Fiat 131 loveliness

mininuts · 10th December 2016, 16:02

Just wasting time on eBay and stumbled on this beauty

I loved these as a kid, always preferred them to Escorts etc. Lovely to see one that's original and in such nice condition.........half the price of a Mk2 escort too

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-131-S...EAAOSwV-RXFJd4

I guess if it was the Abarth version, it would be three times the price!

reworht · 10th December 2016, 16:20

One was recently for sale on the web (the Arbarth version, Gp 4 prepared) at 130,000 Euros.
There's still the odd one around being used in historic rallying in the UK - I saw one in the Historic R.A.C. Rally at Croft Autodrome in 2015 - and it was being driven very hard - sideways.

mininuts · 10th December 2016, 16:51

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Originally Posted by reworht

One was recently for sale on the web (the Arbarth version, Gp 4 prepared) at 130,000 Euros.
There's still the odd one around being used in historic rallying in the UK - I saw one in the Historic R.A.C. Rally at Croft Autodrome in 2015 - and it was being driven very hard - sideways.

LotusLC · 10th December 2016, 16:56

Blimey these take me back a bit. I put another engine in one when i was about Twenty, and it started and worked perfect

mininuts · 10th December 2016, 17:09

I own an Abarth 131

reworht · 10th December 2016, 17:19

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Originally Posted by mininuts

I own an Abarth 131

Luvvly - as driven by the inimitable Marku Alen. He stopped smoking in his later career as a top rally driver and reckoned he was a couple of seconds a mile quicker. When asked why he thought that was, he said there was less smoke obscuring his view through the windscreen.

Simondi · 10th December 2016, 18:05

Absolutely stunning

Stickman · 10th December 2016, 18:47

A real beauty
Well worth the money I'd say
Rare cars now so surely it's value would increase?
regards
Chris

Saga Lout · 10th December 2016, 19:17

I saw this many months ago, how many of these are left now? We saw them and climbed over them in scrapyards and now they're very rare. The new Fiat 124 is out there...It's based on an MX5 but much nicer I think. I'm keeping my little Punto Sporting for the same reasons...

mininuts · 10th December 2016, 19:23

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Originally Posted by Saga Lout

I saw this many months ago, how many of these are left now? We saw them and climbed over them in scrapyards and now they're very rare. The new Fiat 124 is out there...It's based on an MX5 but much nicer I think. I'm keeping my little Punto Sporting for the same reasons...

I too remember cars like this piled high in our local scrappy. If only we knew then what we know now

Love the 124 Spyder myself, does look nicer than the MX5, very pretty little car.
We had a Cinquecento Sporting that I wished we still had, great little car.

10th December 2016, 16:02	#1
mininuts This is my second home Cooper S 210 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Port William Posts: 5,309 Thanks: 5,098 Thanked 2,406 Times in 1,631 Posts	Fiat 131 loveliness Just wasting time on eBay and stumbled on this beauty I loved these as a kid, always preferred them to Escorts etc. Lovely to see one that's original and in such nice condition.........half the price of a Mk2 escort too http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-131-S...EAAOSwV-RXFJd4 I guess if it was the Abarth version, it would be three times the price! __________________ *Paul* 2016 MINI Cooper S 210 : 2000 Rover 75 CDT Classic SE : 2009 Freelander 2 GS : 2000 Mini Cooper Sport : 1986 Mini Mayfair : 1980 Mini Pickup : 1971 Mini Cooper S Last edited by mininuts; 10th December 2016 at 16:06..

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reworht This is my second home Honda HR-V 1.6 i-DTEC SE Navi 5dr Diesel Hatchback Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: North Yorks Moors Posts: 14,446 Thanks: 782 Thanked 2,156 Times in 1,497 Posts	One was recently for sale on the web (the Arbarth version, Gp 4 prepared) at 130,000 Euros. There's still the odd one around being used in historic rallying in the UK - I saw one in the Historic R.A.C. Rally at Croft Autodrome in 2015 - and it was being driven very hard - sideways. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Rodney - you plonker! ... but more commonly known as Rod ! Last edited by reworht; 10th December 2016 at 16:42..

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LotusLC This is my second home MG ZT CDTi Auto / ZT-T Trophy Blue Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: York Posts: 3,981 Thanks: 3,329 Thanked 1,644 Times in 1,238 Posts	Blimey these take me back a bit. I put another engine in one when i was about Twenty, and it started and worked perfect __________________ Lotus Carlton - Number 852 (My old car) https://i.imgur.com/Cwa3376m.jpg

10th December 2016, 17:09	#5
mininuts This is my second home Cooper S 210 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Port William Posts: 5,309 Thanks: 5,098 Thanked 2,406 Times in 1,631 Posts	I own an Abarth 131 __________________ *Paul* 2016 MINI Cooper S 210 : 2000 Rover 75 CDT Classic SE : 2009 Freelander 2 GS : 2000 Mini Cooper Sport : 1986 Mini Mayfair : 1980 Mini Pickup : 1971 Mini Cooper S

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