New addition to the household...
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We've just welcomed a new car into the fold here...
It's a classic rear engined Italian, with great provenance... It's a Fiat 126!
A very low mileage one - 1973 Fiat 126L with only 21000 miles from new, and Sarah is only the fourth registered keeper!
The first owner was Bristol Cars Ltd, and it was registered on "100 MPH" in 1973 during the fuel crisis, and was maintained by the Bristol Cars workshops during it's time as the personal car of Tony Crook.
The car was later transferred into his personal ownership, and he kept it until 2008!
It's a little cracker! Really solid, and no rust either! The history file is great reading, containing a handwritten note from Tony Crook himself, a letter from the Bristol Cars service centre and all the original books for the car!
Collected it on Wed and drove with no problems from Kent back to Suffolk!
Pics below:
It's a classic rear engined Italian, with great provenance... It's a Fiat 126!
A very low mileage one - 1973 Fiat 126L with only 21000 miles from new, and Sarah is only the fourth registered keeper!
The first owner was Bristol Cars Ltd, and it was registered on "100 MPH" in 1973 during the fuel crisis, and was maintained by the Bristol Cars workshops during it's time as the personal car of Tony Crook.
The car was later transferred into his personal ownership, and he kept it until 2008!
It's a little cracker! Really solid, and no rust either! The history file is great reading, containing a handwritten note from Tony Crook himself, a letter from the Bristol Cars service centre and all the original books for the car!
Collected it on Wed and drove with no problems from Kent back to Suffolk!
Pics below:
That's lovely!
A friend of mine had one at college too. His was yellow. The rugby boys used to pick it up and turn it through 90 degrees in its parking space so that he couldn't get it out.
But he always had the most fun in the college car park on snowy days. While the rest of us had to make do with hand-brake-turning our fwd polos and fiestas, he was drifting his little rwd Fiat effortlessly round the car park.
Good find!
A friend of mine had one at college too. His was yellow. The rugby boys used to pick it up and turn it through 90 degrees in its parking space so that he couldn't get it out.
But he always had the most fun in the college car park on snowy days. While the rest of us had to make do with hand-brake-turning our fwd polos and fiestas, he was drifting his little rwd Fiat effortlessly round the car park.
Good find!
Congrats !! Reminds me of my first car, an olive green 126. I actually bought a dud and ended up replacing various parts, including the engine. The engine was fairly light, and once unbolted I was able to lift it out with no trouble, and drop another one I picked up from the scarpyard for £50 in its place. It ran brilliantly thereafter. Cars used to be so simple to fix, none of this ECU and DPF nonsense. Yours looks in fantastic condition. Hope it works out well for you. I am just slightly envious.
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