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Tom Hanks to get communist-era car from Polish fans

Saturday, 28 January 2017 2:12 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 28 January 2017 2:12 PM ]

Vintage Fiat 126p from 1974 is seen in the car workshop in the town of Bielsko-Biala, southern Poland, on 21 January 2017. © AFP

People in Poland have raised cash to buy a communist-era car for Hollywood star, Tom Hanks, after he tweeted about the car.

Hanks had posed next to several of the cars during a shoot late last year in the Hungarian capital Budapest.

He posted photos of himself next to Fiat 126s and wrote “I got a new car”.

After his tweets, poles held a fundraiser for Hanks. They raised about 2,000 euros to purchase a Fiat 126 in fetching turquoise.

The Italian Carmaker produced tiny ‘Fiats 126’ in Poland between 1971 to 2000 and had named the car "little guy".

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