02-03-2018, 08:14 PM
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Changfa diesel + Suzuki
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northern, NY
Posts: 527
Centurion - '74 FIAT X1/9 Centurion Full Race DNA Last 3: 143.5 mpg (US)
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Happy Birthday Centurion!!!
Happy Birthday Centurion!!!
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February 1982 was the month the world was introduced to Centurion by way of Mechanix Illustrated magazine. If built to designer - Robert Q. Riley - specs, the car was capable of easily breaking the 100 mpg barrier.
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In 1990 Centurion appeared multiple times in the movie "Total Recall" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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After going into exile and enduring the ravages of the California elements for the next 22 years, Centurion would resurface after famed auto restorer Mike Fennel of Santa-Clarita, California passed away in 2012. The family decided to liquidate the business and Centurion was put up for bid by Ken Porter Auctions in a "Special Estate Auction" - December 8th, 2012.
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After extensive internet searches, an ad listing Centurion for sale surfaced in Whittier, California. After confirming the car's history and location (Google Earth), it would take until May of 2017 to secure a deal to purchase the car and truck it to Colton, NY.
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Centurion is currently going through an extensive and lengthy restoration, but in the words of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, "I'll be back."
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~CrazyJerry~
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Last edited by changzuki; 07-27-2021 at 10:29 AM..
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