[Spridgets] FIAT

[Kent McLean]

David Lieb wrote:
> Interesting article on the Fiat X1/9 in a recent issue of Hemmings
> Sports & Exotic Cars. I found it hard to believe how heavy the car is.

When the X1/9 was designed, there was rumor/fear that the Feds were going
to mandate outrageous standards for rollover safety, so FIAT overbuilt the
X1/9 and used a targa top.  The standards never happened.

-- 
Kent McLean
'56 100 BN2