DFW CHAPTER - FIAT CLUB AMERICA JANUARY 2026 NEWSLETTER
We added a second event to February. The DFW Car and Toy Museum is having an Italian vs British Car Show on Feb 21st. Come join us and represent Italian cars! The Car Show will be from 9AM-Noon. Admission to the car show and to the museum is FREE. The museum has 200+ cars and 3,000+ transportation related toys. It is the largest car museum in Texas.
NEXT CLUB ACTIVITY:
We never know what kind of weather we will have in January and February, so we will stick to simple meet ups in case we get blessed with winter weather on those days.
January 24: Hard Eight Pit BBQ
5300 State Highway 121, The Colony
11:30AM: Meet up in parking lot
12:00PM: Move inside for lunch
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THE WINNER’S CIRCLE:
FCA 2026 Calendar:
April: Jeremiah and Victoria Brown, 2017 124 Spider Lusso Prima Edizione
Italian Car Club of North Texas 2026 Calendar:
March: Frank Di Cosimo, 1976 124 Spider
If you place in a car show, autocross, track event, etc, (or get put on a calendar!) email me at dfwfiatclubfca@gmail.com and let me know so we can include you in The Winner’s Circle!
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STELLANTIS NEWS:
1. Stellantis’ Shares to Win employee stock purchase program just closed its 3rd year. Over 3 years, Stellantis employees have purchased over 22,000,000 shares of stock. The subscription-based program offers a 20% discount on shares and matching contributions from Stellantis up to 1,000 Euros. The program was put into place to help improve employee engagement and commitment to Stellantis and productivity.
2. Stellantis just surpassed 1,000 hires for their Windsor assembly plant in Ontario, Canada. They plan on hiring up to 1,500 workers as they add a third shift to boost production of Dodge Chargers and Chrysler minivans.
3. While Stellantis has seen some rough times financially in recent years, things are turning around. Insider Monkey now lists Stellantis as 1 of its Top 9 Auto stocks to buy.
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BRAND NEWS:
Alfa Romeo:
It appears Alfa’s Cassino plant is the big loser from Alfa Romeo plans to go 100% EV. With the EV market slowing and Alfa Romeo scrambling to reconfigure for hybrid and gas vehicles, Cassino is left with little to produce. Cassino may not resume production until late 2026 or early 2027.
Fiat:
1. It appears the Topolino will be designated as a Low-Speed Vehicle (LSV) in the US market, the same slot used by road legal golf carts and Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs). The LSV designation would allow the Topolino to legally use roads with speed limits of 35 mph and lower.
2. The Grande Panda just won the Auto Europa 2026 title. This award is bestowed by the Italian Union of Automotive Journalists, 160 industry “opinion leaders”, and public feedback. FIAT has also announced a fully gas version of the Grande Panda featuring the 1.2L Turbo.
Lancia:
Lancia has announced a limited edition HF watch from Eberhard & Co. Only 120 will be made. For more information, go here: https://www.eberhard-co-watches.ch/en/novita/lancia-hf/
Maserati:
The Grecale Modena drops the 2.0L engine in 2026. The base level model will now come with a detuned Nettuno V-6. Offering 386 hp, an increase of 60hp over the 2.0L, the Grecale will retain the same $86,495 price tag as it had with the 4 cylinder. The Grecale Trofeo continues to come with the 523hp version of the Nettuno twin turbo.
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NATIONAL FIAT CLUB AMERICA NEWS:
FCA is now working on the next edition of the FCA Magazine and needs your submissions. Recent editions of the magazine have included articles from multiple chapter members. So, great job and who else wants to get published?
You can submit anything FIAT or Italian car related. A story about a chapter event, road trip, car show, how-to tech article, poem, fiction, or whatever else you would like. If it is Italian car related, it is eligible!
Pictures which support the article are encouraged. Pics should be high definition and include captions. (You can append captions for your pictures to the end of your article.)
Also, please include your chapter affiliation with your submission.
