Classics by The Beach: December, 2025
Unfortunately, this immaculate 1978 Serie Speciale Fiat X1/9 - photographed at southern Tasmania's regular first-Sunday-of-the-month cars 'n' coffee, held at Sandy Bay, 10 minutes' drive from the Hobart CBD - is not the mine *. It's a beautiful example of the marque, featuring flawless duco and panels, plus a very neat interior. Owner Rino has had it since March, this year, and has slowly been putting it back to original spec, swapping out a non-standard steering wheel for the factory version shown above, as well as sourcing several other items to help restore the car's originality. A set of Cromodora CD-91 wheels will soon be replacing the "Hot Wires" shown in these images. A CD-91, courtesy of the X-Web Forums. Power is courtesy of an almost standard 1.3 litre Lampredi four-pot - it's running a mild cam and electronic ignition, but retains its stock carbie and exhaust - coupled to a four-speed 'box, as did all Series 1 examples ot...