Absolutely love this series, and the rest of the Late Brake Show's productions. Thanks fo rtaking time with the stories and showing as much of the collection as you reasonably could. There's a lot of viewers out there longing to have some of those cars but also just the space to acquire collections of their own. Seeing someone with a passion for one Make but still enjoying lots of others reminds me that there's still a long list of vehicles to acquire... just gotta work on the money, space, opportunity stuff! Thanks for so many treats in one video, loved the variety and learning more about cars that until now, I just admired casually without really discovering.
Wow! The memory. I had a Fiat 128 3p, in 1981. NDT116R. Silver, blue check/blue vinyl seats, god it was gorgeous. Used to take my , now wife, for drives round Derbyshire. Those were the days….man I loved that car
As an avid Fiat fan, this is my favourite Car Caves episode to date! The filming, production and chatter from Jonny and Vernon provided a fascinating watch. Great work! I wish I could live in his Panda Pen forever and ever...
I visited a house for sale here in Piedmont, Italy and the elderly owner has a Panda Young in her garage covered up with 50,000km on it! It's like new. She''s promised to give me a price on Friday. It will be a great promotion car for my videos. Thanks this video - always great work, Jonny..!
What a treat this was to watch. My Dad always had Fiats (127, 128, Strada, 131 Mirafiori, Uno, Tipo, Puntos) and I used to be so embarrassed being driven around as a kid. Then I had my own Panda at 17 and realised the appeal (apart from the baking tray doors and manual choke that I never mastered). I had a MK 2, baby blue, 1000 CL FIRE engine and remember feeling so superior to a mate that had a MK1 750CL with deckchairs in white just like Vernon's. Great production - thanks Jonny.
The 128 3P is such a good-looking car, from every angle. I've never owned a Fiat, but I did once have a 1989 Seat Ibiza with a 903cc Fiat engine in it. One of the most fun cars I've ever owned, I wish I still had it.
When I was a child, we had a 128 3P in exactly that colour scheme. I loved it. It was superb, until the engine lost all its oil one day, made some unpleasant noises then deposited most of its bottom end behind us in a long line of metal fragments. That was the end of that. Shame. Marvellous scar. They make a great sound. Watching this brought back so many childhood memories. Thanks!
Love this!! Vernon is a really cool guy, I love how laid back he is about his impressive collection and an absolute fount of Knowledge on his cars. Credit to you Vernon for building this fantastic collection of Fiats plus others. 🇮🇹
In the 80s, bravely and adventurously crossing the Sahara in a County 110 on our way to Kenya, we came across a strange sight...WTF is that??? Turned out to be about 30 Pandas also crossing the Sahara on their way to Dakar if I remember!! PANDAS!! So we filched some goodies kindly donated from the ginormous truck accompanying them and drove quietly, humbly on..feeling not quite so adventurous...Great show Jonny. Love from NZ. Take care out there everyone!!
Fiat's occupied the first 12 years of my working life from 1977. Seeing the 850 sport coupe and 1283p brought back some happy memories. I worked in parts and can still remember stocking panels for the 3p. 4353521 and 2 for the doors and 4351331 rear panel...... Pandas were great cars but I never connected with them as much as 127s, 128s and 124s especially the 124 special T. That said, it was great to see such an enthusiast for a much derided marque.
Ooooh, memories. Remember mum rented a turquoise Fiat Panda Cab when we spent a week in/at Mallorca somewhere many years ago. Never forgot that car. Awesome car, the color not so much. Loved the camper, btw! Hats off from Norway for focus on proper culture preservation! Thanks, Vernon!
Many years ago, when I was in my early teens, my friends mum had a Panda 4x4, on an F plate. I remember once her dad had borrowed it, to go clay pigeon shooting. It ended up chucking it down all day, and when they went to leave at the end of the day, out of all the Range Rovers, Land Cruisers and Cherokees, etc, the owner of which had been less than polite about the odd little Fiat, when my friends dad turned up, that odd little Fiat was one of the only cars that didn't get stuck in the field they'd parked in, which had become a quagmire after all the rain. They were surprisingly capable vehicles off road.
Very nice! When i was young i always did drive in Panda's and also Marbella's, almost new cars back then. I loved those cars! There where driving a lot here in the Netherlands. Now they are gone. Gone from the streets, even gone from the scrapyards. I mis the little cars 😢.
I had a much modified 128 in the 90s and it was a giant killer that would go around the bends like a go kart,I used to shock my friends and other car driver's as you would never have thought that it was never capable of what it could do.i miss that little red devil.
I ran a FIAT 850 Berlina when I was at college in Bournemouth. Completely std. except for a big valve head - only about 40 BHP but on skinny crossplies on a greasy roundabout in the rain that was about 3 times the power required for completely sideways motoring :) I've had two (proper) minis and the FIAT is by far the best handling car I've ever owned. Another great episode, Jonny & co. Thanks..
The white FIAT Panda at 8:05 am, I had a red 34. MGM on the license plate are my initial. What a wonderful collection. I was a mechanic at FIAT for over 14 years from 1988 to the end of 2002.
This is probably my favourite RUclips video of all time. I'm a genuine Panda fetishist. I live in the south of Italy, so I see Pandas like this every day. I've had all kinds of adventures in Panda 4x4s, been to villages where literally 70% of cars are Pandas (and another 15% are 126s), and I have a giant poster of a Panda on my bedroom wall. I'd quite like to have a pint with this guy.
My first new car was a red Panda Dance, bought in 1991 for £4592. Still the old 903cc gubbins, and the removable interior. Had it for 6 years. Garish interior though. Loved that little car.
