Pics from the Mostre Scambios in Italy - Imola

James1750 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:03 AM

Here's a few pics from the Mostre Scambios in italy. Got to say many thanks to Antonio (GuilaSprintGT) and Brian (ossodiseppia) for giving me details in regards to the event and its' timing.
The entire race track of Imola is taken up with new and second hand vendors of italian motorcycle and car parts.
It was brilliant fun trying to negotiate for parts that I wanted particularly when my italian is absolutely apauling (I think at one stage I said something about one vendors uncle and a few other things that probably aren't appropriate for this forum - at least that's what the gentleman standing beside said he found so amusing).
I also managed to get some new parts suppliers as contacts and am hoping that means of communication will be easier via fax (many of them are not right up to speed with email yet). more pics to come

James1750 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:06 AM

next lot of pics

James1750 · #3 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:07 AM

more.....................

James1750 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:09 AM

last lot..............

GoldCloverLeaf · #5 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:13 AM

Like a kid in a toy store!

harrygibus · #6 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:13 AM

What is the third car down in the third group of images??

Thanks,
Jay

PSk · #7 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:36 AM

My guess would be Prince/NSU ?

James,

WOW!!! Look at all those taillights ...

. Now lets discuss my order again ...

Pete

James1750 · #8 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldCloverLeaf

Like a kid in a toy store!

alfabender · #9 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:50 AM

I believe the third car down in the third group of photos is a Moretti, a rebodied Fiat 850. Dr Etceterini can tell us for sure.

Doug Bender

**italcarguy** · #10 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:51 AM

That little Fiat with the wire wheels is a Moretti 850 Sportiva.

James1750 · #11 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by PSk

My guess would be Prince/NSU ?

James,

WOW!!! Look at all those taillights ...

. Now lets discuss my order again ...

Pete

Alex · #12 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 04:02 AM

James,

Aahhh .. happy memories of last year! I spent two days at Imola and even that was not long enough. There was a team of German guys who were really organised and cherry-picked the best of the parts by lunchtime on the first day *grrr*. It was interesting to be able to feel the quality of some parts against others, notably rubber trim, I thought Flamigni's work was much better than the rest e.g. Cicognani. I found a great guy from Calabria called Rodolfo Barbalace, who has a mint early Sprint GT like mine, and who had a market stand at the back of the circuit, I don't know if you met him or not? These fairs are so useful because so many parts dealers in Italy have not got informative websites, if anything at all, and it's amazing what a conversation can reveal about other parts that somehow got left at the warehouse!

Anyway, I could not go this year, but did you find out when the larger (!) parts meet is taking place at the Padova exhibition centre later this year? I'm really going to try to go to that one.

Alex.

PSk · #13 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by James1750

Will find the details of contacts I grabbed then I'll send em on Pete - you'll have to get any quotes & communicate in italian and the price will be in Euros but the Aussie dollar is quite strong at the moment, there's plenty of websites that will change English to Italian and getting parts direct from italy may be a bit cheaper.
Always good to shop around anyway...

James1750 · #14 (**permalink**) 09-26-2005, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

James,
did you find out when the larger (!) parts meet is taking place at the Padova exhibition centre later this year? I'm really going to try to go to that one.
Alex.