You Need This: Murdered-Out, Flared Fiat X1/9

Someone here needs this. Seriously.

That car is a beaut!

The X1/9 really has a pretty shape. Soon after I graduated from college, I checked out one that was for sale--you know, as a second car. Never mind the fact that I lived in a studio apartment and barely had two nickels to rub together.

Can any other car claim it was the daily driver for two F1 drivers at the same time?

oh I wish

Nupe!

David S. Wallens wrote: The X1/9 really has a pretty shape. Soon after I graduated from college, I checked out one that was for sale--you know, as a second car. Never mind the fact that I lived in a studio apartment and barely had two nickels to rub together.

We looked at a few before deciding on a Datsun 2000, and then later getting an Alfetta GT.

Somehow, my mom had a contact in Idaho Falls for the most enthusiastic X1/9 owner in the entire state. He helped a lot.

But we looked at one that was in a field with a broken timing belt and a lot of work, later one that was a good car. I still think of those cars.

If you can believe it, while driving back from the 2004 Challenge, we spoke over the phone before parting in southern Ohio about doing an X1/9.

After all of this time, my 3 challenge cars I could justify- 1) Alfa- duh. 2) X 1/9- wife has a bias toward Italian cars, too, 3) Miata.

And now I've had daydreams of a DP X 1/9 powered by a turbo for the original engine, or NA with an Integra 2.0l. Great car.

In reply to alfadriver:

Let me know if you need a shell for your dp car that is already in Detroit. (We have an extra!)

Let me know if you a manifold for the turbo.

Robbie wrote: In reply to alfadriver: Let me know if you need a shell for your dp car that is already in Detroit. (We have an extra!)

Yea, I know. What I lack is motivation to do another challenge car.

I also know where I can get some subframes from a Miata as a good starting point.