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Title: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: kev131 on June 06, 2010, 09:32:28 PM http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-FIAT-X19-1500-5-SPEED-/320543092841?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4aa1db7069 :)
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: simon131 on June 07, 2010, 07:13:30 AM Blimey! That's a beauty! :o Can't be many X1/9s left in this condition. If only I had some money......
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: sid131 on June 07, 2010, 07:18:07 AM well Simon there is a very nice one at rainbows end that can be bought much cheaper than that one its 1984 vintage!
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: simon131 on June 07, 2010, 08:18:18 AM Back in the late '80s I went searching for an X1/9 for the wife and it took lots of 'looking' before I found one worthy of a test drive ::) Anyway, took it out and it seemed fine, so I asked the wife to drive it......she hated the driving position :-\ so we never bought it!! ::)
I've had lots of 128s over the years, saloons, coupes and 3Ps and thought that an 'X'ey would be a good addition. I know they can suffer from rot and over heating, especially if the coolant isn't regularly changed as the long steel pipes from the engine bay to the front mounted rad can fur/rot. I haven't really the space in my wallet ;) for any additons to the fleet at the moment - but a man can dream. 8) Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: stathe174 on June 07, 2010, 03:51:40 PM We had a lot of those here in Greece... I never got one since I don't fit in :D :D :D But it's a very nice car though...
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: david on June 07, 2010, 06:27:56 PM I can remember a W reg silver X19 outside a local scrap yard in 1989 and it was as new. It was left at the yard because the engine had blown. I asked the the owner of the yard how much he wanted for it and he said " I hate Fiats im going to squash the bastard " which he did !!
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: martyk on June 07, 2010, 07:50:49 PM there is one near dunleer qn 1979 in concours condition same colour as well a guy offered him 5000 euro which he declined and its a meath reg izn and of course charlie,s supercharged 1978 x1/9 which has loads of vavafooooooom
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: djape1977 on June 07, 2010, 09:00:50 PM We had a lot of those here in Greece... I never got one since I don't fit in :D :D :D But it's a very nice car though... because of hight or because of width? ;) Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: theredx19 on June 07, 2010, 09:02:18 PM Well Brensport has a lovely one for sale now as I must dig out the photos
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: stathe174 on June 07, 2010, 09:41:03 PM We had a lot of those here in Greece... I never got one since I don't fit in :D :D :D But it's a very nice car though... because of hight or because of width? ;) Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: djape1977 on June 07, 2010, 09:56:02 PM oh well...
i knew a greek guy studying in belgrade some years back, he was 1.92 high and i was very suprised to see a greek as high as me. he explained that he was from central region of greece, quite high up the mountains... don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to make fun of you, i just tought that you might be of the same tribe Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: sid131 on June 07, 2010, 10:01:08 PM thats something Paul hogan would have said lol!
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: stathe174 on June 07, 2010, 10:03:17 PM oh well... don't worry djape... No offence taken... As you can also see from the smiles... :D :D :Di knew a greek guy studying in belgrade some years back, he was 1.92 high and i was very suprised to see a greek as high as me. he explained that he was from central region of greece, quite high up the mountains... don't get me wrong, i'm not trying to make fun of you, i just tought that you might be of the same tribe Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: curt on June 08, 2010, 10:50:23 PM Paul Hogan-havent heard that name in ages - ;D ;D
The best sketches he did was for wynns -Start yo Bas...d ;D Or if that failed the spray tin of 'oh come on for christ's sake ' ;D ;D Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: sid131 on June 08, 2010, 11:23:24 PM can only find this one Curt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGMUGjlV5HU Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: stathe174 on June 08, 2010, 11:48:32 PM Ha ha ha a really good one... "start your...." :D :D :D
Title: Re: Nice X1-9.....Healthy bidding :-) Post by: curt on June 10, 2010, 08:00:36 PM Thats the one Sid -your a diamond -I remember seeing it on the paul hogan show with the missus years and years ago -I never stopped laughing for a week as I was still in the trade then -and diesels had terrible start problems before the modern units we have now-and everyone bought cans of easy start to get em going -but after they had 'sniffed'easy start you could never diagnose what the starting problems were in the first place.
Some customers started there diesels by throwing a can of easy start down the intake -and then if it still wouldnt start -set fire to the vapours out of the exhaust -then beleive it or not there car would start -How the hell do you fix that in a garage ;D ;D Thanks ever so much for posting that link -It brings back very good old memories ;D ;D |