Sunday 7 January 2018

"... well balanced, like any other fine piece of sporting equipment... a pair of matched shotguns for instance."

Here's how they reviewed cars forty years ago, 55 second into this:



5 comments:

formertory said...

Crikey. Where did 40 years go while I evidently wasn't looking?

Mind you, it was a brave man who'd have bought a Fiat 40 - 45 years ago. The Incredible Crumbling Car. My dad had a Fiat 128 which had to be scrapped at four years old, under terminal assault from rust. Support from manufacturer / dealer? Errr, no. A friend had a similar experience with a Fiat 850 which at two years old had repairs to the sills for corrosion. Good engines, though.

But then there was Lancia. Although the Stratos still ranks as a truly beautiful car. even after all these years.

Mark Wadsworth said...

FT, which is why there are only about 200 Fiat X1/9s left. Half of them are in storage and the other half are 'being restored'.

Yes, the Stratos looked great but totally unpractical, even by sports car standards.

Jonathan Bagley said...

Driving a Fiat X1.9 is like making love to a beautiful woman - gazing lovingly at the finely chiselled front end, whilst experiencing the eager thrust of the compact power unit.

Mark Wadsworth said...

JB, LOL.

MikeW said...

JB,

Nice, but will she start even in the cold?