Florida Man here. USA. Love the Skylark. I'm the same way in regard to tiring of all the Mustangs, Camaros, and all the other muscle cars . One thing to be aware of is to be careful of the vinyl top. They tend to rust under the vinyl, especially if they sit outside. Covers don't help either.
What a collection of Gems. 70s and 80s RHD rust free Fiats must be like Rocking horse 💩. Thank you for another great video. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon. Could have been longer
My second car was an 89 Sisley 4x4 with bull bars front and rear, spare wheel mounted on the bar. It was jacked up a bit with some oversized off road wheels and a whippy aerial. It wasnt a good car by any estimate but i loved it.
Some memories in that cave!! My first car that was actually road legal was an 850 Special - always wanted a Sport but never found one that wasn't utterly rotted away (and this was the late '70s), although I did put a Sport engine and interior into my Special :) I used to jump on the M1 at Junction 1 then nail the throttle to the floor and with luck, it would get me to junction 33 without having to lift. I still occasionally have odd, troubling dreams about working on or finding rotten 850 Sports.... Worked on loads of 128s, including the odd 3p but never owned one. Moved to 124 Sports after the 850 was sold on. Still have our '91 Westfield in the garage too :)
I had totally forgotten about the Fiat Coupe. The only owner I knew didn't have a great ownership experience including the car coming back from a service with a spanner shaped indentation in the bonnet. I loved the looks of it though.
The yellow 128 3P was the last of the 128 series, carrying on from the 128 Coupe, which is what Enzo Ferrari used to drive around Modena in. A lot easier punting a small, nimble, zippy thing like the 128 Coupe around Modena's narrow streets than one of Enzo's big, wide GTs. It desperately needed a 5th gear; 5,000RPM at 120km/h in 4th gear is a bit too undergeared, even for a 1,290cc engine in a 900-odd kg car.
I grew up in the French Pyrenees and we had a Panda 4x4 Country Club (special edition) was absolutely brilliant. Remember my mum driving us up a shallow river just for fun..
Great, great vid Jonny. So many fab memories. I went to work at a Fiat dealership in Somerset in the late 70's. I've driven and sold all the great 1970's and 1980's models from 126 to 130 saloon and Coupe. One of our mechanics, as a garage project to tow the 124 Spider rally car, converted a Transit mini bus 12 seater to take a 3.2l Fiat 130 V6 and 5 speed box. It went like stink, totally unique. I loved 127's with their fabulous 903cc engines that would rev to kingdom come. We used to have a rental operation and the fastest 127' s were ex- rental ones because they had been thrashed! Sold lots of 128 3P's and 124 Sports Coupes - 1400, 1600 and 1800 engined. The 1400 were the best looking. Took in some wonderful p/x models too as the dealer was also a Reliant Scimitar and AC (3000 ME) dealer. So many wonderful memories in the days before accountants ran dealerships. Ours was run by a wonderful Welsh car enthusiast called Jonathan. Happy days, brought back to me by your wonderful video. More please JS.
That little red Fiat 850 is an absolute peach. Especially love the look of the back end, such a gorgeous design. That’s definitely my pick of this brilliant litter. Very pretty!
Absolutely love this series. Unique, informative, enjoyable. I love the way it’s presented in such a calm way and the guests are left to tell their own story. Brilliant. Thank you, Jonny.
I worked with a guy who had just bought a new Fiat 128 3P, he loved the car. This was back in about 1977/8 I was a young man doing the rounds of the different depts in training! I got to meet lots of keen drivers of a wide variety of cars! Another great video Jonny, thanks for all your hard work.
I came really late to driving and cars. 48 years old and learning to drive, and getting my drivers licence. . My wife insisted we get a new Fiat 500L.. (mainly for safety and design concerns ( she is a graphic designer ) It has been great for the kids but what I really wanted was a Panda. 4*4. Really appreciate your enthusiasm and the historical perspective you share of car culture.
The pandas bring back so many memories. As a child my mum owned an E registered 750 in light blue. At the time I hated it but now I would love to own one.
I was waiting for a 131 super miafori to appear ( wish I kept mine now lol )... what a lovely den of pure indulgence ,to the panda car series. Very passionate about all his vehicles and brimming with knowledge. Great interview & thank you for sharing Johnny.
Thanks Jonny. There's no doubt that Vernon has a Fiat fetish ! Not for me, but we had a 127 back in the early '70's . I called it the" Buzz Bomb " the faster you drove the engine would start hitting it's sweet spot .... 95 ish ! Sadly my brother had a pretty heavy accident in it and it never drove the same ! Did l see a generous rust hole above the headlamp on that XJC? Definitely on the climb ! Thanks Jonny .
My neighbour had a 128 3p in Pencoed S.Wales, must have been around 1981. I walked past it daily for years and always thought what a wonderful looking car. Never forgot that.
Jonny is the encyclopedia definition of the *GOOD* *BLOKE* With the many rat blastards in motoring: In contrast, JS is the tops for sincerity! Great tour with Vernon. Thank you.
That Mk 1 Panda looks like new 30 Pandas he owns wow loved the Fiat coupe as a 21 year old in the 90's owned many Fiats in the 90's and 00's first was a Mk 1 1983 Uno 45 ES Super back in 1992 a 1000cc 1990 Mk2 Uno in 1997 a Mk1 1994 Punto 1.1 SX in 1998 and a 1999 Punto TD SX and a Mk 2 Punto 3 door diesel from new in 2003
My first car was a metallic blue 1987 Panda 1000s back in 1992. I loved that little thing and remember managing 83mph on the M1. Must have been downhill with a tailwind.
