tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post5448715420642408581..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: En route!Eric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-78342645605614045622012-02-10T11:05:09.839+01:002012-02-10T11:05:09.839+01:00Yes, the cinquecento! One thing, I love about Tori...Yes, the cinquecento! One thing, I love about Torino :-)<br /><br />In Austria a similar exists - Puch 500.<br />http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puch_500_%28Kleinwagen%29<br /><br />Cute cars!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-73725204295225695102012-02-08T00:32:19.238+01:002012-02-08T00:32:19.238+01:00I had 2 and being it the first car at 18 of my gen...I had 2 and being it the first car at 18 of my generation there are long and detailed story on how to manage with the gear lever in... ehm... some circumstances. LoLFabrizio Zanellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420924672631265862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-29644616782373075322012-02-07T23:53:36.978+01:002012-02-07T23:53:36.978+01:00I love these small compact cars. Would you believ...I love these small compact cars. Would you believe that we have the Smart Car here in the States?People want to drive big cars because they feel safe. It is my dream to have a mini cooper. Love your blog!I, too, am herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348493721186291659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-18166805077415681732012-02-07T23:24:15.940+01:002012-02-07T23:24:15.940+01:00Maybe they're time traveling! It's a great...Maybe they're time traveling! It's a great capture, Eric.<br />Michael -- Congrats to you—and to France for getting you!Alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620873522996260383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-25504630455089719582012-02-07T22:50:08.829+01:002012-02-07T22:50:08.829+01:00When we went on holiday to Tenerife in 1997, we ha...When we went on holiday to Tenerife in 1997, we had one of those Fiat 500's to drive. Getting it up and over Mount Teide was an experience, I can tell you. The poor little thing was almost dead by the time got up near the car park for the lifts! <br /><br />It was also pretty scary driving along the cliff roads too. Never broke down though. Great fun.Rich Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488545354247145748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-26207753788998815392012-02-07T21:30:31.859+01:002012-02-07T21:30:31.859+01:00@Jeff 45 F? Gee, do you have your swim suit ready?...@Jeff 45 F? Gee, do you have your swim suit ready?!<br /><br />@Lois. Yep, super mint condition even... (where does this expression come from?!)<br /><br />@Michael "Maybe they're off for a warm European holiday in the south of France!" Not Italy anyway, as apparently Rome is buried in snow!<br /><br />@Thib. "But he was (and still is!) so tall (nearly 2m), that he had to drive it with the roof opened to feel really comfortable ;-)" LOL. You probably also remember <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoTNn1fMVAA" rel="nofollow">this Jean Yanne number</a>... <br /><br />@Kara "I can see you in the Cinquecento,..Eric...driving around Paris... with the camera hanging out the window..." No way! I gave up driving a car in Paris a loooooong time ago...<br /><br />@Ham (hi!) "a 500 Abarth " Ahhhhh a 500 Abarth!<br /><br />@Virginia "I stopped in the middle of the street and snapped one heading straight for me. It was blurry! Damn." I know the feeling ;-))<br /><br />@tonton "hey have introduced a new similar model for the American market to compete with the Mini-Cooper by BMW!" Yes, but they are "real cars" now, not at all like the toy old ones (and that is whay they are expensive).<br /><br />@Mary "In the Portland Oregon franchise store for the cinquecento the salesman told me in November 2011 that the pea-soup green color was his most popular." Interesting, I would not have bet on this... <br /><br />@carrie "I checked into the possiblity of German citizenship this year, as I was born there, but it seems I needed at least one German parent in order to qualify. Oh, well...nice dream while it lasted! You dream of becoming German?! LOL (I'm kidding, I love the Germans - even spent some time there als ich jung war...)Ludehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00288299480922682837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-55599658443413584002012-02-07T21:10:37.589+01:002012-02-07T21:10:37.589+01:00Soooo cute! I want one. : ) Thib, I love your stor...Soooo cute! I want one. : ) Thib, I love your story - what an image. And, Michael, congratulations! What a wonderful event. I checked into the possiblity of German citizenship this year, as I was born there, but it seems I needed at least one German parent in order to qualify. Oh, well...nice dream while it lasted!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707252035543174470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-29368698445858411452012-02-07T19:42:49.045+01:002012-02-07T19:42:49.045+01:00In the Portland Oregon franchise store for the cin...In the Portland Oregon franchise store for the cinquecento the salesman told me in November 2011 that the pea-soup green color was his most popular. I was eager to like the Fiat 500 but it had no power so I have crossed it off my list.