Starting in 1979 the FIAT X/19 was given the 1498 engine, in 1980 they came with fuel injection. 1981 was the last year for the US presence of FIAT and the FIAT X1/9. After that they were marketed as the Bertone X1/9 through 1986, and were imported by Malcolm Bricklin. It has a timing belt driven single overhead cam engine, it is not a cross flow head and it does not have hemispherical combustion chambers.
I have an 85 Bertone x1/9. After Fiat left North America in the early 80s. Malcolm Bricklin yes the same guy who imported the Subaru 360 and the Yugo imported the x1/9 as Bertone x1/ 9.
I surely not one be etc etc....but the X1/9 been build till 1989.😊 After 1982....Bertone and not Fiat did produced them( however Fiat still delivered and produced the drive train and engines.) If I correct remember...the last series Bertone X1/9, been build end of 1988...and are know as the " Gran Finales" Despite that all..I do mis my 1982 1.5 5speed blue arrow. Dual webber carbs/ Abarth camshaft /Abarth 4way exhaust/ Magneri Marrelli electronic ignition. Somewhere around 125 hp instead the stock 85😊 In 1985....A German Beemer driver did rear-end me on the German motorway at 2 am...while a doing 180km/hr....X1/9 was..destroyed. Lucky I escaped with only a broken arm. Beemer drivers stated...diddend see the car...😢
Mark that is a lovely car that you maintain over the years...maybe you can do something to eliminate that exhaust clatter ...it makes a fun car sound like its falling apart...you capable of sorting that for sure
Production of the X1/9 actually ended in March of 1989... With the very last cars imported to the USA in 1990. I owned 3 over the years... A 1980, '84 and '86... With my last two being Bertone badged and factory fuel injected. Most fun you could have with under 80 hp...
1:37 That was the problem with mine after I did the major rebuild on my '79, it had the old style CAT with the BB's and it was plugged so it would run & die till I replace it. 2:55 The bolts holding inner drive shafts on are some large Torx and on my '81 all my bolts loosened and the axle dropped just as I arrived near home! Luckily no bolts were lost as the bulging boot held them in (1989).
Thank you for the great under car tour! Most of us car enthusiasts and shade tree mechanics do not get to see a car in this way. We usually are on our back with little little light and stuff falling in our face. What is the story on that Land Cruiser in the back ground at the end of the video?
This was don so that you could see the tach needle through the steering wheel in the portion of the range it generally worked at. A "normal" tach setup would have obscured the dial just as the car revs got interesting.
Starting in 1979 the FIAT X/19 was given the 1498 engine, in 1980 they came with fuel injection. 1981 was the last year for the US presence of FIAT and the FIAT X1/9. After that they were marketed as the Bertone X1/9 through 1986, and were imported by Malcolm Bricklin. It has a timing belt driven single overhead cam engine, it is not a cross flow head and it does not have hemispherical combustion chambers.
In the 70s a friend in college had one in yellow , fun car. The girls loved it , he met his wife while driving it. He still has both
I have an 85 Bertone x1/9. After Fiat left North America in the early 80s. Malcolm Bricklin yes the same guy who imported the Subaru 360 and the Yugo imported the x1/9 as Bertone x1/ 9.
I surely not one be etc etc....but the X1/9 been build till 1989.😊
After 1982....Bertone and not Fiat did produced them( however Fiat still delivered and produced the drive train and engines.)
If I correct remember...the last series Bertone X1/9, been build end of 1988...and are know as the " Gran Finales"
Despite that all..I do mis my 1982 1.5 5speed blue arrow. Dual webber carbs/ Abarth camshaft /Abarth 4way exhaust/ Magneri Marrelli electronic ignition. Somewhere around 125 hp instead the stock 85😊
In 1985....A German Beemer driver did rear-end me on the German motorway at 2 am...while a doing 180km/hr....X1/9 was..destroyed. Lucky I escaped with only a broken arm.
Beemer drivers stated...diddend see the car...😢
That glossy orange, such a beautiful and fun looking car.
Would be an awesome call-looker. Lowered , shaved of all black plastic, colour coded vents, no bumpers, polished mag wheels, pastel paint.
Nice Car! Thanks for sharing this, Mark.
When I was a kid my aunt crammed my 3 cousins and I in an old X/19 to go to the movies. I was 12 at the time
What a fun little car that is. I absolutely LOVE the color.
Mark that is a lovely car that you maintain over the years...maybe you can do something to eliminate that exhaust clatter ...it makes a fun car sound like its falling apart...you capable of sorting that for sure
Allways wanted one of these! Beautiful car!
Dad had the small engine 4spd and it was a blast on the mountain passes.
Production of the X1/9 actually ended in March of 1989... With the very last cars imported to the USA in 1990. I owned 3 over the years... A 1980, '84 and '86... With my last two being Bertone badged and factory fuel injected. Most fun you could have with under 80 hp...
They are fun!
What a beauty… if a thing looks right, then it probably is right. Thanks Mark. 👍
1:37 That was the problem with mine after I did the major rebuild on my '79, it had the old style CAT with the BB's and it was plugged so it would run & die till I replace it. 2:55 The bolts holding inner drive shafts on are some large Torx and on my '81 all my bolts loosened and the axle dropped just as I arrived near home! Luckily no bolts were lost as the bulging boot held them in (1989).
An ignition service including the timing may well sort out the poor idle. I don't think the exhaust clatter is normal.
nice
For extra fun you can easily swap in a VW flat four and all of the interesting builds that brings.
had an 83 one.... great car
Thank you for the great under car tour! Most of us car enthusiasts and shade tree mechanics do not get to see a car in this way. We usually are on our back with little little light and stuff falling in our face. What is the story on that Land Cruiser in the back ground at the end of the video?
Wonderful little car. Only thing left today is the Miata, everything else is luxury, expense or hp not handling.
2:38 I think we still see a lambda sensor in the upper right corner on the frame.
I want one
I test drove one once I actually sort of fit but my feet were too wide and I tend to hit two pedals at a time!
It's interesting the tach rises from right to left, whereas most go from left to right. Quirky
Italians were known to be a bit different
This was don so that you could see the tach needle through the steering wheel in the portion of the range it generally worked at. A "normal" tach setup would have obscured the dial just as the car revs got interesting.
My cousin had one that burned up when he parked over some leaves and the cat caught them on fire
Take the engine for a X-19 and put it into a Yugo!
LS SWAP
Is this the same Fiat that jumped timing last year? Did taking off the aftermarket cam pulley and reinstalling the original pulley solve the issue?
Same one may seem so
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Now you need Yugo 1.3EFi
Yes i do !
Green stuff is EBC not hawk
You are right. My bad.