Fiat 780DT & 880/5DT pics

[RichardJW1]

Just thought I'd pop these up on the forum. They're old scans taken way back.......I had a Kodak 277x that took those square pics and the film had to be rolled back inside the spool and taken to Boots.....sorry some pics are a bit 'cut-off'

So to start with we have this 'V' plate 780DT, the pic I am sure was taken around June '79. The contractor had been to rotavate over some steep ground [we only had a 165 & Dexta back then] and sow grass-seeds after a crop of stubble turnips. We were trying to re-instate pasture ground that had burnt off during the drought of '76.

The iron on the front was for a dozer blade for clearing rough patches of gorse etc.

I have to say I really have a soft-spot for these 880/5DTs, they have a real purposeful look about them.

This one belongs to the same fella who had the 780DT. Its an 'X' plate with the narrow cab. Pic I think must have been taken around Autumn '83???

Then some pics taken around at different shows during '83? when they moved to the supercomfort-wide models - pure porn!!!!

[Gav836]

Nice pictures there

Have to say I agree with you there, I used to drive a later 110-90 and loved it, great puller and just something about the way they look

[BGU]

Great pictures. I don't think I have ever seen a Fiat in the flesh, but they sure look cool!

[RichardJW1]

Although not strictly complying to the title here's one more on the Fiat theme I found on the hard-drive. This 980DT was traded in '92 for a last-of-range new 956XL4

[Eurodeere]

fantastic to see your pics richard.

That 980 was used for hedgetrimming???

[RichardJW1]

I believe it may have been, although as I remember it came off a dairy farm

[nashmach]

Nice pictures there

Have to say I agree with you there, I used to drive a later 110-90 and loved it, great puller and just something about the way they look

Couldn't agree more with Gavin on this - something about 6cyl Fiat's