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| Car of the Day: April 18, 2015; Playart '72 Fiat X1/9 | |
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| 250 TR | Apr 18 2015, 01:15 AM Post #1 |
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![]() Today's car of the day is Playart's 1972 Fiat X1/9 ![]()
![]() For more information and pictures on the real car, please visit: Fiat X1/9 ![]() ![]() Quirky and a little bit playworn. That description could equally apply to the Playart casting or most remaining real versions of this car. But dang it if it's not still a cool car and I'd drive one in a heartbeat if I could fit. ![]() ![]()
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| pjedsel | Apr 18 2015, 10:04 AM Post #2 |
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Those old Playart' were fun little cars to have to play with. Most had an opening feature an man, the variety of cars that Playart cranked out over the years. Great stuff...and so is this not so small Fiat X1/9. So many of their models of small cars were somewhat oversized but, you know, back then, one really didn't seem to mind. It was just another car...a Fiat in this case to add to the collection.
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| juantoo3 | Apr 18 2015, 05:17 PM Post #3 |
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Wedge design...check. Playart....check. Cool car...check. Hits a lot of high points for me! |
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| Dean-o-mite | Apr 18 2015, 07:20 PM Post #4 |
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That's a pretty nice one to have. I like it. |
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| corvairjim | Apr 19 2015, 12:12 AM Post #5 |
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When you say "If I could fit in it", I know from experience exactly where you're coming from. Back in the early 1980's, I worked as a detailer at the local dealer/bank auto auction. Every Monday evening, all of us in the detail shop would get several hours of overtime (not to mention dinner) to stick around and drive the cars through the auction. Nice gig, except if you're 6'3" and happen to draw a teeny-tiny little car like an X1-9, as I once did. Without thinking, I slammed the door shut, without realizing that my left leg was about to get mashed between the door and steering wheel... HARD! My leg hurt like heck for the rest of the night and for a few days afterward. Cars with a clutch, like the 4-speed '66 Corvair 500 Sport Sedan I had as a daily driver at the time, were pure misery. Thankfully, I only had a couple other manual transmission cars to run through the auction after the incident with the Fiat. The car I was more than happy to draw that evening was a 27,000-mile 4-speed '71 Mercury Cyclone Cobra Jet with an extremely stiff clutch, which I got to take through the line before the incident with the little proto-Ferrari. I had my boss ghost-bid on the Merc for me (even though I don't like Fords in general, this car was that cool!), but it went beyond what I could spend... by a lousy $100. It sold for $2,100. Imagine that today. There are several other little sports cars that I can't squeeze myself into - believe me, I've tried! Triumph Spitfire, MG Midget/A-H Sprite, Porsche 914 come to mind immediately. On the other hand, I also don't fit in a stick shift Chevette, something that bothers me not a bit! |
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| ivantt | Apr 19 2015, 12:35 AM Post #6 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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So interesting, I'd love to find one of these. I probably wouldn't even thiought it was a real car up until now. |
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Those old Playart' were fun little cars to have to play with. Most had an opening feature an man, the variety of cars that Playart cranked out over the years. Great stuff...and so is this not so small Fiat X1/9. So many of their models of small cars were somewhat oversized but, you know, back then, one really didn't seem to mind. It was just another car...a Fiat in this case to add to the collection.


9:51 AM Jul 11