Decision time

[LL - NY]

That is one of the absolute best off the shelf production chassis' out
there. It's soooo incredibly stiff (because Fiat mistakenly thought that US
crash standards were going to be much more rigorous than they ultimately
were) but with an alternative motor, it would make one very fine track
bitch.

LL - NY

On 1/13/09, Mark R <speedracer.mark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I still have my first car.... in pieces!
>
> 1987 Bertone (Fiat) X1/9.  I kave a build head and new transaxle.  I keep
> having dreams about making it into a pure race car.  I doubt it will ever
> happen.
>
> Mark "too many cars and projects" Rosenkrantz
>
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net
> >wrote:
>
>
> > Taka wrote:
> > > In that regard, I'm glad I don't have an Italian car, although
> > > a Lambo would be pretty much like an Audi these days.
> >
> > I had a love/hate relationship with a Fiat X1/9.
> > It handled great, but the electrics and rust were
> > challenging. I wouldn't mind another, though.
> >
> > --
> > Kent McLean
> > '99 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic, soon to have another engine
> > '91 200 TQA Avant, with modes
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