1966 Fiat Abarth 695 SS Gasser

[Zippi]

When I first saw the picture of this Yellow Fiat I knew I wanted to build something similar.  I ordered the Tamiya kit from my local hobby shop and even though it is a 1/24 scale kit this Gentleman is small.  I'm shoving a Blown SBC that I printed out in the business end and only running one seat.  So far I'm liking how it's looking. 

Edited February 24 by Zippi

[Sam I Am]

That is crazy nuts. Those are small cars. I had a 600 and four of us lifted it and put it in the back of a long box dodge pickup with the tailgate down. 😂 

[M W Elky]

Wow that is really different I can’t believe it all fits in there 

[Zippi]

2 hours ago, Sam I Am said:

That is crazy nuts. Those are small cars. I had a 600 and four of us lifted it and put it in the back of a long box dodge pickup with the tailgate down. 😂 

I know...it's pretty kewl looking.  Haha...we did that once with a VW but it was more than 4 guys.  

[DJMar]

As a Fiat aficionado, I am both horrified and amused.

[TransAmMike]

Gonna be a blast to drive....ha, well if you could😂😂

[Zippi]

32 minutes ago, DJMar said:

As a Fiat aficionado, I am both horrified and amused.

I hear ya DJ.  This kind of a build will take you where no man has gone before 😁

[Zippi]

32 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

Gonna be a blast to drive....ha, well if you could😂😂

Thanks Buddy.  Yeah, maybe 50 years ago I'd take something like this down the 1/4 mile.

[Zippi]

It's been a min since I played around with this build so I pulled it back up front on the bench.  I have a somewhat front suspension and radiator set up for now.  Next order of business is to get the single seat fitted.  

[rv1963]

Oh this will be interesting, I will be following along.

[Zippi]

5 hours ago, rv1963 said:

Oh this will be interesting, I will be following along.

Thanks Robert.  Interesting indeed.

[Zippi]

I finally got some sunshine and good enough weather to shoot the White Surface Primer and some other parts on the Fiat.  

Edited May 6 by Zippi

[Zippi]

Just got some of the Camel Yellow on the body.  

[Old Nasty]

Cute little bugger.  How about a little wind up key for a push bar.

[Zippi]

4 hours ago, Old Nasty said:

Cute little bugger.  How about a little wind up key for a push bar.

Thank's Steve.  Haha...I put a key on the deck lid of a 34 Ford drag car I built.  Just don't have any left.  

[Zippi]

I decided yesterday that I didn't want to shoot any clear on the body as It's shiny enough and it's a drag car anyway.  I started the assembly process.

[Rattlecan Dan]

You been into the glue fumes again? That's wild! Bet it's going to look great!

[Zippi]

On 5/10/2025 at 12:07 AM, Rattlecan Dan said:

You been into the glue fumes again? That's wild! Bet it's going to look great!

Haha...thanks Dan.  I'm thinking it's looking pretty kewl.

[Zippi]

This will probably be the last update on the Fiat as I'm getting pretty close on this one.  I got the radiator hoses installed, door panels in, rear cover finished, and black trim around the windows.  

[FoMoCo66]

Looks amazing! Reminds me of this subaru I saw.

[Zippi]

Thanks Elliot.  That Subaru "TurboRu" Looks pretty kewl.

[gary jackson]

zippy i aint riding in that  lol