AUSTIN, TX Fiat Clubs????

**Abarth2012** · 08-07-2012, 01:22 PM

Just checking to see if any clubs have started in the Austin/Waco, TX area.

2012 Abarth owner

**ladybugfiat** · 10-13-2012, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Abarth2012

Just checking to see if any clubs have started in the Austin/Waco, TX area.

2012 Abarth owner

I am in the Austin area and I would like to see a Austin Fiat club.
BTW I love the Abarth....

2012 Sport owner

**Thad** · 03-29-2013, 09:44 AM

There is an active chapter of Fiat Club America already in Austin.

**pip** · 08-27-2014, 05:07 PM

YO YO

im in the ATX with our white Abarth

Hi ladybug!!

**chvantr** · 09-03-2014, 10:53 PM

There are a lot of 500s here in Austin but not too many Abarths. Trying to change that though with my red /black Abarth

**Tweak** · 09-03-2014, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by chvantr

There are a lot of 500s here in Austin but not too many Abarths. Trying to change that though with my red /black Abarth

Welcome to the forum.

**Loraura** · 09-05-2014, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by chvantr

There are a lot of 500s here in Austin but not too many Abarths. Trying to change that though with my red /black Abarth

Make that 3!

**TheDan** · 11-12-2015, 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Thad

There is an active chapter of Fiat Club America already in Austin.

Who organizes events for them? I haven't seen any Fiat clubs in Austin be active.

Also, when did you guys change the name from FLU?

**TheDan** · 11-13-2015, 11:29 PM

We're having a get together at Top Notch Dec 12th at 10:30am. I'd really like to see this become a regular thing every 2nd Saturday, so come on out!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1633482153579325/

**Thad** · 02-03-2016, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by TheDan

Who organizes events for them? I haven't seen any Fiat clubs in Austin be active.

Also, when did you guys change the name from FLU?

When Fiat returned to the US, their legal department did not allow the use of their names (Fiat and Lancia) in the club's official corporate name. Fiat did recognize the benefit of a 30+ year old club. They granted the club the use of their name "Fiat" but only as a "doing business as" name. They would not allow the use of the name Lancia in any form. So, technically, the corporate name of the club was changed from Fiat Lancia Unlimited Inc. to become F.L.U. Inc, and dba Fiat Club America. The club is very fortunate to have the legal use of the name Fiat in some form.
This was written up in the magazine on more than one occasion and many people get upset about the lack of the Lancia name. It's important to also point out that in our owner database we saw that Lancia owners only represented 4%. The FLU acronym also had more negative connotations than positive to outsiders and newbies.