20:00 My mum had a lovely golden yellow 850 - to be honest I never expected to see another. Bless her - she's been dead 40 years now, but what a joy to see an 850 again.
My mate bought a red one just like this when we were in our teens in NZ. I had a Simca. What racers we were!! His caught fire. Mine did not! But the Fiat was, and still is, just such a pretty car. I wish they'd make them again! With a wee hybrid. Love the dash. So cool.
I'm 41. From new, my mum used to have a factory squadron blue Panda 4x4, back when I was single-digits years old. We had fairly decent cars growing up, but I have fondest memories of the Panda. Fascinating stories, cheers! 😎👌
This has really whet my appetite for the retro rides weekender next weekend. I can’t wait to go to a car show and take in all these little features that your camera man scans across. The 45CL reminded me of the burago model I had of one back in the late 80s.
My wife started with a Fiat 126, then a Panda, then a 4X4 panda which could go anywhere, none of them cost more than £1000, but all lasted a long time, and were such easy maintenance.
Jonny these Sunday evening videos are an absolute joy. They are just the tonic that I need as I try not to think of Monday morning. Far better than watching the Antiques Roadshow. Keep up the good work.
Chuffed to hear that Paul, many thanks for appreciating the episodes. There are so many car stories to tell, so if the viewers keep coming we will keep bringing the content.
Man, that 128 3P stiffens me more than a lambo would. I had a 20v Turbo Coupe back in the day too, something that also appeals more than a modern supercar. 5 cylinder adore.
That was a great watch, loved every minute of it. My first car was a 1986, 5 door Fiat Uno 45 Fire - C706 FKN. Bought it for £500, sold it two years later for a grand. The only car I've ever made money on...😄
The most important thing to me about this collection is the Fiat 850 Coupe. This was our family car in the early 70's. To us kids, compared to our previous early Hilman Minx, it was like a Ferrari. I love all the other cars!
When I did my paper round in the early 80's, I delivered to a house with a Lotus Eclat on the driveway and a metallic blue S reg'd Fiat 128 3p across the road. The Fiat was the car I swooned over. I think that was the last one I saw, until today. Love this series. Love Vernon's cars👍👍👍
A fellow fiat fanatic. I learnt to drive in a 127 mk1. As of today, I've had a dozen, including the newer generation of panda, an 04 in yellow, obviously., and a panda 100hp. That car was a uk show car 2 months before the official launch. I bought it 2 weeks later, still before the launch date. Also had 2 abarth 500s. Looking at a newer 4x4 panda 🐼 at the moment. Only have one parking space, so only able to have one at a time.
Fond memories of driving my Mum's Mk2 Panda, it was bright red and had PANDA down the side in multicoloured letters. Until some old guy drove out of a side turning and took the wing off of it. Drove from South London to Alton Towers in it with five of us and three people on the crappy rear hammock seat. Glad I was driving that day.
Fantastic. You could have easily done a good 20 mins on the pandapen without dragging it on, the time just flies on these videos! My dad had a H reg Panda Dance from new for a while and it was brilliantly simple, was going to be my first car but he traded it in for a Corsa instead. I made him get me a Mini as compensation! Used to see the Panda around for ages but it looked like it disappeared late 2004 sadly.
Real trip down memory lane for me, had an 1983 Panda 45CL 1985 Uno 55 4 door and an 1988 Uno Turbo, the Uno 55 got battered in half by a black cab in Liverpool :( Thought I was going to get wiped out at that point. The Turbo became somewhat frilly in the doors, bonnet, sills and tailgate. Still holds the fasted journey time I had from Liverpool to Bristol 2hr 15 minutes!! It was Christmas Eve 1996 and there was sod all on the road "Officer"
Cracking episode Jonny,I didn't want it to end! Fiat lover too so really enjoyed seeing those..Vernon is a nice guy and an astute buyer and has done really well, ..the 4x4's are very expensive now eh👍
I worked in the local Fiat dealership in 1988, and used to get a lift to work from a colleague in his Panda Van - same shape as a normal Panda, but no rear seats or windows. Very basic, but somehow charming.
On my list of cars to buy a 4x4 Panda and a 2cv van. Every time I go on holiday I think about buying one and driving it back home. I may just do it one of these days. Great episode.👌🏻
My Uncle had a Fiat Panda 4x4 (D295SMR) which he bought new. He used to pull a big American 7 berth folding caravan with it. A coleman Brandywine. It struggled with it, but he managed it. But I have always liked them. Would love one if one ever came up for the right price at the right time.
Another excellent show. Absolutely love the fact I hear more from the owner and the history and the stories than I hear from you! Although, when you do chip in, it’s actual knowledge and passion. Love it.
I'm sort of pleased the Panda is getting recognition. It was my first car, a 1987 Fiat Panda 1000. I bought it in 1996. It might even be in that garage! Because I have had some dreams over the years that it has been kept in a garage and I take it out and drive it. :D
I was lucky enough to own an 850 sport coupe just like that one. Great little. I always wanted one and i didn't know why. I ended up coming across the ladybird book of cars i had when i was a kid and a red 850 featured in the book several times. Sublimely trained to find one. I believe they where penned by the same guy who did the amphicar and the karmann. You can see it in the boat like front end.
My first car was a Fiat Punto 60 and I love it. It was some car to go and never let me down. There was also 4 other Fiats in my family growning up , Da had a fiat 132 in the 80's, my older sister had an Uno then a Tipo in the early 90's and my older brother had another 128 as his first car. You don't hear much about Fiat bar the new 500 or small vans been driven.
