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- FIAT Club America celebrated its 35th annual “FIAT FreakOut” #Event in Florida, Aug. 16-19
- Hundreds of #Fiat owners and aficionados attended the four-day #Event in Orlando
- Activities included scenic driving tours throughout Disney properties, Florida orange groves and backwoods to the Lakeridge Winery
- Festive-themed meals and banquets included a private dessert party at the Italy showcase in Epcot
- Main #Event Concorso Di Eleganza car display and awards banquet showcased #Fiat vehicles that spanned multiple decades
- Special guest Anneliese #Abarth, the wife and partner of the late, legendary #automotive designer Carlo #Abarth, served as keynote speaker at the annual members banquet
- Next year’s #Fiat FreakOut to be held in Greensboro, North Carolina, from July 10-14
August 20, 2018 , Auburn Hills, Mich. - Hundreds of
#Fiat owners and
#Abarth performance-car aficionados from throughout North America gathered in Orlando this past week as
#Fiat Club America celebrated its 35th annual “FIAT FreakOut” (FFO) national convention.
“The passion and loyalty of
#Fiat fans were on full display at this year’s FreakOut,” said Steve Beahm, Head of Passenger Car Brands – Dodge, SRT, Chrysler and
#Fiat, FCA – North America. “With a full range of fun-to-drive vehicles spanning multiple decades, this is the perfect annual
#Event for owners to celebrate FIAT’s iconic Italian heritage and design.”
Held at Walt Disney World and nearby attractions, organizers tabbed this year’s
#Event as “The Most Magical FreakOut on Earth.” The
#Event registered as one of the most highly attended national conventions in
#Fiat Club America’s history. A husband and wife even drove their 2017
#Fiat 124 Spider cross-country from Tacoma, Washington, to attend this year’s festivities.
Created and executed by
#Fiat enthusiasts, the FFO
#Event is a fun-filled, annual four-day
#Event that rotates throughout the country. This year's
#Event included driving tours throughout Disney properties and a scenic trip through orange groves and Florida’s backwoods to the Lakeridge Winery. Members were also treated to festive-themed meals, including a private dessert party at the Italy showcase in Epcot. The main
#Event was the Concorso Di Eleganza vintage car display, which was followed by a banquet and award ceremony.
The oldest vehicle that appeared in this year’s Concorso Di Eleganza was a 1952
#Fiat #500c Topolino. Other vehicles on hand included a 1977 Lancia Scorpion, 1984 Pininfarina Spider Volumex, 1986 Bertone X 1/9 Dallarlra, a highly modified 2008
#Fiat #500 #Abarth Meifestofile and an original factory-raced
#Fiat #Abarth 131 rally car from the collection of John Campion.
A highlight of the gathering included the attendance of Anneliese
#Abarth, the wife and partner of the late Carlo
#Abarth, who served as the keynote speaker during the members annual banquet. As the widow of the legendary
#automotive designer, she carries on his legacy, actively representing
#Abarth at classic car Events and international club meetings throughout the world.
“Each year, we strive for the
#Fiat FreakOut to be the best ever,” said Doug Von Koenig, president of
#Fiat Club America. “And this year we achieved that goal by providing our members with a thrilling experience at Disney and having Anneliese
#Abarth on hand as our keynote speaker.”
At the conclusion of the members banquet, the club announced that the 2019
#Fiat FreakOut will be held in Greensboro, North Carolina, July 10 -14.