I actually think the standard wheels suit the car better although it’s difficult without seeing the abarth ones with some rubber on at proper ride height
I really enjoyed this video and would love to see the Barchetta when its all finished. I have never had one but have always admired the car and there used to be a yellow one at the bottom of my road. Almost twenty years ago I had a black Punto sporting and it was fun with a capital F, amazing handling and performance for a front wheel drive car. After having a BMW 323 I could not believe how good it was. Love small Fiat's although I own an Alfa now. Would never go back to BMW.
Neil. In case you were wondering what Barchetta means in Italian. It means small boat,because a normal boat is called a barca. The name Barchetta probably alludes to the shape of the car
I would have preferred the Abarth wheels - these ones look out of date already and too common on every Barchetta here in Europe, even thou that in general I would go for the original . Nice paint job
Great work! Well ALL Barchettas are on stocks, and I’ve NEVER seen one on the Abarth ones - I say go for the Abarth’s! People don’t understand visualizing them on the car like that tho. Everyone will vote for the wheel with a tire on. Great you went for silver tho! Black rims is the stupidest trend isn’t it!
Stock wheels look great. The 500 ones looked surprisingly good but I think that had you added the hub caps it would look a bit silly. I was also surprised that the 145 wheels looked really good.
Standard wheels for me every day, same design as mine which I restored early this year. Really suit the car. FIAT nearly always have nice wheels standard from factory. I've always said you don't need to modify a car if it was built right in the first place. F**d owners take note 😂😂😂
The original alloy in silver are perfect for the Barchetta. They fit perfectly with the elegant lines of the Barchetta. The 500's alloys would definitely be a no no. The abarth wheels are for Pimp my ride kind of program.
Very surprised you aren’t powder coating the wheels. Sprayed ones don’t last well at all in the UK, at least in my experience and i do NOT kerb wheels. Colour wise either classic alloy silver or a dark metallic the same as the Punto GTs would be my choice. The Abarth wheels are too fussy for the Barchetta.
Rear wiper and break light in the inner drivers side cluster have stopped working on my G, pretty certain it’s the look but would you recommend doing it DIY or getting it done professionally?
Just quick question about headlights. I know it’s not the same car but when I was looking for headlights for Mazda mx-5 i couldnt find “Europena” lights because there are 3 versions, American, UK and EU versions. There is plenty of UK headlights but I wouldn’t pass MOT with them here in Slovenia (EU), so i wonder if MOT was not a problem with “Greek” headlights since I guess they are “European” and not UK version? :D
Italia Autos oh, I been there on holidays and Im pretty sure they drive on the right side, even google says so and you drive on the left... ? I mean if there wont be problem on MOT then good job, i was just wondering, since i still didnt find headlights haha :)
@@ItaliaAutos Sorry Neil no they dont. left hand drive vehicles driving on the right. just came back from Athens to Bulgaria 5 days ago drove there for 2 weeks and the greek only drive like in the UK when they are full of ouzo and wine :)
Standard wheels, a car like this needs to be pretty much original cosmetically. As for colours call me old fashioned but black always looks like you have lost a hub cap to me, showing my age? Black is for footballers with their expensive but styleless cars.
Stock wheels are better in my opinion :)
supra exactly
Agreed!
No question, the standard wheels look really good.
I actually think the standard wheels suit the car better although it’s difficult without seeing the abarth ones with some rubber on at proper ride height
Im a big fan of going back to stock on these older modern classics however I have to say she looked a treat wearing the temporary Alfa pepperpots 😃
Stock wheels all the way. Abarth wheels look out of place.
Looking really good. Original wheels always, and great colour choice . Looking forward to the next installment
More to come!
I really enjoyed this video and would love to see the Barchetta when its all finished. I have never had one but have always admired the car and there used to be a yellow one at the bottom of my road. Almost twenty years ago I had a black Punto sporting and it was fun with a capital F, amazing handling and performance for a front wheel drive car. After having a BMW 323 I could not believe how good it was. Love small Fiat's although I own an Alfa now. Would never go back to BMW.
Standard wheels every time on those !!!
That look stunning Neil, well done. It’s a testament to your hard work.
Beautiful looking car.
Neil. In case you were wondering what Barchetta means in Italian. It means small boat,because a normal boat is called a barca. The name Barchetta probably alludes to the shape of the car
Glad you stuck with originality, and yeh the red roof is a good colour combination with the silver, should be a good money maker 👍🏼
I like it!
I would have preferred the Abarth wheels - these ones look out of date already and too common on every Barchetta here in Europe, even thou that in general I would go for the original . Nice paint job
Great job Neil. Started up my old X1/9 today.
Great work!
Well ALL Barchettas are on stocks, and I’ve NEVER seen one on the Abarth ones - I say go for the Abarth’s!
People don’t understand visualizing them on the car like that tho. Everyone will vote for the wheel with a tire on.
Great you went for silver tho! Black rims is the stupidest trend isn’t it!
Standard wheels look better in my view
Stock wheels for me mate 👍
Standard wheels are a fantastic unique design,fit the car perfectly
Stock wheels look great. The 500 ones looked surprisingly good but I think that had you added the hub caps it would look a bit silly. I was also surprised that the 145 wheels looked really good.
The flood done a good thing: no dust in the paint haha
Yeah I thought that.
glad you went with the silver wheels , one of my pet hates is black wheels ! the fiat is looking great
I'd stick the Teledials on.
Top marks wearing safety goggles while spraying ! Wish everyone would do that. Excellent video, as usual .
Thanks 👍
The Abarth ones look very nice, providing they don't stick out too much. But the the car needs some more Abarth touches.