Awesomely different collection of cars!! The 3P brings back some memories of my first job in an accident repair shop. Was hoping there was going to be an Orange 131 Mirafiori Sport somewhere there...more memories. Great show, meets great people with great cars, a great recipe. Thanks again Jonny...and Vernon.
Johnny you are fantastic. I can fall asleep listening to you, thats a compliment. My wife has a Puch built Golf Mk2 country which is pretty cool. I don't think anyone has ever really covered these on YT. If you're ever in Romania feel free to do a video, we have a few more interesting cars also to make it worth while. Loving your channel, the best car guy on tv.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Yes, we found it in the back of a car repair garage, the owner had given up on it so we bought and restored it. At that time we were looking for a smallish 4x4 for Irina so this was perfect, we had talked about a country but didn't expect to find one 5 miles away from us, it took 3 years to eventually get it to tick over properly. We are exposed to some interesting cars scattered around the streets here, which would have been scrapped many years ago back in the UK. My wife runs a Golf Mk5 GTI as her daily, its a really nice allrounder car and completely standard, I daily an Elise S also an integrale Evo2 which should be 95 percent fully restored by mid-June. Unfortunately you used to be able to pick up interesting old cars for a few Euros but the locals are catching on to this, you also have the 'English' tax.
128/3p first fiat I ever had bought it from a young lady who had neglected to have the cam belt changed!!.. One exhaust valve and a head gasket plus new belt obviously about £19 in total parts,and off we went marvellous little car would Rev until it sounded like the valves were going to jump out and do a little dance on the bonnet, never missed a beat in two years as my daily driver,sold it on when it started to get a bit too crusty around it's nether regions this was back in 1985 car was an S reg in dark blue .
A man after my own heart. Panda 1000S in silver was first car, memories of regular trips from London to home in Yorkshire up the M1 and camping in Dorset. Moved on to X19 which I took to Turin in 2000 with the owners club. Then when the X19 went a bright yellow Cinquecento sporting took its place. Ate clutch cables left me stranded in the middle of Sloane Square on one occasion. That was then replaced by Panda 100 HP. All of these cars so cheap to own but so much fun for the money. Always thought the 4x4 Panda could be a mini Integrale with the right engine. I think somewhere in RUclips land one exists. Waiting for Fiat to bring out the electric Panda and I’m in the queue. 😀
I had a Fiat Panda as my first car back in 2001. It was all white with white bumpers & grill with the twin fabric sun roof. It was scrapped due to needing welding but now I wished I had saved it as I paid £150 for it at the time.
Awesome! I think if I had a storage facility that size it would also end up containing a far few old Fiats, too. I have a Punto Cabrio at the moment and love that.
Love this collection so much, especially the Volvo and Pandas - the Buick and Fiat Coupe is by far my fave although that original Panda is utterly wonderful in it’s simplicity of design and it’s originality! But they are all fabulous in their own way, the camper is so cute! What an awesome chap! Variety is the spice of life! Huge Volvo fan but I would have all sorts in my lottery win garage, pretty much as oddball as his! Really great video as always Jonny!
Absolutely love this series, and the rest of the Late Brake Show's productions. Thanks fo rtaking time with the stories and showing as much of the collection as you reasonably could. There's a lot of viewers out there longing to have some of those cars but also just the space to acquire collections of their own. Seeing someone with a passion for one Make but still enjoying lots of others reminds me that there's still a long list of vehicles to acquire... just gotta work on the money, space, opportunity stuff! Thanks for so many treats in one video, loved the variety and learning more about cars that until now, I just admired casually without really discovering.
I love old fiats. Miss my unos, great cars with character. Pandas are now steadily climbing in price, especially the 4x4. Love it. Great video.
Wow! The memory. I had a Fiat 128 3p, in 1981. NDT116R. Silver, blue check/blue vinyl seats, god it was gorgeous. Used to take my , now wife, for drives round Derbyshire. Those were the days….man I loved that car
As an avid Fiat fan, this is my favourite Car Caves episode to date! The filming, production and chatter from Jonny and Vernon provided a fascinating watch. Great work!
I wish I could live in his Panda Pen forever and ever...
Me too, Daniel! 😁
Same as that! Bit of a Panda obsession, but wow, what a collection.
I visited a house for sale here in Piedmont, Italy and the elderly owner has a Panda Young in her garage covered up with 50,000km on it! It's like new. She''s promised to give me a price on Friday. It will be a great promotion car for my videos. Thanks this video - always great work, Jonny..!
My Grandmother had a 128 3P in the 70s, amazing to see one in such condition.
What a treat this was to watch. My Dad always had Fiats (127, 128, Strada, 131 Mirafiori, Uno, Tipo, Puntos) and I used to be so embarrassed being driven around as a kid. Then I had my own Panda at 17 and realised the appeal (apart from the baking tray doors and manual choke that I never mastered). I had a MK 2, baby blue, 1000 CL FIRE engine and remember feeling so superior to a mate that had a MK1 750CL with deckchairs in white just like Vernon's. Great production - thanks Jonny.
The 128 3P is such a good-looking car, from every angle.
I've never owned a Fiat, but I did once have a 1989 Seat Ibiza with a 903cc Fiat engine in it. One of the most fun cars I've ever owned, I wish I still had it.
Agree, the 128 3P seems to have been a seldom appreciated little gem.
