My dad had a Fiat Strada in London, the late 80s. Faded green. I remember the round headlights, unique wheels, cool door handles, offset hood scoop and the pyramid shaped shifter boot. He blew it up on the motorway when he was late for an appointment. Rest in Peace Radko Popov, miss you dad.
I had a few Stradas back in the 80s but never one like yours it's amazing.... I started with a two door 70cl W reg light blue cracking car then a 75 cl then of course the face lift 75 with twin head lights wow happy days wish I could own one now....
I had a 1979 Strada that I purchased used in December of 1981 from a dealership. By late 1983 it was rusting out around the A pillars pretty badly and water was leaking into the interior. I sold it not long after that. Not factoring the rust, it was a fun to drive little car while I had it.
Miss mine, C170 GKW about the only reg I can remember from all the cars I've owned. Most fun to drive of any car I had, only front drive car that I have driven that you could steer with the throttle. All my friends with GTis and GTes and Escorts were always trying to beg a drive. So nice to see one in such good order
Pentagram Motorsport Agreed, mine (B515 VBX) had the Solex carbs which I fitted some nice shiny K&N filters to, coughed & spluttered if you prodded the throttle before it took off - great memories 😎
Such a shame there aren't many left of the Strada/Ritmo as it was called where i live. Always liked this shape. To me it's SO a car of the age. Brings back good memories.
@@c7uk I was a occupied with other stuff when i wrote my comment. I meant i like the shape of the Ritmos in generel. I like both of them. If i were to choose a version for a fast Ritmo, or a very well equipped one, i would go for the one in the video. ..but when i talk about them being a car of that age, i think of the mk1. It's an icon, nothing less.
JohnnyNr5 - don’t worry, I understood. I was just stating my preference as I always felt the mk2s looked a little ‘generic’ compared to the mk1. I never liked the Strada moniker either - Ritmo was how I first came to know it in Italy 🇮🇹
@@c7uk Here in Denmark it was sold as the Ritmo too. From what i understood it was called Strada in english speaking countries, for some damn reason. A Seat version, the Seat Ronda, makes the Ritmo mk2 look pretty good, even to those of you who don't really care for it i think. It has a very Renault 18 looking front. Weird combination :)
My Uncle got a black 130TC from new. He used to drive it pretty hard, which was enormous fun when I was the passenger! My cousin bought it off him after a few years but it was written off while being towed! Anyway, I bought those seats off my cousin and still have them to this day!
I had one in red,sold it in 93 for 1600 quid,the guy opened the boot and pulled up the mat and it had rotted out but he didn’t care after he had driven it.
Had a Super Strada 85 Mk2 and it was actually one of the most fun cars to drive I've ever owned. Her nickname was Fifi Fybogel as you were never constipated driving it... ;)
There was one of these in a guys garden when I was a kid,,it was mint,,,but he left it to rot,it was a red one,,we used to sit in it as kids,,,I would love to sit in one again
FIAT should do to this magic car what Mini did to the Cooper S. Try to keep the magic of the original tied together with new design, shocks, etc. If they did it well, it would sell like hot cakes. LOVE IT.
Wonder how many pre-facelift (1979-83) examples are there left? You know, the ones like those shown on that legendary two-minute launch ad. The one here is a face-lift, where they were a little less rust prone.
I'm pleased you have an excellent 130TC currently SORN. Ours was SORN for 6 months a couple of years ago to wait out the winter and like yours is not/was not a basket case. However excluding those that drop in and out of SORN the vast majority of SORN 130TCs are in really poor condition. From a documentary point of view, and actually being interviewed and videoed cold footed so to speak, I was only trying to portray the sad state of affairs for these cars. We need to get our 130TCs together some time :)
So NOT surprised to hear the guy say body trim is a nightmare to get. FIAT never really gave a stuff about looking after owners of it's older cars. Had a 124 Coupe back in the day & couldn't get any new sheet-metal to repair car in 1983, < 8 years after production ended. Ex Fiat USA marketing guy I met back in 1990 told me that after they pulled out of USA in "81 they turfed ~ 150 tonnes worth of 124, 850, X/19 etc parts overboard off east coast of US as Turin didn't want to pay the inventory costs. Best in class technical dept back in the day but their arrogant & cynical management really sucked balls. #1 in Europe in 1970, # nowhere now. .....Says it all....