You can submit articles and pictures to: president@fiatclubamerica.com
By the way, don’t feel put off if you are spelling or grammatically challenged. Our FCA editors will smooth everything out for you when they use your submission.
NOTE: FCA Magazine article submissions are always open. Even if we haven’t mentioned it for a while, FCA always needs more content for the FCA Magazine. Our club magazine only uses member submissions for content, so don’t be shy.
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DFW CHAPTER NEWS:
Don’t like Facebook and social media? You still have easy access to our upcoming events on the Fiat Club America website calendar. Go here to see the FCA calendar: https://fiatclubamerica.com/content.aspx?page_id=4001&club_id=152684&action=cira&vm=MonthGrid
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Good bye 2025. Hello 2026! We have many fun things planned for the upcoming year; everything from meet-ups to museums, to historic sites, drives, and even a go kart competition. And we would be remiss not to mention our national event, Fiat Freakout 2026 in Gettysburg, PA this August. Whether you can attend all of them, some of them, just one of them, or none of them, the most important thing is to enjoy your Italian automobile and
GET OUT AND DRIVE!
Michael “Tazilon” Brenner, President
Fiat Club America – DFW Chapter
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----2026 CALENDAR----
JANUARY
January
24: Hard Eight Pit BBQ
5300 State Highway 121, The Colony (lunch)
11:30AM: Meet up in parking lot
12:00PM: Move inside for lunch
FEBRUARY
21st: DFW Car and Toy Museum British vs Italian Car Show
2550 McMillan Parkway, Ft Worth
9AM-12AM
Admission: free
IF YOU WISH TO CONVOY IN:
8:15AM Meet Up:
QT gas station: 4601 Denton Highway, Haltom City
8:45AM: Depart for the Museum. (8 minutes, 3.6 miles)
28th: Italianni’s
1601 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst (lunch)
11:30AM: Meet up in parking lot
12:00PM: Move inside for lunch
MARCH
21st: Maple Leaf Diner and Haas Moto Museum
12817 Preston Rd, Dallas (breakfast)
Haas Moto Museum (200+ motorcycles from 19 countries dating back to 1899, including ~17 from Italy)
APRIL
11th or 18th: Annual Bluebonnet Tour (Ennis)
MAY
2nd: DFW Car and Toy Museum Italian Car Day
2550 McMillian Parkway (car show?) The museum is still working on the details.
3rd: All British and European Car Day
Bathhouse Cultural Center, White Rock Lake, Dallas (car show)
23rd: Luigi’s Italian Café
2002 S Goliad, Rockwall (lunch)
Agnelli Cup Day 1
Dallas Karting Complex, Caddo Mills (2 races)
JUNE
13th: Ol’ South Pancake House and Log Cabin Village
1509 S University Dr, Ft Worth (breakfast)
Log Cabin Village
2100 Log Cabin Village Ln, Ft Worth (mid-1800s reenactment village)
JULY
11th: Portillos
4560 Destination Dr, The Colony (lunch)
AUGUST
1st: Norma’s
17721 Dallas Parkway, Dallas (breakfast)
18-23rd: Fiat Freakout 2026
Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel, Gettysburg, PA
29: Agnelli Cup Day 2
Dallas Karting Complex, Caddo Mills (2 races)
SEPTEMBER
12th: Italian CarFest
626 Ball St, Grapevine (car show)
26th: Coppell Deli and Winery
449 W Bethel Rd, Coppell (lunch)
(vineyard TBD)
OCTOBER
3rd: Red River Triumph Club European Car Show
Tarrant County College (car show)
17th: Cavalli Pizza and TUPPS Brewery
6851 Virginia Parkway, McKinney (lunch)
TUPPS Brewery
402 EW Louisiana St, McKinney
(come early and explore Adriatica Village before lunch)
NOVEMBER
7th: Agnelli Cup Day 3
Dallas Karting Complex, Caddo Mills (2 races)
21: Event TBD
DECEMBER
12?: Ferrari Dallas Toy Run (some kind of car rally/drive plus lunch)
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Tazilon Brenner
DFW Chapter Leader
FCA Board of Directors