SEAT Panda 40 (1986)

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Can you see yourself driving one of these, its a Seat Panda 40, a car built in Barcelona. Apparently the only one that's found its way to Britain.

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[SRGTD]

Essentially a Seat badged version of the Fiat Panda. The Fiat version was quite a common sight on UK roads back in the 1980’s. I think I can vaguely remember seeing one or two Seat Marbella’s in the UK (replaced Seat’s version of the Panda).

I don’t think I’d have wanted to be travelling in one if it was involved in an accident! - none of the active / passive safety systems we take for granted in modern cars.

 

[TVK]

I have owned 3 of those Dinky Toys.

1. Fiat Panda 34 from 1985 - 843cc 34hp
2. Seat Marbella from 1986 - 903cc 41hp
3. Fiat Panda Trekking 4x4 from 2002 - 1108cc 54hp

They are very fun cars to drive, but are really made for city use only.

 

[Yern]

We hired a Seat version in Majorca in the 70's. Only problem was stopping the car, especially coming into Palma where the motorway ended in traffic lights! Couple of times I overshot the junction . However, trying to get the bamboo shoots down the filler neck of the Panda...well

 

[Tell]

Deep in the wiki

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VW bought out the Spanish and that was the end of Fiats badged as Seats. Think it took them a little while to end production.

We hired out a Spazio which was a South American built Fiat 127 in the 1980s. Drove looking for the Right whale in Patagonia, it was the wrong whale for time of year. Up where the killer whales come ashore to nab seals. Pesky things to photograph doing that. Then drove into the mountains towards Chile west given the wildlife was out. The downside no scraper for the ice in the mornings.

Anyhow the rental was charged by kilometre, the meter stuck so while we had done thousands of kilometres we only needed to pay for twenty kilometres or something. You can't beat a Fiat. Use to drive an Uno. (you can beat a Fiat).

The rental lady was very proud of her Spazio although I was driving an Uno at the time but had driven a 127 back in the UK previously.

Subsequently revisited when it was the right time for the Right whale. They rocked up just off the shore which you could drive out to see them on the shoreline. No need for a boat trip to see them. Whale and calve.

Spazio on other badged up Fiats.

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In the 1980s Fiats were rust buckets. The company was slow on its corrosion prevention unlike others.

There is an old boy in his 90s that drives a Panda round here. He pulls up and we block the road for a chat.