A Brief History of the Fiat X1/9 | Car S.O.S | National Geographic UK
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- This remarkably stylish classic car dates back to 1968 when Italian design supremos Bertone first put pen to the drawing board. With a transverse engine and gearbox in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive configuration, the X1/9 was noted for its balanced handling, retractable headlights, and lightweight-removable hardtop. Learn more about the history of the Fiat X1/9 as Tim and Fuzz take on a Car SOS emergency to surprise Steve, a 53-year-old Fiat X1/9 owner with terminal cancer.
About Car S.O.S Series 9: The best car restoration series with a big heart is back to bring a warm smile to all! Master mechanic Fuzz Townshend and parts-blagging petrol head Tim Shaw set off on a mission to save decaying classic cars from their unsuspecting but deserving owners. The cars are taken to the Car S.O.S. garage and with Tim & Fuzz racing against the clock, carefully restored to its former glory, leading to the big, surprise reveal.
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I bought a '78 and '85 brand new here in he US. The '78 I had Ziebart from brand new. It cost just about 10% of the car's purchase price to have that done, but it was worth it. I put 90,000 miles on it and sold it with no rust. When I bought the '85 as a left-over in '86, I believed the hype about rust proofing and didn't have the Ziebart treatment done. I put 65,000 miles on it before I sold it. I loved both of them. The '78 was an incredible burgundy color with white interior. The '85 was a two-tone black and silver with a dark interior. The interior help up better, and I didn't have a problem with head gasket and wheel bearings like I did the first one. The bigger engine and 5 speed were welcome improvements, as were the Cromodora alloy wheels and more integrated bumpers. I was rear ended by a Toyota when the '85 was less than a year old. The Toyota demolished itself on my rear bumper. All I needed to replace were the bumper and lower valance panel. Those were true 15 mph bumpers. Never had electrical or mechanical issues with the car.
I want one ! 1.3 and 4 speed!
Driving on that wet salt flat left the driver and passenger skidding on their bums as the car instantly rusted away underneath them.
Terrible rust on these, or at least that's their reputation.
The poor man's Ferrari... ended up being bought by poor people and uses as daily drivers.
The ones that were looked after are still around.
@@markbowden7238 Exactly! Nobody parks a Ferrari on the street or even drives one in the rain. People that own Ferraris have big garages and pay people too much to change timing belts and camshaft seals when their owners manual instructs them to. I always say treat it like a Ferrari and it will last forever! They will.
@@cratecruncher6687haha yes yes YES!
But it's good to see people like Jay Leno doing their best to keep X19 prices DOWN by ridiculing the design at a fundamental level!
Eg the episode about the 037 LANCIA is amusing because nobody points out that he is simply too heavy for the 90bhp original engine.
Whereas Manuel Dondi who weighs ten stone possibly less, drives a modified Dallara with an Alfa D2 twincam, 385bhp /625 kg.
Sorry I can't paste the link here but check out '' AMAZING FIAT X19 // etc ", excellent onboard and external footage of the race at Ascoli in 2017.
Someone described the car as being like "a pancake on wheels" 😂😂
@@markbowden7238 The best thing that could happen to X1/9's survivability is their trading prices to triple. They are way too cheap. Any knucklehead can buy one but doesn't have the skills, garage or finances to maintain it. Worse still, knuckleheaded people associate worth of an item with it's cost of acquisition. So they get butchered, neglected, rusty, and crushed at alarming frequency. There's a reason pet shops don't give away free puppies!
@@cratecruncher6687 I'm from the UK, there's maybe a hundred left here in good condition.
You used to be able to buy these very cheap until a couple of years ago.