Fiat X1/9 Laps Nurburgring

[Fiat500USA]

Watching these classic X1/9 take on the Nurburgring will get you going!

[HalfPint]

Holy crap that first green car was flying. No gloves, no Nomex, no cage.......

[tvmaster]

what are you suggesting? lol

[Fiat500USA]

Holy crap that first green car was flying. No gloves, no Nomex, no cage.......

From what I understand, that is before he redid his engine and added bigger carburetor(s)!

[HalfPint]

From what I understand, that is before he redid his engine and added bigger carburetor(s)!

Those engines just love rpm with the appropriate cam. Mechanically they will rev to the moon. I would still love to have an X-1/9, what a cool car.

[tvmaster]

From what I understand, that is before he redid his engine and added bigger carburetor(s)!

Really? It sounds pretty nasty, aka nastier than a stock 1500?

[tvmaster]

Those engines just love rpm with the appropriate cam. Mechanically they will rev to the moon. I would still love to have an X-1/9, what a cool car.

Do you watch ‘Wheeler Dealers’ on MotorTrend TV? They just did one to start the new season in December.

[HalfPint]

Do you watch ‘Wheeler Dealers’ on MotorTrend TV? They just did one to start the new season in December.

Sorry, I have hardly watched any TV in probably 15 years.

[tvmaster]

Sorry, I have hardly watched any TV in probably 15 years.

Interesting. Thanks for that info

[Fiat500USA]

Sorry, I have hardly watched any TV in probably 15 years.

That may be a show worth watching. They do a lot of old classics. The older shows out of England were kind of quaint, on a more home grown production, where they went through the cars to be daily drivers. The newer shows filmed in the states have more production quality and the garage is nicer and shinier, but the cars are still interesting and the two guys are likeable and not Hollywood-types. The show also doesn't beat you over the head with product endorsements, etc. They do a lot of cool cars and buy them on a reasonable budget and turn them into affordable classic drivers.