Re: shocks again-car names

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

cyclops@mindlink.bc.ca (cyclops) wrote:

>an innoccenti is an italian micro car- somehow related to maserati. i
>remember them in toronto in the 70's. very fast and sporty for its size with
>dual weber carbs. i think that a model was available with turbo charging.
>their problem like many fiats, was to keep them going.

Innocenti was a small talian car firm, making BMC Minis in the sixties and
seventies, 948cc MG Midget/A-H Sprite-based two-seater sports cars and, in
the late '70s/early '80s, their own nice-looking square-bodied small car
based on Mini running gear. Their greatest product was the breathed-on
Innocenti De Tomaso (nicknamed 'De Tomato' for its only available colour),
a small car that was (and looked) quite fast for its time.
Like most Italian cars of the era, Innocentis had a knack for reverting to
ferrous oxide.

I think Innocenti is no longer with us (as are most of their products).

Tom