with lots of corners, specially when going downhill ! And in the city traffic , more powerful cars have already been embarassed

    I'm sending a photo of the 500 Sporting on the rally field ( shown is the works car of Fiat Greece in 1996 ) :



    On the circuit - Not many people know that Fiat Germany entered a team of four 500 Sportings , that were class winners on the 1996 24 Hours of Nurburgring ( well ahead the works Mini Coopers that entered the same race ).





    I guess that the competition history is not bad for such an inexpensive small car.
     
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