It was considered the best sub-compact coupè of the year for a period in the USA
When I was a child, we had a 128 3P in exactly that colour scheme. I loved it. It was superb, until the engine lost all its oil one day, made some unpleasant noises then deposited most of its bottom end behind us in a long line of metal fragments. That was the end of that. Shame. Marvellous scar. They make a great sound. Watching this brought back so many childhood memories. Thanks!
Love this!! Vernon is a really cool guy, I love how laid back he is about his impressive collection and an absolute fount of Knowledge on his cars. Credit to you Vernon for building this fantastic collection of Fiats plus others. 🇮🇹
In the 80s, bravely and adventurously crossing the Sahara in a County 110 on our way to Kenya, we came across a strange sight...WTF is that??? Turned out to be about 30 Pandas also crossing the Sahara on their way to Dakar if I remember!! PANDAS!! So we filched some goodies kindly donated from the ginormous truck accompanying them and drove quietly, humbly on..feeling not quite so adventurous...Great show Jonny. Love from NZ. Take care out there everyone!!
Watches this then straight to the Fiat section of a well known auction site. I can't be alone. Thanks Johnny, this was great.
If you like the older stuff, there's been a few tidy looking 850 Berlinas listed recently. They're awesome fun in the wet!
Fiat's occupied the first 12 years of my working life from 1977. Seeing the 850 sport coupe and 1283p brought back some happy memories. I worked in parts and can still remember stocking panels for the 3p. 4353521 and 2 for the doors and 4351331 rear panel......
Pandas were great cars but I never connected with them as much as 127s, 128s and 124s especially the 124 special T. That said, it was great to see such an enthusiast for a much derided marque.
Ooooh, memories. Remember mum rented a turquoise Fiat Panda Cab when we spent a week in/at Mallorca somewhere many years ago. Never forgot that car. Awesome car, the color not so much.
Loved the camper, btw!
Hats off from Norway for focus on proper culture preservation! Thanks, Vernon!
Thanks 👍
I have a 4x4 in Oslo grey, would love to drive it to Oslo one day.
Many years ago, when I was in my early teens, my friends mum had a Panda 4x4, on an F plate. I remember once her dad had borrowed it, to go clay pigeon shooting. It ended up chucking it down all day, and when they went to leave at the end of the day, out of all the Range Rovers, Land Cruisers and Cherokees, etc, the owner of which had been less than polite about the odd little Fiat, when my friends dad turned up, that odd little Fiat was one of the only cars that didn't get stuck in the field they'd parked in, which had become a quagmire after all the rain. They were surprisingly capable vehicles off road.
Very nice! When i was young i always did drive in Panda's and also Marbella's, almost new cars back then. I loved those cars! There where driving a lot here in the Netherlands. Now they are gone. Gone from the streets, even gone from the scrapyards. I mis the little cars 😢.
I had a much modified 128 in the 90s and it was a giant killer that would go around the bends like a go kart,I used to shock my friends and other car driver's as you would never have thought that it was never capable of what it could do.i miss that little red devil.
Did it have a part vinyl roof and a 1500 engine?
@@johnchurch4705 no vynil roof on it.
Love to see these videos with ‘every day’ cars. My dad had a Fiat 128 and a 131 Mirafiori. Wonderful memories !!
I ran a FIAT 850 Berlina when I was at college in Bournemouth. Completely std. except for a big valve head - only about 40 BHP but on skinny crossplies on a greasy roundabout in the rain that was about 3 times the power required for completely sideways motoring :)
I've had two (proper) minis and the FIAT is by far the best handling car I've ever owned.
Another great episode, Jonny & co. Thanks..
The white FIAT Panda at 8:05 am, I had a red 34. MGM on the license plate are my initial. What a wonderful collection. I was a mechanic at FIAT for over 14 years from 1988 to the end of 2002.
This is probably my favourite RUclips video of all time. I'm a genuine Panda fetishist. I live in the south of Italy, so I see Pandas like this every day. I've had all kinds of adventures in Panda 4x4s, been to villages where literally 70% of cars are Pandas (and another 15% are 126s), and I have a giant poster of a Panda on my bedroom wall.
I'd quite like to have a pint with this guy.
👍🏻 you deserve to see the video "Pandelleria" dedicated to the wonderful island where almost the cars are Pandas
My first new car was a red Panda Dance, bought in 1991 for £4592. Still the old 903cc gubbins, and the removable interior. Had it for 6 years. Garish interior though. Loved that little car.
Florida Man here. USA. Love the Skylark. I'm the same way in regard to tiring of all the Mustangs, Camaros, and all the other muscle cars .
One thing to be aware of is to be careful of the vinyl top. They tend to rust under the vinyl, especially if they sit outside. Covers don't help either.
What a guy!! I had a Lancia Beta 2000 Spider in 1998 and currently daily drive a 1995 e320 W124 Mercedes
What a collection of Gems. 70s and 80s RHD rust free Fiats must be like Rocking horse 💩. Thank you for another great video. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon. Could have been longer
My second car was an 89 Sisley 4x4 with bull bars front and rear, spare wheel mounted on the bar. It was jacked up a bit with some oversized off road wheels and a whippy aerial. It wasnt a good car by any estimate but i loved it.
Some memories in that cave!! My first car that was actually road legal was an 850 Special - always wanted a Sport but never found one that wasn't utterly rotted away (and this was the late '70s), although I did put a Sport engine and interior into my Special :) I used to jump on the M1 at Junction 1 then nail the throttle to the floor and with luck, it would get me to junction 33 without having to lift. I still occasionally have odd, troubling dreams about working on or finding rotten 850 Sports.... Worked on loads of 128s, including the odd 3p but never owned one. Moved to 124 Sports after the 850 was sold on. Still have our '91 Westfield in the garage too :)
I had totally forgotten about the Fiat Coupe. The only owner I knew didn't have a great ownership experience including the car coming back from a service with a spanner shaped indentation in the bonnet. I loved the looks of it though.
