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It`s a Fiat 128 by the looks of it.
I`m not sure on value (the condition is hard to establish) but there are a couple on www.carandclassic.co.uk that might point you in the right direction..
I`m not sure on value (the condition is hard to establish) but there are a couple on www.carandclassic.co.uk that might point you in the right direction..
That's a late model 128, quite rare now but not especially valuable. Condition of the bodywork is absolutely key here, mechanicals are virtually irrelevant since parts are relatively easy, and the engineering simplistic.
This was Car of the Year when first launched, and can be great fun to hoon, but there's no real demand for thrm yet. I've the Commie version (Zasatava 313) now which is slightly better made, with thicker metal.
Good luck though, from that one head on pic it looks a nice one!
This was Car of the Year when first launched, and can be great fun to hoon, but there's no real demand for thrm yet. I've the Commie version (Zasatava 313) now which is slightly better made, with thicker metal.
Good luck though, from that one head on pic it looks a nice one!
all gone a bit quiet on the fiat front
tbh im in Switzerland and generally things here are a pain so trying to buy this off the family whos father died sadly , may well be a total nightmare ...if it was some old classic Porsche or ferrai alfa etc id be all over it . but will keep u posted if anything else pops up .
thx again for all your info guys
tbh im in Switzerland and generally things here are a pain so trying to buy this off the family whos father died sadly , may well be a total nightmare ...if it was some old classic Porsche or ferrai alfa etc id be all over it . but will keep u posted if anything else pops up .
thx again for all your info guys
Yes, definitely a late-ish Fiat 128 - probably 1977/78 I think.
If it isn't rotten it has to be worth saving!
My parents were going through a Fiat phase back in the late 60s/early 70s! First Mum bought a 600 with a full roll-back sunroof, then Dad bought a 125. Mum moved on to a 127 (the first car I drove on my own the day I passed my test - fantastic car) then she bought a 128 estate, which I didn't enjoy as much!
But 128s were one of the first cars with the now standard FWD layout of engine and gearbox mounted transversely with unequal length driveshafts, plus pretty technically advanced with an OHC engine in the late 60s when BMC were using A Series and Ford had the crossflow!
Early ones were 1100cc but then there was a 1300cc option like Mum's estate had.
Can't remember the last time I saw one - but then 70s Fiats used to rot for fun!
Really hope it can be saved - just a shame it isn't a Coupe or a 128 3P though.
If it isn't rotten it has to be worth saving!
My parents were going through a Fiat phase back in the late 60s/early 70s! First Mum bought a 600 with a full roll-back sunroof, then Dad bought a 125. Mum moved on to a 127 (the first car I drove on my own the day I passed my test - fantastic car) then she bought a 128 estate, which I didn't enjoy as much!
But 128s were one of the first cars with the now standard FWD layout of engine and gearbox mounted transversely with unequal length driveshafts, plus pretty technically advanced with an OHC engine in the late 60s when BMC were using A Series and Ford had the crossflow!
Early ones were 1100cc but then there was a 1300cc option like Mum's estate had.
Can't remember the last time I saw one - but then 70s Fiats used to rot for fun!
Really hope it can be saved - just a shame it isn't a Coupe or a 128 3P though.
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