Benvenuti amici!
This has been a brilliant first year for the Cream City 500 Club, CC5C blog and CC5C Facebook page. In an effort to provide you a different experience than you may find elsewhere, we continue our focus on FIAT-related history and link that history to what is happening with/for FIATisti now. Because we want this blog to be as useful to you (the reader) as possible, we've added several blog 'gadgets'. Although most of these 'gadgets' may seem self-explanatory, it's a good idea to take a moment to clarify the intended purpose of each one. We begin at the top of the page.
1) This gadget is just what its title implies. It is a link to the CC5C Facebook page. We encourage you to be a part of our online social network. This is a Social Driving blog, after all. We want you to be a part of our extended 'famiglia' in any language you feel most comfortable communicating. Facebook has a translation tool. Your fellow CC5Cers can read what you share.
2) This gadget is also just what its title implies. It is a subscription tool. Don't worry, the blog is still free. This is one of many subscription tools we've include, in order to make it as easy as possible to stay up-to-date with the latest CC5C blog entry. Add us to your list of favorite reads.
3) Are you curious about which blogs most visitors are reading? We are too. So, we've added the 'Popular Posts' gadget to list the most popular selections during the week of your visit.
4) The 'Translate' gadget is actually our first… and favorite… blog tool of all. It allows visitors to translate blog entries into the language they feel most comfortable reading. The translation tool isn't perfect, but it is an effort to help bridge the gap between author intent and reader understanding.
5) Gadget number five, at the top of the page, is the CC5C Search bar. Simply enter key word/s in the space provided and the tool will list all blog entries covering the topic and/or including the key word/s.
Scroll down to the bottom of CC5C entries as well as the CC5C blog page and you'll find some additional tools and/or gadgets at your disposal.
7) The first two of this trio of gadgets are at the bottom of the page to help you receive email & Google Plus announcements of the latest CC5C blog entry. The third gadget is a tool you can use to share and/or recommend a specific blog entry to others.
As you can see, indicated by the gadgets added to the page, the intent is to keep your experience here as interactive as possible. Your activity is important to our local club, this blog, the Facebook page and the greater FIAT Social Driving community. The most important first reader activity, for the CC5C blog, is… of course… to read the entries. The second most important reader activity is share the CC5C blog entries with other aficionados. Third on the list of most important reader activity is to visit & 'Like' our Facebook page.
Although you are, no doubt, a Facebook expert, there are three primary areas we find most important to the life of the page.
1) Activity. Our Facebook page, like any other, allows us to track activity on the page. Whether it is to 'Like' an image shared on the page or to express your thoughts on FIAT and FIAT club/s related topics, your involvement in the developing of the Social Driving community is important.
2) Upcoming Events. Although the events listed are for local CC5C activity, we trust you'll find ideas for your own events on our page. The more fun we, as a community, make our events the more people will want to become involved in the Social Driving experience. More people involved in the Social Driving lifestyle can equate to fewer walls dividing us.
3) Posts To Page. Do you have something cool and/or fun to share with the rest of the CC5C Social Driving community? A message? An image? A video clip? Please… post away. People are interested in what you have to share. Each week we post our selection for 'Post of the Week' to the main timeline. We believe in rewarding your choice to reach out to your brothers & sisters in FIAT.
We have one final bit of business, before we close out our 2014 blogging season. Birthday celebrations are important. Not only do they provide the opportunity to… well… celebrate things past, they also provide us a chance to dream of things to come. Dreams came and continue to come true, for many of us, due to the brilliant machines rolling from the pens of equally brilliant Italian industrialists, engineers, designers and the blood, sweat & tears of various employees from the Land of the Boot & beyond. We thought it about time we share some FIAT-related birthdays. Are you ready to party?
FIAT | ABARTH
Abarth
This has been a brilliant first year for the Cream City 500 Club, CC5C blog and CC5C Facebook page. In an effort to provide you a different experience than you may find elsewhere, we continue our focus on FIAT-related history and link that history to what is happening with/for FIATisti now. Because we want this blog to be as useful to you (the reader) as possible, we've added several blog 'gadgets'. Although most of these 'gadgets' may seem self-explanatory, it's a good idea to take a moment to clarify the intended purpose of each one. We begin at the top of the page.
