On the Left Coast in a small Oregon town....

[flaviaman]

Great Pacific Northwest Mini Microcar Extravaganza – The weirdest cars you've never seen!

Great Pacific Northwest Mini Microcar Extravaganza 2023 APPROXIMATE time until our next event: 00 Days 00 Hours 00 Minutes 00 Seconds June 9 - 11, 2023 Friday Evening Meet & Greet SocialFriday night we check in to the hotel, unload cars, and hang out with friends!

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The above event took place this weekend. What constitutes a "micro car" is open to conjecture however I fired up the 850 Sport Coupe for the "wine country tour". Saturday was 122 miles which may be the most I have ever driven that car in a day. My gal friend had never been in the 850 and was slightly dismayed at the lack of safety features!

Other Fiats in attendance were a 500, 600, a Bianchina, an OTAS

twin cam as well as superbly restored 1200 Spyder which I thought was stunning....all in all a nice way to spend part of the weekend.

 

[Dr.Jeff]

Looks like a great show. Very cool collection of excellent cars. I guess the title "Mini Microcar" means pretty much any small car.

I love small cars. This show reminds me of the "little car show" during car week in the Monterey area every August.

Anyone know what the grey wedge car is in the second from last pic? Perhaps a kit car?

"Gal friend", the doctor? Or am I mixing you up with someone else.

 

[kmead]

Looks like a great show. Very cool collection of excellent cars. I guess the title "Mini Microcar" means pretty much any small car.

I love small cars. This show reminds me of the "little car show" during car week in the Monterey area every August.

Anyone know what the grey wedge car is in the second from last pic? Perhaps a kit car?

"Gal friend", the doctor? Or am I mixing you up with someone else.

The gray wedge is a motor cycle based kit car built from plans in Popular Mechanics called the Trimuter which uses some form of a motorcycle from the front forks back with a simple steel tube frame with a fiberglass over foam body.

A Belated Note on Robert Q Riley of Trimuter and Tri-Magnum Fame

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[flaviaman]

Re the gray Trimuter....I did not look at it closely however it appeared to be very nicely finished. The power to weight ratio was certainly far greater than the 850's, or anything else I own for that matter!

Looks like a great show. Very cool collection of excellent cars. I guess the title "Mini Microcar" means pretty much any small car.

I love small cars. This show reminds me of the "little car show" during car week in the Monterey area every August.

Anyone know what the grey wedge car is in the second from last pic? Perhaps a kit car?

"Gal friend", the doctor? Or am I mixing you up with someone else.

The gal friend is the same, a retired, Nissan Leaf driving, psychologist. She did tell me at the end of the drive she could understand why I enjoy the 850 so much....