Description of the Fiat X1/9
The Fiat X1/9 is a mid-engined two-seater with a targa top that can be stored in the front luggage compartment. It was originally designed as a sports car for the masses. It was produced from 1974 to 1988. The X1/9 came stock with a single overhead cam 1290 cc. engine that was mounted transversely ahead of the rear axle line and a four speed transmission until 1978. There were 140,519 X1/9s produced by Fiat in this time. This was not enough for Fiat so Bertone took over in 1982. The X1/9’s after 1978 came with a 1489 cc. engine and a five speed transmission.
X1/9’s have four wheel independent suspension with MacPherson struts. The brakes are disc, front and back. It has rack and pinon steering. There is no power brakes or power steering and all the instrumentation is analog, of course. The X1/9 has some of the same parts as the Ferrari 308
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CARACAS (Reuters) – The Venezuelan government of U.S.-critic President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday ordered Coca-Cola Co to withdraw its Coke Zero beverage from the South American nation, citing unspecified dangers to health.
The decision follows a wave of nationalizations and increased scrutiny of businesses in South America’s top oil exporter.
Health Minister Jesus Mantilla said the zero-calorie Coke Zero should no longer be sold and stocks of the drink removed from store shelves while the government investigated its ingredients.
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allllllll the whiskey
The Coliseum has had a long and complex history, having been rebuilt and repurposed many times over its 100+ year history. It originally opened in 1905 as a music hall for Moss’s Empire, designed by the famous theatre architect, Frank Matcham.
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There isn’t a ledge in the tank that’s for fish suicide Kara!
Thou shalt give equal worth to tragedies that occur in non-English speaking countries as to those that occur in English speaking countries.
Thou shalt remember that guns, bitches and bling were never part of the four elements and never will be.
I ain’t gonna take it no more.
I ain’t gonna take it no more.
I ain’t gonna stand idly by while the bridal reply of a marriage of styles is “Yeah, but what’s their demographic?”
I ain’t gonna take it no more.
I ain’t gonna take it no more.
I ain’t gonna stand idly by with a tut and a sigh while inside we all cry *out* for something new.
I ain’t gonna take it no more.
I ain’t gonna take it no more.
Soulless music, artless lyrics.
Goalless movements, heartless gimmicks.
Controlled and clueless, careers lasting a minute.
If this is the big life, well I ain’t lookin’ to live it.
We ain’t pushing the boundaries, we’re blowing them up.
We ain’t trying to expand the scene, we want the scene to erupt.
So make some room on the floor and somebody bolt the doors cos tonight.. we ain’t seeking applause.
Tonight.. Well, gee… we’re just looking to have some good new-fashioned fun, y’all.