The yellow 128 3P was the last of the 128 series, carrying on from the 128 Coupe, which is what Enzo Ferrari used to drive around Modena in. A lot easier punting a small, nimble, zippy thing like the 128 Coupe around Modena's narrow streets than one of Enzo's big, wide GTs. It desperately needed a 5th gear; 5,000RPM at 120km/h in 4th gear is a bit too undergeared, even for a 1,290cc engine in a 900-odd kg car.
I grew up in the French Pyrenees and we had a Panda 4x4 Country Club (special edition) was absolutely brilliant. Remember my mum driving us up a shallow river just for fun..
Great, great vid Jonny. So many fab memories. I went to work at a Fiat dealership in Somerset in the late 70's. I've driven and sold all the great 1970's and 1980's models from 126 to 130 saloon and Coupe. One of our mechanics, as a garage project to tow the 124 Spider rally car, converted a Transit mini bus 12 seater to take a 3.2l Fiat 130 V6 and 5 speed box. It went like stink, totally unique. I loved 127's with their fabulous 903cc engines that would rev to kingdom come. We used to have a rental operation and the fastest 127' s were ex- rental ones because they had been thrashed! Sold lots of 128 3P's and 124 Sports Coupes - 1400, 1600 and 1800 engined. The 1400 were the best looking. Took in some wonderful p/x models too as the dealer was also a Reliant Scimitar and AC (3000 ME) dealer.
So many wonderful memories in the days before accountants ran dealerships. Ours was run by a wonderful Welsh car enthusiast called Jonathan. Happy days, brought back to me by your wonderful video. More please JS.
That little red Fiat 850 is an absolute peach. Especially love the look of the back end, such a gorgeous design. That’s definitely my pick of this brilliant litter. Very pretty!
Absolutely love this series. Unique, informative, enjoyable. I love the way it’s presented in such a calm way and the guests are left to tell their own story. Brilliant. Thank you, Jonny.
Thank YOU Danny. Welcome aboard TLBS.
Best thing about the seat camper is the period fairy bottle😂
Agree. It was half full too.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Little Timmy is still waiting to make his rocket and he's 35 now.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Did it have the classic original fairy liquid smell?
@@Anonymouseys 😆
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He is bonkers, but having had a series 1 panda as my first car, I would gladly join him in the Fiat Asylum!!!. Super film!!!
I worked with a guy who had just bought a new Fiat 128 3P, he loved the car. This was back in about 1977/8 I was a young man doing the rounds of the different depts in training! I got to meet lots of keen drivers of a wide variety of cars!
Another great video Jonny, thanks for all your hard work.
I came really late to driving and cars. 48 years old and learning to drive, and getting my drivers licence. . My wife insisted we get a new Fiat 500L.. (mainly for safety and design concerns ( she is a graphic designer ) It has been great for the kids but what I really wanted was a Panda. 4*4. Really appreciate your enthusiasm and the historical perspective you share of car culture.
CarPervert, Tyrrell, Harry - I'm being spoiled this evening
not to forget Retropower
And a Smith & Sniff podcast to boot. We are spoiled.
The pandas bring back so many memories. As a child my mum owned an E registered 750 in light blue. At the time I hated it but now I would love to own one.
I appreciate the FIAT Coupè and I find that the English license plate adds even more grit to it!
Was hoping Vernon had a Strada lurking at the back and a shiny X19 to round it off :) That was great, thank you.
Well, he had the engine and gearbox of an X1/9 in the 128 at least.
I was waiting for a 131 super miafori to appear ( wish I kept mine now lol )... what a lovely den of pure indulgence ,to the panda car series.
Very passionate about all his vehicles and brimming with knowledge.
Great interview & thank you for sharing Johnny.
Yep me too. I had 131 2ltr twin cam racing. Reg BLU 699 Y.
Thanks Jonny. There's no doubt that Vernon has a Fiat fetish ! Not for me, but we had a 127 back in the early '70's . I called it the" Buzz Bomb " the faster you drove the engine would start hitting it's sweet spot .... 95 ish ! Sadly my brother had a pretty heavy accident in it and it never drove the same ! Did l see a generous rust hole above the headlamp on that XJC? Definitely on the climb ! Thanks Jonny .
No rot in the XJC but a hole in the Fiat 850 coupe.
My neighbour had a 128 3p in Pencoed S.Wales, must have been around 1981. I walked past it daily for years and always thought what a wonderful looking car. Never forgot that.
Jonny is the encyclopedia definition of the *GOOD* *BLOKE* With the many rat blastards in motoring: In contrast, JS is the tops for sincerity! Great tour with Vernon. Thank you.
Many thanks Dee. We try to bring variety and appreciation to an eclectic mix of machinery here.
Totally agree Dee
That Mk 1 Panda looks like new 30 Pandas he owns wow loved the Fiat coupe as a 21 year old in the 90's owned many Fiats in the 90's and 00's first was a Mk 1 1983 Uno 45 ES Super back in 1992 a 1000cc 1990 Mk2 Uno in 1997 a Mk1 1994 Punto 1.1 SX in 1998 and a 1999 Punto TD SX and a Mk 2 Punto 3 door diesel from new in 2003
My first car was a metallic blue 1987 Panda 1000s back in 1992. I loved that little thing and remember managing 83mph on the M1. Must have been downhill with a tailwind.
