[TR] OT Fiat parts

[Jim Muller]

On 21 Jan 2011 at 19:57, amcewen2 at cogeco.ca wrote:

> Despite my better judgement a buddy of mine is looking at an X19

Perhaps the problem isn't your better judgment but his.

I owned a X-1/9 for a year.  Bought it new in 1974.  Sold it when I 
got accepted in grad school and figued it would be beat to pieces 
when I moved to Massachusetts.  It was a nice piece, handled like a 
dream.  The engine was a bit anemic but the handling made up for it.  
Its biggest problem was that the lean carb settings required for that 
time period combined with the tight engine compartment meant it could 
develop vapor lock easily in the summer, and also become hard to 
start on a rainy day if the last tune-up was more than 3000 miles 
ago.  Still, it was a neat car.

Jim Muller
jimmuller at rcn.com