@@angelaford2989 and yet my NZ car (LS157) is badged as a Ritmo. Charcoal one as well. Cannot think of any reason to sell it, and would certainly be difficult to replace.
My dad had a Fiat Strada in London, the late 80s. Faded green. I remember the round headlights, unique wheels, cool door handles, offset hood scoop and the pyramid shaped shifter boot. He blew it up on the motorway when he was late for an appointment. Rest in Peace Radko Popov, miss you dad.
I had a few Stradas back in the 80s but never one like yours it's amazing.... I started with a two door 70cl W reg light blue cracking car then a 75 cl then of course the face lift 75 with twin head lights wow happy days wish I could own one now....
I had a 1979 Strada that I purchased used in December of 1981 from a dealership. By late 1983 it was rusting out around the A pillars pretty badly and water was leaking into the interior. I sold it not long after that. Not factoring the rust, it was a fun to drive little car while I had it.
Out of all the cars I have had I still miss my 130tc’s
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Miss mine. D717 SSU. Gunmetal grey. Chased one for ages back in day, got it and loved it. Great memories.
Just so lovely ... rose tinted glasses on ..
Miss mine, C170 GKW about the only reg I can remember from all the cars I've owned. Most fun to drive of any car I had, only front drive car that I have driven that you could steer with the throttle. All my friends with GTis and GTes and Escorts were always trying to beg a drive. So nice to see one in such good order
My lasting memory of the Strada Abarth is the wonderful noise they make.
Pentagram Motorsport Agreed, mine (B515 VBX) had the Solex carbs which I fitted some nice shiny K&N filters to, coughed & spluttered if you prodded the throttle before it took off - great memories 😎
@@DUCato-ed3fw Haha, mine had the Solex too. I had the best times in that thing.
Such a shame there aren't many left of the Strada/Ritmo as it was called where i live. Always liked this shape. To me it's SO a car of the age. Brings back good memories.
JohnnyNr5 because they rusted to heavy
I preferred the shape of the mark 1 Ritmo :)
@@c7uk I was a occupied with other stuff when i wrote my comment. I meant i like the shape of the Ritmos in generel. I like both of them. If i were to choose a version for a fast Ritmo, or a very well equipped one, i would go for the one in the video. ..but when i talk about them being a car of that age, i think of the mk1. It's an icon, nothing less.
JohnnyNr5 - don’t worry, I understood. I was just stating my preference as I always felt the mk2s looked a little ‘generic’ compared to the mk1. I never liked the Strada moniker either - Ritmo was how I first came to know it in Italy 🇮🇹
@@c7uk Here in Denmark it was sold as the Ritmo too. From what i understood it was called Strada in english speaking countries, for some damn reason.
A Seat version, the Seat Ronda, makes the Ritmo mk2 look pretty good, even to those of you who don't really care for it i think. It has a very Renault 18 looking front. Weird combination :)
Those seats! ❤️
Still love the netting ... proper days
My Uncle got a black 130TC from new. He used to drive it pretty hard, which was enormous fun when I was the passenger! My cousin bought it off him after a few years but it was written off while being towed! Anyway, I bought those seats off my cousin and still have them to this day!
I had one in red,sold it in 93 for 1600 quid,the guy opened the boot and pulled up the mat and it had rotted out but he didn’t care after he had driven it.
One of those grand greats
Blimey, that's unbelievable!!
Beautiful Car, So nice.
So good to see this & going stong!
Had a Super Strada 85 Mk2 and it was actually one of the most fun cars to drive I've ever owned. Her nickname was Fifi Fybogel as you were never constipated driving it... ;)
Did the plastic clip that held the choke knob in keep breaking ? I got through 4 😀
Lovely and proper Italian can't get in back.
I miss old hot hatches
Absolute sleeper of a car
amazing!!! id buy it
Lovely design. Character and style. Pity not made to modern standards.