20:00 My mum had a lovely golden yellow 850 - to be honest I never expected to see another. Bless her - she's been dead 40 years now, but what a joy to see an 850 again.
My mate bought a red one just like this when we were in our teens in NZ. I had a Simca. What racers we were!! His caught fire. Mine did not! But the Fiat was, and still is, just such a pretty car. I wish they'd make them again! With a wee hybrid. Love the dash. So cool.
I'm 41. From new, my mum used to have a factory squadron blue Panda 4x4, back when I was single-digits years old. We had fairly decent cars growing up, but I have fondest memories of the Panda.
Fascinating stories, cheers! 😎👌
That black and white Panda is so perfect, it must run on Bamboo...
This has really whet my appetite for the retro rides weekender next weekend. I can’t wait to go to a car show and take in all these little features that your camera man scans across. The 45CL reminded me of the burago model I had of one back in the late 80s.
My wife started with a Fiat 126, then a Panda, then a 4X4 panda which could go anywhere, none of them cost more than £1000, but all lasted a long time, and were such easy maintenance.
Jonny these Sunday evening videos are an absolute joy. They are just the tonic that I need as I try not to think of Monday morning. Far better than watching the Antiques Roadshow. Keep up the good work.
Chuffed to hear that Paul, many thanks for appreciating the episodes. There are so many car stories to tell, so if the viewers keep coming we will keep bringing the content.
I have fond memories of my 1972 850 Coupe and my 1988 Panda Abarth; wish I could but them back but they've both long gone!
You had a Strada Abarth? They are unicorns in Britain!
@@TheLateBrakeShow No, a Panda Abarth!
Love seeing all those Pandas. I have a close relative (Lancia Y10) in the garage at the moment.
Lovely elegant car the Y10
Man, that 128 3P stiffens me more than a lambo would. I had a 20v Turbo Coupe back in the day too, something that also appeals more than a modern supercar. 5 cylinder adore.
That was a great watch, loved every minute of it.
My first car was a 1986, 5 door Fiat Uno 45 Fire - C706 FKN.
Bought it for £500, sold it two years later for a grand.
The only car I've ever made money on...😄
The most important thing to me about this collection is the Fiat 850 Coupe. This was our family car in the early 70's. To us kids, compared to our previous early Hilman Minx, it was like a Ferrari. I love all the other cars!
When I did my paper round in the early 80's, I delivered to a house with a Lotus Eclat on the driveway and a metallic blue S reg'd Fiat 128 3p across the road. The Fiat was the car I swooned over. I think that was the last one I saw, until today. Love this series. Love Vernon's cars👍👍👍
A fellow fiat fanatic. I learnt to drive in a 127 mk1. As of today, I've had a dozen, including the newer generation of panda, an 04 in yellow, obviously., and a panda 100hp. That car was a uk show car 2 months before the official launch. I bought it 2 weeks later, still before the launch date. Also had 2 abarth 500s. Looking at a newer 4x4 panda 🐼 at the moment. Only have one parking space, so only able to have one at a time.
excellent Jonny. Vernon is 5 miles down the road from me....hope to bump into him one day. Gotta love the passion!
We’re all eagerly awaiting the video to show off the panda 4x4 you’ve bought from vernon.....
Fond memories of driving my Mum's Mk2 Panda, it was bright red and had PANDA down the side in multicoloured letters. Until some old guy drove out of a side turning and took the wing off of it. Drove from South London to Alton Towers in it with five of us and three people on the crappy rear hammock seat. Glad I was driving that day.
Fantastic. You could have easily done a good 20 mins on the pandapen without dragging it on, the time just flies on these videos! My dad had a H reg Panda Dance from new for a while and it was brilliantly simple, was going to be my first car but he traded it in for a Corsa instead. I made him get me a Mini as compensation! Used to see the Panda around for ages but it looked like it disappeared late 2004 sadly.
As Spanish fiat owner, congratulations!
Saw the mk1 Panda in the notification bar and cried out like a child!
Real trip down memory lane for me, had an 1983 Panda 45CL 1985 Uno 55 4 door and an 1988 Uno Turbo, the Uno 55 got battered in half by a black cab in Liverpool :(
Thought I was going to get wiped out at that point.
The Turbo became somewhat frilly in the doors, bonnet, sills and tailgate. Still holds the fasted journey time I had from Liverpool to Bristol 2hr 15 minutes!!
It was Christmas Eve 1996 and there was sod all on the road "Officer"
My first car was a Fiat 850 Sport, loved that thing......always lusted for another. My second (& third) was a 128 3P. Loving this episode
Cracking episode Jonny,I didn't want it to end! Fiat lover too so really enjoyed seeing those..Vernon is a nice guy and an astute buyer and has done really well, ..the 4x4's are very expensive now eh👍
These car caves and barn finds are serious quality petrolhead viewing, many thanks!
I worked in the local Fiat dealership in 1988, and used to get a lift to work from a colleague in his Panda Van - same shape as a normal Panda, but no rear seats or windows. Very basic, but somehow charming.
On my list of cars to buy a 4x4 Panda and a 2cv van. Every time I go on holiday I think about buying one and driving it back home. I may just do it one of these days. Great episode.👌🏻
I'm almost as relaxed as Vernon now after watching that . Most enjoyable .
Fiat Panda 4x4s are simply the greatest cars ever. Fantastic video as always!
I had a 128 sport and a 124 sport , great cars, speed was only limited by the temperature gauge!
