Italy, please...... add Italy!
07-05-2007, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Stoker-427
I'm an Italian Corvette Man...
1979 C3 Corvette
2006 C6 Coupe M6
..my two beauties!!!
1979 C3 Corvette
2006 C6 Coupe M6
..my two beauties!!!
Ciao.
07-07-2007, 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Breathtaker
Are u serious?
Most of my family made it out to see me, so I was never really "homesick" because of not seeing my family. My car was stuck in the garage back home ...
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07-08-2007, 02:04 PM
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i was only in Italy for 2 weeks..Tuscan region but i didnt see anything american...a couple of ferraris but nothing with some hosspowah. I thought if my car was there, i could rule the streets...well the few straightaways i saw at least. Of course I couldnt afford gas for it.
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Originally Posted by cablebandit
i was only in Italy for 2 weeks..Tuscan region but i didnt see anything american...a couple of ferraris but nothing with some hosspowah. I thought if my car was there, i could rule the streets...well the few straightaways i saw at least. Of course I couldnt afford gas for it.
It'd be worth it to rule the streets.
07-09-2007, 09:05 AM
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Well I'm in Italy... currently sitting at my office desk in Milano, looking out towards the alps on one side and the Duomo (Cathedral) on the other!
I've got my 2000 SS (pictured on the left) over here with me. It's great for crusin' around. A few Ferrari's and Lambo's in the city to poke fun at and even more Ferrari's and Lambo's at Lake Como... The SS gets just as much attention, as they do (The SLP Loudmouth help out!). But you guys are correct, gas is not cheap!
There are actually a lot of US cars here in Northern Italy. Corvette's seem to be the most popular with Hummers being a close second. Not so many f-body's. Switzerland has a lot of Fbody's and vette's too.
Ciao,
UKCamaroSS
I've got my 2000 SS (pictured on the left) over here with me. It's great for crusin' around. A few Ferrari's and Lambo's in the city to poke fun at and even more Ferrari's and Lambo's at Lake Como... The SS gets just as much attention, as they do (The SLP Loudmouth help out!). But you guys are correct, gas is not cheap!
There are actually a lot of US cars here in Northern Italy. Corvette's seem to be the most popular with Hummers being a close second. Not so many f-body's. Switzerland has a lot of Fbody's and vette's too.
Ciao,
UKCamaroSS
07-09-2007, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by UKCamaroSS
Well I'm in Italy... currently sitting at my office desk in Milano, looking out towards the alps on one side and the Duomo (Cathedral) on the other!
I've got my 2000 SS (pictured on the left) over here with me. It's great for crusin' around. A few Ferrari's and Lambo's in the city to poke fun at and even more Ferrari's and Lambo's at Lake Como... The SS gets just as much attention, as they do (The SLP Loudmouth help out!). But you guys are correct, gas is not cheap!
There are actually a lot of US cars here in Northern Italy. Corvette's seem to be the most popular with Hummers being a close second. Not so many f-body's. Switzerland has a lot of Fbody's and vette's too.
Ciao,
UKCamaroSS
I've got my 2000 SS (pictured on the left) over here with me. It's great for crusin' around. A few Ferrari's and Lambo's in the city to poke fun at and even more Ferrari's and Lambo's at Lake Como... The SS gets just as much attention, as they do (The SLP Loudmouth help out!). But you guys are correct, gas is not cheap!
There are actually a lot of US cars here in Northern Italy. Corvette's seem to be the most popular with Hummers being a close second. Not so many f-body's. Switzerland has a lot of Fbody's and vette's too.
Ciao,
UKCamaroSS
used to cost us almost 100 euro to fill up the audi, if i remember correctly!
(i lived in Milano 3, if you know where that is)
07-09-2007, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by UKCamaroSS
Well I'm in Italy... currently sitting at my office desk in Milano, looking out towards the alps on one side and the Duomo (Cathedral) on the other!
I've got my 2000 SS (pictured on the left) over here with me. It's great for crusin' around. A few Ferrari's and Lambo's in the city to poke fun at and even more Ferrari's and Lambo's at Lake Como... The SS gets just as much attention, as they do (The SLP Loudmouth help out!). But you guys are correct, gas is not cheap!
There are actually a lot of US cars here in Northern Italy. Corvette's seem to be the most popular with Hummers being a close second. Not so many f-body's. Switzerland has a lot of Fbody's and vette's too.
Ciao,
UKCamaroSS
I've got my 2000 SS (pictured on the left) over here with me. It's great for crusin' around. A few Ferrari's and Lambo's in the city to poke fun at and even more Ferrari's and Lambo's at Lake Como... The SS gets just as much attention, as they do (The SLP Loudmouth help out!). But you guys are correct, gas is not cheap!
There are actually a lot of US cars here in Northern Italy. Corvette's seem to be the most popular with Hummers being a close second. Not so many f-body's. Switzerland has a lot of Fbody's and vette's too.
