1979 Fiat 126 De Ville Restoration

[Hazey-n-Marc]

You Can't afford to soup it up, You won't be able to afford the Petrol! well thats what you keep telling us

You're forgetting that two of his cars have become tax exempt recently Pete. 

Marc

[Bar Vitelli]

That's right, Marc...every morning I wake up with a smile...it's like winning a years worth of free petrol!      With that and getting all my cars on a block policy for less than I used to pay for one...my savings are almost paying for the restoration (almost!)   

[wsmitwil]

It's looking good  ,wish I could have more 126s

[Bar Vitelli]

Thanks, Will, it's looking even better now...it's just been painted!

I've sent Pete126 a copy and asked him (nicely!) if he'll load it for me as I still haven't figured out how to (!!)  It's very shiny...even shinier than ChrisDeVille's car (!!)  

Vroom! Vroom!  Just needs putting back together now...hopefully in time for my big party on 6th July!

 

[Pete126]

There you go

[Bar Vitelli]

Cheers, Pete, I owe you a pint of Black Sheep...I've got 8 cans left but will save you one! 

[DeVilleChris]

put mine to shame!!

[futfutfiat]

Looking great there , looking forward to seeing it all back together

[skoda_norman]

That looks fantastic! I'd love to have all my cars resprayed like that.

[Bar Vitelli]

It's back!  Picked it up this morning and it looks fantastic!  There's some pictures on the link at the start of this thread and I'll be uploading some more soon when I figure out how (or when Pete's back from RR  ).  The sunroof fram is the only odd one out, we've got a new sunroof but the frame don't fit but once that's sorted it will look absolutely mint.

Cost me a mint and more than it's probably worth but to be honest I'd recommend it to anyone because it has extended the life and also just looks amazing - even better than a new car. 

Only problem is my other cars look tatty in comparison! 

[Bar Vitelli]

Drove back from Leeds late last night and was coasting at 60mph with capacity for at least another 15mph!  No special modifications just resetting, a bit of tuning , a new exhasut and proper lubrication!  As simple as that and shows what's possible - it's like having a modern car! 

Can't wait to burn Pete126 off at the lights and overtake Lloyd on the way to Leeds Classic in September! 

[DeVilleChris]

I cant wait to see that either