1283p was my 1st car in the ‘92, was was pretty rusty even then... very fun car. Rev all day:)
My first car was an 1982 Panda 45S, great car! This video brings back so many memories.
Love the panda 4x4, used to have a D reg one, always regret selling it.
My Uncle had a Fiat Panda 4x4 (D295SMR) which he bought new. He used to pull a big American 7 berth folding caravan with it. A coleman Brandywine. It struggled with it, but he managed it. But I have always liked them. Would love one if one ever came up for the right price at the right time.
A guy who did some contracting work at a company I used to work for had a 20v Fiat Coupe in yellow, such a brilliant little car.
Another excellent show. Absolutely love the fact I hear more from the owner and the history and the stories than I hear from you! Although, when you do chip in, it’s actual knowledge and passion. Love it.
I'm sort of pleased the Panda is getting recognition. It was my first car, a 1987 Fiat Panda 1000. I bought it in 1996. It might even be in that garage! Because I have had some dreams over the years that it has been kept in a garage and I take it out and drive it. :D
I had a 128 3P in the early 80's. And an early Panda when I lived in Germany...both really fun cars, and surprising practical.
What a hero!
I was lucky enough to own an 850 sport coupe just like that one. Great little. I always wanted one and i didn't know why. I ended up coming across the ladybird book of cars i had when i was a kid and a red 850 featured in the book several times. Sublimely trained to find one. I believe they where penned by the same guy who did the amphicar and the karmann. You can see it in the boat like front end.
My first car was a Fiat Punto 60 and I love it. It was some car to go and never let me down. There was also 4 other Fiats in my family growning up , Da had a fiat 132 in the 80's, my older sister had an Uno then a Tipo in the early 90's and my older brother had another 128 as his first car. You don't hear much about Fiat bar the new 500 or small vans been driven.
Cool guy. I'm the proud owner of a 2020 Panda. Great fun to pootle around in.
Awesomely different collection of cars!!
The 3P brings back some memories of my first job in an accident repair shop. Was hoping there was going to be an Orange 131 Mirafiori Sport somewhere there...more memories.
Great show, meets great people with great cars, a great recipe.
Thanks again Jonny...and Vernon.
So good video. Boxy simple reliable city car, Fiat Panda would also be convenient at country side !
Johnny you are fantastic. I can fall asleep listening to you, thats a compliment. My wife has a Puch built Golf Mk2 country which is pretty cool. I don't think anyone has ever really covered these on YT. If you're ever in Romania feel free to do a video, we have a few more interesting cars also to make it worth while. Loving your channel, the best car guy on tv.
Thank you so much for the comment. You have a Golf Country? I'd love one of those. Always admired them.
@@TheLateBrakeShow Yes, we found it in the back of a car repair garage, the owner had given up on it so we bought and restored it. At that time we were looking for a smallish 4x4 for Irina so this was perfect, we had talked about a country but didn't expect to find one 5 miles away from us, it took 3 years to eventually get it to tick over properly. We are exposed to some interesting cars scattered around the streets here, which would have been scrapped many years ago back in the UK. My wife runs a Golf Mk5 GTI as her daily, its a really nice allrounder car and completely standard, I daily an Elise S also an integrale Evo2 which should be 95 percent fully restored by mid-June. Unfortunately you used to be able to pick up interesting old cars for a few Euros but the locals are catching on to this, you also have the 'English' tax.
What a nice guy and diverse car collection - love it
128/3p first fiat I ever had bought it from a young lady who had neglected to have the cam belt changed!!..
One exhaust valve and a head gasket plus new belt obviously about £19 in total parts,and off we went marvellous little car would Rev until it sounded like the valves were going to jump out and do a little dance on the bonnet, never missed a beat in two years as my daily driver,sold it on when it started to get a bit too crusty around it's nether regions this was back in 1985 car was an S reg in dark blue .
Really enjoyed that, I did a road test write up on a Panda 4x4 in 1980’s
Thanks Johnny another great treat on a rainy Sunday
A man after my own heart. Panda 1000S in silver was first car, memories of regular trips from London to home in Yorkshire up the M1 and camping in Dorset. Moved on to X19 which I took to Turin in 2000 with the owners club. Then when the X19 went a bright yellow Cinquecento sporting took its place. Ate clutch cables left me stranded in the middle of Sloane Square on one occasion. That was then replaced by Panda 100 HP. All of these cars so cheap to own but so much fun for the money. Always thought the 4x4 Panda could be a mini Integrale with the right engine. I think somewhere in RUclips land one exists. Waiting for Fiat to bring out the electric Panda and I’m in the queue. 😀
Original FIAT Pandas, plus a genuine '90s Coupe *and* a '70s 850 Coupe? I'm in. Thank you to you both.
I had a Fiat Panda as my first car back in 2001. It was all white with white bumpers & grill with the twin fabric sun roof. It was scrapped due to needing welding but now I wished I had saved it as I paid £150 for it at the time.
Awesome! I think if I had a storage facility that size it would also end up containing a far few old Fiats, too. I have a Punto Cabrio at the moment and love that.
My mother had a 128 3P which I drove in the early 1980s. Terrific car.
Love this collection so much, especially the Volvo and Pandas - the Buick and Fiat Coupe is by far my fave although that original Panda is utterly wonderful in it’s simplicity of design and it’s originality! But they are all fabulous in their own way, the camper is so cute! What an awesome chap! Variety is the spice of life! Huge Volvo fan but I would have all sorts in my lottery win garage, pretty much as oddball as his! Really great video as always Jonny!