Partridge Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 An Autoshite Yearbook or "coffee table mag" has crossed my mind many times, with pics of rusty cars, naff Japanese stuff and Rovers in place of GT-Rs and Maseratis. Like a shit version of Evo. Too Savvy can write the Ed Speak section. vulgalour, eddyramrod, scruff and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 "The seller picked me up at the station, and after worrying how I would find him, I spotted a bearded gentleman holding up an X1/9 Haynes manual...." This made me laugh out loud. Great collection thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 great thread, would love an X1/9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 pah call this a collecshun fred, you didn't have the decency to break down properly ! this place isn't...... Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Excellent write-up, I always* knew the little Fiat would make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Excellent. Great car in a lovely colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Brilliant, that's a PROPER collection story with trains, petrol station, re-gapping the points at Asda, stripping the carbs on the motorway in the dark and fattening but out-of-date foodstuffs. Genius. Bloody lovely car, too. That must be quite early for a big bumper one? brickwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 a bearded gentleman holding up an X1/9 Haynes manual.... After a short drive in his Daihatsu Charade, we parked behind his Scimitar and looked over the X1/9. Which Autoshiter is he then? And if not, why not??????????? Excellent collection thread, epic. We really should assemble these into a book. It's not like we're short of material, is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Nice threading. As the seamstress said to the er, slightly better seamstress. drum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted October 4, 2014 Author Share Posted October 4, 2014 *update* Had a couple of days fettling now, and it's a good un. 4 metal hubcaps under the "bonnet" battery cover found and uncracked, even with the original plastic nuts..engine is running sweet now with no hot starting issues, given a good clean,polish and a long hard staring. few bits of bodywork to do, steering rack bush (which explains the "crack" over bumps) and a new lollipop, which was also under the bonnet... Still can't quite believe how original, and together it is, especially having only cost a weeks wages. ed5000, Mr_Bo11ox, Sigmund Fraud and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I bought a new lollipop for mine last year only to find when up on the ramp it was just loose nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I don't understand what lollipops with nuts in have got to do with it, but I like this car anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Lovely looking little car Great write up and the seller really does need to frequent these pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Being a mid engine thing the gearbox is behind the gearlever. To cope with this oddity, fiat or bertone engineered a bit of a linkage with two circular spoons sandwiching a bit of rubber, aka the lollipop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 And now we all know . Anyone know what the starship enterprise valve is on gm cars ? brickwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Being a mid engine thing the gearbox is behind the gearlever. To cope with this oddity, fiat or bertone engineered a bit of a linkage with two circular spoons sandwiching a bit of rubber, aka the lollipop.And if you lose 5th and reverse, drill a big hole through and put a nut and bolt in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 That does look very nice. Well bought indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 lotsa Fiats have" lollipopswithnuts", - old-style real Fiat 500's,- my 900e also has one, usually complete with factory warning sign saying - "WARNING, may contain lollipops with nuts" nice collection thread too, I enjoyed it immensely, having had lotsafun in a ladyfriends X/19, ULC 19X - wonder if that survived, it was in Bristol at the time. let me know if you want rid of those wheels WITH centre caps ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 I gotta spare set of CD58's somewhere. No caps though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonm Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 A good read, and a bargain of a car. Well done sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Being a mid engine thing the gearbox is behind the gearlever. To cope with this oddity, fiat or bertone engineered a bit of a linkage with two circular spoons sandwiching a bit of rubber, aka the lollipop. And if you lose 5th and reverse, drill a big hole through and put a nut and bolt in it! lotsa Fiats have" lollipopswithnuts", - old-style real Fiat 500's,- my 900e also has one, usually complete with factory warning sign saying - "WARNING, may contain lollipops with nuts" Thanks - every day's a school day. That now makes complete sense, in a 1970s Fiat sort of way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Work is progressing well, a few bits of welding (with 1979 technology oxy acetalyne of course) have been done- passengers door bottom was rotten and the window held up with wood.... Door has been off, welded and ready for paint,window winder cable on its way from Italy. Mechanically itsspot on, comedy headlights though, as they sometimes take a fit and just pop up and down at random. Much fibreglass and filler dust has been distributed around the workshop after hours. Final shaping and priming to come but as it's having to sit outside during the day I've been throwing any old paint on it between rub downs. scruff, brickwall, Rocket88 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Just caught up with this..........brilliant write up, lovely car. An ex of mine had one, had to buy a "shirt button" Momo wheel to drive it, due to inability to press any of the three pedals without ridiculous contortions............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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