whitephrog,
your story of a Fiat, a Bmw and Bamberg Germany caught my attention.
We were stationed there from '75 to '79. My dad brought his '72 Fiat 124 Coupe over. Mom thought it was too small for a family with 3 kids. We got a German version of what I guess was similar to a BMW Bavaria. I remember Bamberg well, the Swim bad, The Dom, the castle on the hill with the bear and those great German carnivals!..
P.S. Eventually, dad retires from the service, picks up the Sprite in the early 80's, and some 25 plus years later, with the help of you fine people, I'm driving it throughout Northeast Georgia having one of the most fun-filled Falls in recent memory!