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Fiat 126
T66 - 19/2/11 at 10:12 AM

Well Ive got one, anyone else want one#



http://tinyurl.com/6ha6vjv

MakeEverything - 19/2/11 at 10:16 AM

Id love one!! My next project is going to be either a hotrod, converted micro car (Like yours) or a sleeper.

T66 - 19/2/11 at 10:24 AM

Ive nearly been tempted into the flat four cars several times, love the radical VWs



http://www.offdrc.co.uk/



Or something like this bargain

http://tinyurl.com/5rc6aaz




Or a spaceframe V8 Land Rover Bowler type of thing...






and and and and......

DRC INDY 7 - 19/2/11 at 10:44 AM

I had one but it was standard

T66 - 19/2/11 at 11:02 AM

quote:
Originally posted by DRC INDY 7
I had one but it was standard




to be honest my car was in really good nick for its age, it would of made a good original restore project before Nat&Cal's plasma cutter was set loose on it.


Its a 1974 air cooled model, they were still making the 500 in 1973, so its a very early 126.


aaaah well never mind

imp paul - 19/2/11 at 11:17 AM

like your car lots as for the 1 on ebay its not to far from me looks like it could be good fun

DRC INDY 7 - 19/2/11 at 12:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by T66
quote:
Originally posted by DRC INDY 7
I had one but it was standard




to be honest my car was in really good nick for its age, it would of made a good original restore project before Nat&Cal's plasma cutter was set loose on it.


Its a 1974 air cooled model, they were still making the 500 in 1973, so its a very early 126.


aaaah well never mind



Mine was a chrome bumper 652cc aircooled twin 1982 y reg in sage green bought it in 1990 sold in 1994 and did 40 thousand miles in it

Peteff - 19/2/11 at 02:49 PM

The roll cage in the ebay one looks like it's built out of washing line posts

T66 - 19/2/11 at 06:21 PM

Yep, must admit the washing line post description has me sitting pissing myself......



Very very accurate observation.



And definitely not up to Retropower standards.

T66 - 19/2/11 at 06:27 PM

quote:
Originally posted by imp paul
like your car lots as for the 1 on ebay its not to far from me looks like it could be good fun



Bit of a trade off Paul, as I like your car !


Imps were on the list of shells when I first started looking, then Zastava (Fiat 600 style) , Old 500s (too expensive) , 600s (rocking horse shite) , Old Seats (none about) , Minis (common as shite -not rocking horse variety)


Nearly bought a Fiat 850 but missed it, considered an X19 , but Nat & Cal passed out when I mentioned it...


And ended up with a 126 before the prices all hiked up seeing as everyone was buying up the old 500s because of the new shape 500. Now the 126s have gone up in value.

A restored 126 now will be in the £1500-£3000, nothing near what I paid for mine.


Is the Imp finished ? Pictures ? Videos ?


SteveWalker - 19/2/11 at 10:02 PM

When I was in my teens, my mother had a 126. One day my aunt phoned to borrow it as her car wouldn't start, but that night she was very late returning it. Turned out that it had started rattling badly and she'd called the AA out (who couldn't find the road she was on for 5 hours!). The AA guy suspected the air-cooling fan (he was wrong, a screw had broken, allowing the under-engine stone-guard to move). Anyway, when he opened up the fan housing and considering that it's a two cylinder engine, he was rather suprised to find three sparkplugs loose in the housing! They must have been there, undisturbed for years.