<br /><br />Mary in OregonMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911284607089608538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-52842098340861636972012-02-07T19:18:03.288+01:002012-02-07T19:18:03.288+01:00That is a jewel of a Fiat 500, love the trunk!That is a jewel of a Fiat 500, love the trunk!Merisi Viennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147976625707958299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-51721020104120165882012-02-07T19:13:26.043+01:002012-02-07T19:13:26.043+01:00Love them too...and have for many years!! Merci!! ...Love them too...and have for many years!! Merci!! They have introduced a new similar model for the American market to compete with the Mini-Cooper by BMW!! Gotta get those dollars while ya can!! LOL!!tonton_flaneurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071868284684917894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-76562730213985083282012-02-07T17:32:51.198+01:002012-02-07T17:32:51.198+01:00I love them too. I stopped in the middle of the st...I love them too. I stopped in the middle of the street and snapped one heading straight for me. It was blurry! Damn.<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-33902866297941831622012-02-07T17:12:15.948+01:002012-02-07T17:12:15.948+01:00Michael! Tu es Francais maintenant? Congratulati...Michael! Tu es Francais maintenant? Congratulations!jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-55671573124068731902012-02-07T16:53:05.167+01:002012-02-07T16:53:05.167+01:00ooh I love that pic Eric! Maybe Michael is wishin...ooh I love that pic Eric! Maybe Michael is wishing for another trip to the country in one of these! <br /><br />BTW: Congratulations Michael on achieving your French citizenship this week! I hope you celebrated in style!! And I assume you will no longer barrack for my team in the Rugby huh! LOLRoniece Dawson-Brucehttp://roniece.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-79649270219792050952012-02-07T15:24:55.980+01:002012-02-07T15:24:55.980+01:00I would love one of those cars!! This is just ado...I would love one of those cars!! This is just adorable. Can't you see a picnic lunch being strapped into that case? So fun.Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621552249179937594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-47552593096949222842012-02-07T14:35:27.982+01:002012-02-07T14:35:27.982+01:00Back in the 80's when I first visited Paris, o...Back in the 80's when I first visited Paris, one of the scenes that stayed with me as archetypal Paris was early one morning a 500 Abarth being driven enthusiastically as it should be by a lady in what I guessed was sixties or seventies. I have no doubt she would have been one of the few lady racing drivers in the 1930s. The car and Paris are together in my mind for ever.Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921009517833997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-23424487139055743512012-02-07T12:28:34.382+01:002012-02-07T12:28:34.382+01:00fantastic.. Fiat 500....yes, great model....
beaut...fantastic.. Fiat 500....yes, great model....<br />beautiful...photo...clear sunny ...cold day in Paris...<br /><br />I can see you in the Cinquecento,..Eric...driving around Paris...<br />with the camera hanging out the window..<br />and give us the best shots of Paris...Qui??<br /><br />Merci...KaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-47450456345727812032012-02-07T10:53:57.024+01:002012-02-07T10:53:57.024+01:00Thib, did your uncle go by the name of Monsieur Hu...Thib, did your uncle go by the name of Monsieur Hulot by any chance?Drummondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-18487632979574553122012-02-07T08:56:51.641+01:002012-02-07T08:56:51.641+01:00OH so cute ! I would love to have such a car.OH so cute ! I would love to have such a car.Bettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654317066587245401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-84348214986078850922012-02-07T08:54:58.357+01:002012-02-07T08:54:58.357+01:00I love there old 500!!
I remember, when I was a ch...I love there old 500!!<br />I remember, when I was a child, my uncle had one (a red one!). But he was (and still is!) so tall (nearly 2m), that he had to drive it with the roof opened to feel really comfortable ;-)Thibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788623808410470446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-56291812759391537042012-02-07T08:40:47.653+01:002012-02-07T08:40:47.653+01:00Cute!
I love the "Bambino" cars!Cute!<br />I love the "Bambino" cars!Gunnhttp://stavangerdailyphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-82649875035842240642012-02-07T06:45:44.737+01:002012-02-07T06:45:44.737+01:00What a great little street scene and car! Maybe th...What a great little street scene and car! Maybe they're off for a warm European holiday in the south of France!Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-20150865403660147312012-02-07T06:44:15.745+01:002012-02-07T06:44:15.745+01:00Omg I used to love these cars! So elegant!Omg I used to love these cars! So elegant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74892402941820113862012-02-07T05:19:27.664+01:002012-02-07T05:19:27.664+01:00WOW! That car is in "mint condition" as ...WOW! That car is in "mint condition" as they say in the US. Love the vintage colour too.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-33864555380980983492012-02-07T00:33:05.383+01:002012-02-07T00:33:05.383+01:00Perfect voiture for Paris, at least its size. Thi...Perfect voiture for Paris, at least its size. This photo reminds us of how the term 'trunk' was applied to automobiles.<br /><br />It warmed today here in Minneapolis, actually more like Paris weather (45 F or 7 C) and still only a dusting of snow on the ground. Very strange weather for you and for us.jeffnoreply@blogger.com