2) This gadget is also just what its title implies. It is a subscription tool. Don't worry, the blog is still free. This is one of many subscription tools we've include, in order to make it as easy as possible to stay up-to-date with the latest CC5C blog entry. Add us to your list of favorite reads.
3) Are you curious about which blogs most visitors are reading? We are too. So, we've added the 'Popular Posts' gadget to list the most popular selections during the week of your visit.
4) The 'Translate' gadget is actually our first… and favorite… blog tool of all. It allows visitors to translate blog entries into the language they feel most comfortable reading. The translation tool isn't perfect, but it is an effort to help bridge the gap between author intent and reader understanding.
5) Gadget number five, at the top of the page, is the CC5C Search bar. Simply enter key word/s in the space provided and the tool will list all blog entries covering the topic and/or including the key word/s.
Scroll down to the bottom of CC5C entries as well as the CC5C blog page and you'll find some additional tools and/or gadgets at your disposal.
6) At the bottom of every CC5C blog entry, you'll find 'Labels' added. These labels are there to act as key words for your searches on this blog as well as your independent searches on the internet. At the end of the day, the aim is to help you learn about FIAT-related subjects to encourage and feed your personal passion/enthusiasm.
7) The first two of this trio of gadgets are at the bottom of the page to help you receive email & Google Plus announcements of the latest CC5C blog entry. The third gadget is a tool you can use to share and/or recommend a specific blog entry to others.
As you can see, indicated by the gadgets added to the page, the intent is to keep your experience here as interactive as possible. Your activity is important to our local club, this blog, the Facebook page and the greater FIAT Social Driving community. The most important first reader activity, for the CC5C blog, is… of course… to read the entries. The second most important reader activity is share the CC5C blog entries with other aficionados. Third on the list of most important reader activity is to visit & 'Like' our Facebook page.
The Cream City Cinquecento Club Facebook page is an extension of this blog. As such, we announce every new blog entry on Facebook. We provide a hyperlink to make it easier for visitors to make their way to this page. These Facebook updates are also a perfect opportunity for you to communicate what you think of that particular blog entry. What you have to say matters and it will likely be reflected in future entries. If you think of an improvement and would like to share that too, please free to do so.
1) Activity. Our Facebook page, like any other, allows us to track activity on the page. Whether it is to 'Like' an image shared on the page or to express your thoughts on FIAT and FIAT club/s related topics, your involvement in the developing of the Social Driving community is important.
2) Upcoming Events. Although the events listed are for local CC5C activity, we trust you'll find ideas for your own events on our page. The more fun we, as a community, make our events the more people will want to become involved in the Social Driving experience. More people involved in the Social Driving lifestyle can equate to fewer walls dividing us.
3) Posts To Page. Do you have something cool and/or fun to share with the rest of the CC5C Social Driving community? A message? An image? A video clip? Please… post away. People are interested in what you have to share. Each week we post our selection for 'Post of the Week' to the main timeline. We believe in rewarding your choice to reach out to your brothers & sisters in FIAT.
We have one final bit of business, before we close out our 2014 blogging season. Birthday celebrations are important. Not only do they provide the opportunity to… well… celebrate things past, they also provide us a chance to dream of things to come. Dreams came and continue to come true, for many of us, due to the brilliant machines rolling from the pens of equally brilliant Italian industrialists, engineers, designers and the blood, sweat & tears of various employees from the Land of the Boot & beyond. We thought it about time we share some FIAT-related birthdays. Are you ready to party?
