Fiat 125TC Abarth

VWPowered

ok went to see a rather sad 121 mazda but sadly it was without a front end, lights, wings etc so decided against it, but found this around the corner would you believe...

the search 125bhp oh yes please





trying to find out what engines they come with as i just want a stable car to drive all year round

so thought i'd check out ebay in italy would be more there than anywhere and found these.. check the prices :shock:

Number 1 (130 Abarth) now is that the same model..???

Number 2 another 130

and a smaller 105TC

checked ebay france and UK with no results.. can you help..

carchaeologist

Maybe try this....
http://www.fiat-abarth.co.uk/
this
http://www.sfconline.org.uk/models/abarth130tc/abarth130tc.asp
and this...
http://www.strada130.co.uk/

Very collectable cars,most have rusted horribly by now over here(well england)there cant be many in ireland!!

Max_Damage

carchaeologist wrote: »

there cant be many in ireland!!

There is one Irish-reg. Ritmo Mk2 that I know of left in this country, I saw it a few months back in Dublin city centre, in great condition too. It wouldn't surprise me if it was the only Irish-reg. Ritmo left in this country.

OP, grand car there, although if you get one, keep an eye out for small rust spots appearing. The Soviet steel those yokes were made from was shíte.

Blue850

I know someone who used to rally a 130 Abarth, 130 ZB(or ZB 130) was the reg, I looked at a 105TC years ago in Loughrea, young lad had it who couldn't insure it, neither could I at the time:rolleyes:

Motormouth

Nice car. The 125TC was never sold here, the similar looking 105TC was and then the 130TC was sold here in mk2 form.
Hard to value that car, maybe try the Fiat Motor Club forum, some good guys on there.....
http://continue.to/FMCforum

I've just bought a turbocharged racing 130TC with almost 300bhp :cool:

Max_Damage

Motormouth wrote: »

I've just bought a turbocharged racing 130TC with almost 300bhp :cool:

Pics or it doesn't exist!

Motormouth

Having trouble attaching them for some reason. Can I mail them to someone to post?

Motormouth

This might work.....

Max_Damage

^ Nice! Wouldn't mind seeing that at a few shows.

It's a far cry from the Ritmo my parent's had in the 80's. The car went from shítty orange to rust brown in 3 years!

S.I.R

i love these.... poorly built and a weak engine, but sooooo much fun, Rare enough this side of the world also.... tons floating around eastern europe i hear.

Motormouth

A weak engine??? The 1116/1290 is the engine they use in the Unos still racing at Mondello. Standard spec, rev to 8k and are practicallly unburstable!!

Gary ITR

It was the rust that killed them. Just passed the 128 that does be parked on Walkinstown Ave, last year it was in Terenure and perfect, seems to be disintegrating at the side of the road now

VWPowered

thanks for the links guys, waiting for a time to go view the car

Max_Damage

Onkle wrote: »

It was the rust that killed them. Just passed the 128 that does be parked on Walkinstown Ave, last year it was in Terenure and perfect, seems to be disintegrating at the side of the road now

I got a good close up view of it at the Rockbrook show there in May, and the rear wheel arches have severe rust issues.

Cars like that need to be in a garage (or some may say a scrapyard! )

ianobrien

I know of one in North Cork. I saw it about 2 years ago, and it wasn't too bad. Unfortunately, I think he kept it outside since then.....

I don't know if he still has it, but I'll check

VWPowered

it'll be parked in the barn when not in use, has a fresh roof :rolleyes:

carchaeologist

S.I.R wrote: »

...a weak engine....

I think you are wrong there,iv always known the older fiat engines to be unburstable,anyone who saw the 127s racing in rosegreen back in the early 90s would know what i mean,to coin a phrase "you could rev the tits off them!"and the fiat twin cam used to be screwed into everything aswell,i remember the uncle building a hotrod MK3 escort for a guy and it had a fiat twin cam in it.Mad yoke!

There used to be an IN reg white ritmo in tralee a few years back,it was very clean,i havnt seen it for a good while now though....:(

VWPowered

and i thought most Twin-Cams ended up in lada's :rolleyes:

carchaeologist

VWPowered wrote: »

and i thought most Twin-Cams ended up in lada's :rolleyes:

Not around here,most ladas ended up in poland or as bean tins!!

VWPowered

lmao, could be worse..

carchaeologist

Jeez,there used to be loads of those skodas around too!!

VWPowered

least this ones not 'french tuning' cant remember last time i saw an estelle:eek:

carchaeologist

I know where theres two of them in a field,at least they were there,must have a looksee!!

VWPowered

i can almost see them almost as they have problerly rotted to nothing