X1/9 Rust check

Where to checking for rust when buying a Fiat X1/9.

[@josephdonnelly3169]

Your car is in unbelievable shape, about the best I’ve seen. I had a ‘76 for several years long ago. Loved it when it wasn’t in the shop.

[@markymedia]

It was a very lucky find also with only 59,000km / 36,660Mi. This is my old youtube channel check out the new one. www.youtube.com/@x19australia

[@discerningmind]

Very good. Thank you. As well, the car is beautiful, and I hope in as good condition as was at the time of filming.

[@Yosemite_Sam]

They were prone to rust as soon as they left the factory. Yours is super clean and a nice nice example. A good idea is to get the one you want to buy up one the hoist and have a close inspection. Good video. Cheers.

[@williamgrimes2014]

very helpful, thank you

[@timdyer2165]

Thank you! I'm starting to look for an X1/9 here in snowy Canada, to compliment my TR3 and my Rover P4 100. I know nothing about Italian cars, so this is a brilliant video of what to look for. Most of them were driven year-around here and rusted to nothing but there are a few about. Thank you again. Great video.

[@thewholls7176]

Spot on perfect advice
what a lovely straight example of an X1/9 i hope you bought it
I don’t know why the rust was sooo bad
In the very distant past I’ve been told Italian steel was poorly smelted and had a high sulphur content - which apparently is not a good thing for rusting
combined with a complete lack of dipping the body or being poorly dipped
Not related to rust inspection -
but when I look at vintage cars which I don’t do much any more but when I did I used to do a parasitic draw test quickly
even using a $10 multimeter from supercheap auto
Its a piece of cake
you can google it on RUclips on how to do it and sometimes you find huge parasitic drawers which tells you the wiring has got a short somewhere or partially earthing out in which case you might be able to negotiate them down…..
Finding a short in the middle of a box channel somewhere is not a fun job when the wiring is old and every time you touch it the insolation crumbles away…..
Could also indicate the switches need replacing and that can be expensive at worst and at best they come good with been cleaned
Good video

[@georgehorniman]

Flippin gorgeous

[@JohnFrumFromAmerica]

That one is clean. I am thinking of looking at one that I know has rust will have to make a call if it's worth fixing

[@cratecruncher6687]

If a car has no rust, shifts without grinding, and has a nice interior I'd say buy it. Everything else can be fixed without much fuss but these cars are disappearing and getting quite rare.

[@jimbond8877]

superbe exemplaire

[@whackiey]

Any idea about a small 5mm rust blister lower front wing trailing edge where it joins the a post? One I'm considering.

[@barryhayes3168]

Thanks!

[@jolandademooy6211]

in de jaren 70 had ik zo,n auto zelfde kleur groeten van ries de mooij uit nederland..

[@emrecenkers9721]

Hello , what is the most effective way to remove rust ? WD40 or other kind of sprays do not work very good.

[@clayjones2370]

The best way to remove rust is to cut it out and replace the metal with new metal. Sprays can''t fix rust and are not made to do so.