Abarth
Karl/Carlo: 15 November 1908
ABARTH & Co. founded; 31 May 1949
Agnelli
Giovanni: 13 August 1866
Edoardo: 2 January 1892
Giovanni/Gianni: 12 March 1921
Umberto: 1 November 1934
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Elkann
Elkann
John: 1 April 1976
Lapo: 7 October 1977
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Giacosa
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Giacosa
Dante: 3 January 1905
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Autobianchi founded; 11 January 1955
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Autobianchi founded; 11 January 1955
Giolito
Roberto: Unpublished 1962
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Magnanini
Marco: Unpublished 1976
ABARTH & Co. founded; 31 May 1949
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Magnanini
Marco: Unpublished 1976
ABARTH & Co. founded; 31 May 1949
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Marchionne
Sergio: 17 June 1952
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Marelli
Ercole: Unpublished
Magneti Marelli founded; 1919
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Notable FIAT | ABARTH Collaborators
Bertone
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Bertone
Giovanni: Unpublished 1884
Giuseppe/Nuccio: 4 July 1914
Carrozzeria founded; 1912
Bianchi
Edoardo: Unpublished 1864
Bicicli founded; 1885
Carrozzeria founded; 11 January 1955
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Boano
Felice Mario; Unpublished
Gian Paolo; Unpublished
Carrozzeria founded; 1954
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Castagna
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Boano
Felice Mario; Unpublished
Gian Paolo; Unpublished
Carrozzeria founded; 1954
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Castagna
Carlo: Unpublished
Carrozzeria founded; 1849
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Ceirano
Ceirano GB & C founded; 1898
Ceirano GB & C was purchased by Giovanni Agnelli
ITALA founded; 1904
Cosentino
Farina
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Ceirano
Ceirano GB & C founded; 1898
Ceirano GB & C was purchased by Giovanni Agnelli
ITALA founded; 1904
Cosentino
Alfred: Unpublished 1929
FAZA founded; February 1963
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
ABARTH & Co. founded; 31 May 1949
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
ABARTH & Co. founded; 31 May 1949
Farina
Battista/Pinin: 2 November 1893
Emilio/Nino: 30 Ocober 1906
Sergio: 8 September 1926
Andrea: 26 June 1957
Paolo: 28 August 1958
Carrozzeria founded; 23 May 1930
Ferrari
Enzo: 18 February 1898
Alfredo/Dino: 19 January 1932
Piero: 22 May 1945
Scuderia founded; 1929
Carrozzeria founded; 1947
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Will be spun-off, but still majority owned by Angelli & Ferrari families
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Will be spun-off, but still majority owned by Angelli & Ferrari families
Ferraris
Romeo: Unpublished 1937
Carrozzeria founded; 6 May 1962
ABARTH & Co. founded; 31 May 1949
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Fioravanti
Leonardo; Unpublished 1938
Pininfarina founded; 23 May 1930
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Gandini
Marcello; 26 August 1938
Gruppo Bertone founded; 1912
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Ghia
ABARTH & Co. founded; 31 May 1949
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Fioravanti
Leonardo; Unpublished 1938
Pininfarina founded; 23 May 1930
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Gandini
Marcello; 26 August 1938
Gruppo Bertone founded; 1912
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
Ghia
Giacinto: 18 September 1887
Carrozzeria founded; 1915
Giannini
Attilio: Unpublished
Domenico: Unpublished
Carrozzeria founded; 1922
Giugiaro
Giannini
Attilio: Unpublished
Domenico: Unpublished
Carrozzeria founded; 1922
Giugiaro
Giorgetto: 7 August 1938
Carrozzeria founded; 13 February 1968
Lancia
Vincenzo: 24 August 1881
Giovanni/Gianni: 16 November 1924
Carrozzeria founded; 29 November 1906
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Maserati
Ernesto: 4 August 1875
Carlo: Unpublished 1881
Bindo: Unpublished 1883
Alfieri: 23 September 1887
Ettore: Unpublished 1894
Carrozzeria founded; 1 December 1914
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Romeo
Nicola: 28 April 1876
Carrozzeria founded; 24 June 1910
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
FIAT S.p.A. founded; 11 July 1899
FIAT Chrysler Automobiles founded; 12 October 2014
Zagato
Ugo: 25 June 1890
Carrozzeria founded; 1919
Happy Holidays to you & yours from the entire CC5C Famiglia! Thank you so much for deciding to be a part of the FIAT life experience. We are eternally grateful and honored to have found favor in your heart.
Happy Holidays to you & yours from the entire CC5C Famiglia! Thank you so much for deciding to be a part of the FIAT life experience. We are eternally grateful and honored to have found favor in your heart.
Vivere.Amare.Guidare.
Ciao!
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