I have one like this in good condition
Delightful car! I'm still wishing for a well cared for Dodge Omni GLH-S.
There was one of these in a guys garden when I was a kid,,it was mint,,,but he left it to rot,it was a red one,,we used to sit in it as kids,,,I would love to sit in one again
FIAT should do to this magic car what Mini did to the Cooper S. Try to keep the magic of the original tied together with new design, shocks, etc. If they did it well, it would sell like hot cakes. LOVE IT.
Proper car 😍
Should have kept mine - B366 RLM. Loved it sooooo much..
ABARTH
I was lucky enough to have one 496 of 500 was mint car as well.
Great cars.
Wonder how many pre-facelift (1979-83) examples are there left? You know, the ones like those shown on that legendary two-minute launch ad. The one here is a face-lift, where they were a little less rust prone.
Brilliant car and torquey af.
Love at first sight 😍
Bellissima!
My Fiat Strada Abarth 130tc is registered on the 28th January 1988 on E reg ?
Oddly enough had a 1986 Mk2 Super Strada 85 in a dark blue metallic. One of the most fun cars I ever owned. Until a lady driver T-Boned it .. ... :(
Dumb b*tch... what a shame. Old Fiats had so much spicy character, and now they are so scarce. Give me a Croma 2.0 turbo anyday...
BELLISSIMA !
haha, I own one on sorn - probably one of the best left in the country and certainly not a basket case Nick
I'm pleased you have an excellent 130TC currently SORN. Ours was SORN for 6 months a couple of years ago to wait out the winter and like yours is not/was not a basket case. However excluding those that drop in and out of SORN the vast majority of SORN 130TCs are in really poor condition. From a documentary point of view, and actually being interviewed and videoed cold footed so to speak, I was only trying to portray the sad state of affairs for these cars. We need to get our 130TCs together some time :)
Arbath oh dear.
So NOT surprised to hear the guy say body trim is a nightmare to get. FIAT never really gave a stuff about looking after owners of it's older cars. Had a 124 Coupe back in the day & couldn't get any new sheet-metal to repair car in 1983, < 8 years after production ended. Ex Fiat USA marketing guy I met back in 1990 told me that after they pulled out of USA in "81 they turfed ~ 150 tonnes worth of 124, 850, X/19 etc parts overboard off east coast of US as Turin didn't want to pay the inventory costs.
Best in class technical dept back in the day but their arrogant & cynical management really sucked balls.
#1 in Europe in 1970, # nowhere now. .....Says it all....
I've got one
This is the one called Ritmo in the rest of Europe?
Statutory Off-Road Notification aka SORN
had a B reg one the start of debt in my life began with this car. quafe box made of cheese
Zf box
great looking car, but it always gets to me why some cars this age have no rust but today some 10 year old cars have rust
because they are garged , off road in winter and not driven in the rain.
Do you know that in Italy it is called Fiat Ritmo? What's the wrong with 'Ritmo'?
It's a Ritmo in Denmark too. Apparently Strada was used in most english speaking countries, for some reason.
Both of my neighbours had a 75 and a Ritmo II 90 in Ireland
In the USA it was a Strada
Can confirm in NZ it was a Strada. Mine was a beautiful metallic charcoal. Man I miss that thing.
@@angelaford2989 and yet my NZ car (LS157) is badged as a Ritmo. Charcoal one as well. Cannot think of any reason to sell it, and would certainly be difficult to replace.
How about the CRX Si?
I HAVE COMPETIZONE ABARTH 180 HP 0 T 60 6 .7 SECONDS NO WAY WOULD A 130 BHP STRADA B 7.6 SECONDS MORE LIKE 10 SECONDS
I have 595 180 and owned 2 130tc and the 130s could not live with the 596 in anything other than joy to drive
It was tested by many magazines back in the day and yes it did 0 to 60 in &.6 seconds . These cars are under geared and have ZF close ratio boxes
122 is fast enough
Yugo gv in the United states
Great car - shame about the owner!
Shame about your manners. What a rude comment.
What's wrong with him? What's wrong with you...