Looking great so far for most part. Done great job on restoring most of the car. Great video again 😀
Glad you enjoyed it
Stock are better for complete style package but I like the Abarth better. Would be an updated look.
Stay with the stock wheels. Even with very low profiles on it, unless you lower the suspension, it'll look like it's on stilts! Gorgeous little car.
Great work - were the uk Barchettas fitted with different headlights to those sold on the continent?
standard wheels look much better! Great job :-)
They do but I would like to see the abarth wheel on with tyres.
I’ve always fancy one of this. Thank you.
Thanks for watching. Fun little cars.
Nice little car 👍
The abarth ones look fantastic, make the car look modern
Standard wheels for me every day, same design as mine which I restored early this year. Really suit the car.
FIAT nearly always have nice wheels standard from factory.
I've always said you don't need to modify a car if it was built right in the first place.
F**d owners take note 😂😂😂
You're becoming a dab hand with the paint gun :) Wheels look good.
Practice and watching UA-cam videos.
stock wheels for me
Standard wheels look good and won't upset the ride and handling, but are those headlights aligned for right hand drive?
The original alloy in silver are perfect for the Barchetta. They fit perfectly with the elegant lines of the Barchetta. The 500's alloys would definitely be a no no. The abarth wheels are for Pimp my ride kind of program.
If you have a flooding, you do need a barchetta, don't you ?? 😉
(In Italian, una barchetta means "a skiff"...)
sure does
I actually thought the Alfa Teledials really suited the car.
Otherwise - standard. The Italians seem to do car/wheel combos really well generally
Detail the wheels to match the hood?
I was expecting to say stock but no, abarth ones suit the car very well I think!
Cracking motor,definitely something different for the summer.
Absolutely
Very surprised you aren’t powder coating the wheels. Sprayed ones don’t last well at all in the UK, at least in my experience and i do NOT kerb wheels. Colour wise either classic alloy silver or a dark metallic the same as the Punto GTs would be my choice. The Abarth wheels are too fussy for the Barchetta.
powder coating costs money, i paint them for lots cheaper than powder coating.
Can you still buy these headlights brand new I've 1 near finished fully resprayed just waiting on upholstery man to fit new roof cloth
Actually liked the teledials best
Nice job 👍🏼
Thank you! Cheers!
Alternative wheels in gloss black!
Enjoyed the Video, Please advise me where to buy reasonably priced New Headlights for my BARCHETTA? Thank you
No idea sorry.
Rear wiper and break light in the inner drivers side cluster have stopped working on my G, pretty certain it’s the look but would you recommend doing it DIY or getting it done professionally?
Neil, presumably headlights from Greece will dip the wrong way?
These are uk lights just from grease.
Standard!
Ciao a quanti nm di coppia si chiude il variatore?
Standard wheels every time
Were the Greek supplied headlights UK spec?
Standard wheels 👌🏻
the first wheels looked much better on it
Hey, I've noticed this my heater radiator leaking (alfa romeo 147), is replacing it a case of pulling the dashboard out or is it something easier?
Stock wheels suit the car better.
I love the aftermarket wheels better. Stock ones really point out the age of the car.
good job!!!!! By Venice
Standard wheels ftw
Standard wheels, please.
Just quick question about headlights. I know it’s not the same car but when I was looking for headlights for Mazda mx-5 i couldnt find “Europena” lights because there are 3 versions, American, UK and EU versions. There is plenty of UK headlights but I wouldn’t pass MOT with them here in Slovenia (EU), so i wonder if MOT was not a problem with “Greek” headlights since I guess they are “European” and not UK version? :D
in Greece they drive on the same side as the uk.
Italia Autos oh, I been there on holidays and Im pretty sure they drive on the right side, even google says so and you drive on the left... ? I mean if there wont be problem on MOT then good job, i was just wondering, since i still didnt find headlights haha :)
Open Top summer....
Here down below NZ: RAIN for days hahaha....wish waz back in North Summer.
@@ItaliaAutos Sorry Neil no they dont. left hand drive vehicles driving on the right. just came back from Athens to Bulgaria 5 days ago drove there for 2 weeks and the greek only drive like in the UK when they are full of ouzo and wine :)
Original wheels all the way!
Stock wheels, they drive shit on anything bigger...scuttle shake galore!
Hey Neil, what should I look out for if I'm interested in buying a Barchetta?
buyers guide is coming once its finished.
@@ItaliaAutos Awesome, good to know. Will there also be one on the 156?
Neil if you want some help cleaning up mate give me a shout......Stuart.
I'm all good this happened a few weeks ago. Videos are normally filmed 1-2 weeks in advance.
@@ItaliaAutos of course I forgot about the delay from filming to release. That was some rain caught on camera.
Stock mate.
Definatelly keep the stock wheels!
YEAH STOCK TOO NEIL.
Abarth ones for me!
Standard wheels! The other wheels don't look right.
Abarth wheels definitely
Standard wheels please!
standered
Stock wheels and silver/aluminium color ....
Standard wheels all the way!
stock wheel are better than abarth
Standard wheels. Suit the car much better.
Standard wheels, a car like this needs to be pretty much original cosmetically. As for colours call me old fashioned but black always looks like you have lost a hub cap to me, showing my age? Black is for footballers with their expensive but styleless cars.
std wheels look a lot better. The 595 looks a bit 'bad choice porsche'
Stock wheels. Keep it original
Hi i hope you paint the rusty nuts on wheels as fiat and alfa are soooo bad for that no other cars i know rust like they do lol
Its on my list. Should of done it before I put the wheels on.
Your music is waaaay too loud!!
Standard wheels.
Stock wheels
Standard wheels
Stock
Standard wheels better!
Abarth wheels
Nevermind original all the way
std wheels for me