Ciao,
UKCamaroSS
.How long have you worked in Milano??? I went there for a weekend, I did all the fun "touristy" stuff like climb the Duomo, thing is absolutely H U G E, even compared to Santa Maria di Fiore in Firenze. Im very jealous that you get to work in Milano. I dont care what you do, if there's ever a job opening, let me know!!! Im a quick learner, e parlo un po Italiano, i'd work there in an instant!
Ever make it down to Firenze?? I lived about three blocks east of Piazza Santa Croce. Im astonished at how much history is in that 1.5sq miles of town. It puts anything we have here in California to shame.
07-10-2007, 03:10 AM
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Originally Posted by stevethepirate
where is your office if you can see the duomo from the window? i used to be able to wake up and look out my window and see the alps. i miss it!
used to cost us almost 100 euro to fill up the audi, if i remember correctly!
(i lived in Milano 3, if you know where that is)
used to cost us almost 100 euro to fill up the audi, if i remember correctly!
(i lived in Milano 3, if you know where that is)
Yeah, it costs me about $110 (US) to fill the SS up from just below the 1/4 level.
@Mystic 98 TA:
I've been working in Milano for almost 2 years now. The SS has been with me for almost 1 year now. I am here on a work secondment... I lived in Cambridgeshire, England before being sent over to Milan. I have never made it to Firenze... I've been to plenty of other places like Venice, Udine, Lake Como, Lake Garda, San Remo and luckily as I drove the car over from the UK, I've seen lots of France, Germany & Switzerland also. It's really cool over here and I'm making the most of it while it lasts, but I wouldn't mind getting back to North America (Canada) at some point in the future.
Whats it like living it up in Cali?
07-11-2007, 12:31 AM
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^^^ Cali isnt too bad at all. I just filled up for $41!!! And at 3.29/gal, i really dont feel too bad about gas prices, thats pretty cheap for the SF Bay Area (I live in the East Bay), but still on the expensive side compared to other parts of the country. I put about 250 miles on my car per week, and fill up once a week. In that respect im glad i live in California. $110/tank would S U C K
I like California a LOT, its good being home, but i really miss Italy. The funny thing is I havent been able to say that one is better than the other: comparing Italy to Ca is like comparing a good ragu to limoncello... they just dont relate. I would be perfectly happy living in either place.
When you can make a chance, get down to Firenze... Its not like any of the other 4 big "city states" (Milano, Roma, Napoli, Venezia). ITs hard to describe it... its just Firenze. When you learn about the Medici family, it becomes a LOT more amazing.
I like California a LOT, its good being home, but i really miss Italy. The funny thing is I havent been able to say that one is better than the other: comparing Italy to Ca is like comparing a good ragu to limoncello... they just dont relate. I would be perfectly happy living in either place.
When you can make a chance, get down to Firenze... Its not like any of the other 4 big "city states" (Milano, Roma, Napoli, Venezia). ITs hard to describe it... its just Firenze. When you learn about the Medici family, it becomes a LOT more amazing.
07-11-2007, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Mystic 98 TA
When you can make a chance, get down to Firenze... Its not like any of the other 4 big "city states" (Milano, Roma, Napoli, Venezia). ITs hard to describe it... its just Firenze. When you learn about the Medici family, it becomes a LOT more amazing.
i would put florence in as one of the big 4 cities before venice.... i dont think either of them are real cities... but florence is just above venice.
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True, I was thinking 5 big cities... the "other" four, i suppose i meant. Back in the day, these 5 cities were the ones with all the power. Id say that Venice = Florence in size, just not population.
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WOW GUYS...... lots of you was or are in Italy!!!!!
First of all I live close to Florence (the name of the small town is Pistoia.... 30Km far) and maybe you have seen my C6....!!!!
For all the guys in Italy right now, this is my cell phone:
+39 348 3348983
We have a Corvette Club named "Scuderia Corvette Italia"...... and if you are readers of "Corvette Enthusiast" magazine, maybe you have seen a nice reportage of our Corvette Day at the Adria Racetrack, writed by Jeffrey Conger.
This is the small website dedicated to my Red 79 !
427 small block........ and much faster then Viper SRT10 at the track!!!!!
If you like to see some video of our meetings.... try to search for "SCUDERIA CORVETTE ITALIA" in youtube!
...some links...
Traction issue.....
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=C_c4Xa-GTs4
Traction issue....solved!
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=sknvvCwLkhs
427 First startup...
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=2UNE7a3-Kcg
First of all I live close to Florence (the name of the small town is Pistoia.... 30Km far) and maybe you have seen my C6....!!!!
For all the guys in Italy right now, this is my cell phone:
+39 348 3348983
We have a Corvette Club named "Scuderia Corvette Italia"...... and if you are readers of "Corvette Enthusiast" magazine, maybe you have seen a nice reportage of our Corvette Day at the Adria Racetrack, writed by Jeffrey Conger.
This is the small website dedicated to my Red 79 !
427 small block........ and much faster then Viper SRT10 at the track!!!!!
If you like to see some video of our meetings.... try to search for "SCUDERIA CORVETTE ITALIA" in youtube!
...some links...
Traction issue.....
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=C_c4Xa-GTs4
Traction issue....solved!
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=sknvvCwLkhs
427 First startup...
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=2UNE7a3-Kcg
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