Fiat 127

Max_Damage

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/965741

Irish too.

unkel

Great find and a bit of a bargain, surely?

Max_Damage

It is indeed, shame they were so prone to rust though.

Gotta love the original red plates on it though.

Max_Damage

Weren't the Yugo 45 (remember them?) based on these?

unkel

I was on holidays in Yugoslavia in the late 80s a few times and obviously there were a lot of Zastavas around. I don't think they looked like the FIAT 127 though

Surely, the communist lovin' whore Italy (FIAT) prostituted itself to whatever east block country that had a few lira to offer - remember the FIAT 124 is still all over the shop in Russia more than 40 years on

Max_Damage

remember the FIAT 124 is still all over the shop in Russia more than 40 years on

Still being built too to this day! (The Lada 2107 / Riva)

Ballykine43

Zastava Yugo was based on the 128. Sad end for a great little car. Hatch back never really fitted the basic design. Think they are still being made.

Max_Damage

They were made up until last year I think.

As far I heard, they were actually very reliable little cars, it's only the owners never looked after them properly (threaded them like white goods), hance why they failed in this country. Shame too. I have to admit, I liked the Yugo 45!

The 45 was indeed based on the 128:

Blue850

Max_Damage wrote: »

They were made up until last year I think.

As far I heard, they were actually very reliable little cars, it's only the owners never looked after them properly (threaded them like white goods), hance why they failed in this country. Shame too. I have to admit, I liked the Yugo 45!

The 45 was indeed based on the 128:

The 45 was based on the 903 cc ohv 127

the 55 was based on the 1116cc OHC 128

Luke Crowley

That is a sweet 127. Pity I don't have a heated garage to keep it in, 'cause I want it baaaaaad.

I've never seen a Yugo 55 either. Looks like they kept more than just the engine from the 128, those doors look identical to the 128's too. It's still kinda pretty though.

kyote00

very nice. Think I got to see if this weekend if its still for sale....

2cv

Blue850 wrote: »

The 45 was based on the 903 cc ohv 127

the 55 was based on the 1116cc OHC 128

I think you might be wrong there
AFAIK the little Yugo boxy car came in three version...
45A
55A
65A (of which a convertible model was sold in the US)

The one based on the old Fiat is the Yugo 1100, formerly known as the Zastava 1100... (my uncle bought one of these new)

G Luxel

It was reported in Practical Classics that the Yugos had stopped being built, everything from facelifted 45/55 to the 128 clone.:p but there is a factory in Egypt still building them, the same as the 128 saloon. I saw a few 127 4- door hatchbacks and I used to see a spanish regd Seat Fura. The Ladas are still made and there is another car, like the original 124 called the Zhuguli, with chrome bumpers. Theres even an Indian Fiat 124 (or there was) built alongside that really old Fiat 1100 called the Padmini.

2cv

Has anyone ever even seen a Yugo 65A Convertible? I've always wanted one, they're the cutest looking things ever... As far as reliability goes... well it wouldn't be my main driver so....

alias no.9

G Luxel wrote: »

It was reported in Practical Classics that the Yugos had stopped being built, everything from facelifted 45/55 to the 128 clone.:p but there is a factory in Egypt still building them, the same as the 128 saloon. I saw a few 127 4- door hatchbacks and I used to see a spanish regd Seat Fura. The Ladas are still made and there is another car, like the original 124 called the Zhuguli, with chrome bumpers. Theres even an Indian Fiat 124 (or there was) built alongside that really old Fiat 1100 called the Padmini.

I thought the Zastava factory was now building the previous generation of Fiat Punto and Opel Astra for eastern markets. I also heard rumblings that it will build the new Fiat Topolino / BMW Issetta.
Does anyone remember the Yugo Sana from the late '80s / early '90s? It was based on the Fiat Tipo, back when that was a new car, but looked very similar to the Citroen ZX. I used to see a '92 reged one (I think) around the place in the late '90s which was probably imported from the UK.
What a way to go off topic from a Fiat 127 thread I guess

briana7214

I came across a 127 two days ago, original Irish, been in a shed since the guys parents stopped driving( and he is in his 70's !! ) hoping to find out more soon, looks in good nick but about an inch of dust on it!

G Luxel

I remember the sana, looked like a ZX, but very few sold here as the war had started in Yugoslavia coupled with economic sanctions.

Blue850

Anybody know if there are any Irish reg 127 1300GTs surviving. There were only made for about 18 months between 82 an 83, and were expensive. I've got one ,a Galway reg, one of only 3 sold in Galway. I also ended up with the other 2 but they were beyond saving. I've only seen one road going one, an import at Terenure 2 years ago.

Heres a pic of a lhd, rhd didn't get the alloys shown.

2cv

Blue850 wrote: »

Anybody know if there are any Irish reg 127 1300GTs surviving. There were only made for about 18 months between 82 an 83, and were expensive. I've got one ,a Galway reg, one of only 3 sold in Galway. I also ended up with the other 2 but they were beyond saving. I've only seen one road going one, an import at Terenure 2 years ago.

Heres a pic of a lhd, rhd didn't get the alloys shown.

Looking at the plate, it's an original dutch car, not an import

unkel

2cv wrote: »

Looking at the plate, it's an original dutch car, not an import

Yup, it's a Dutch reg. It looks like a mid to late '82.

2cv

unkel wrote: »

Yup, it's a Dutch reg. It looks like a mid to late '82.

Date of first registration: 19-05-1983
Current owner registered the car in his name: 27-05-2005
NCT expiry: 24-09-2008 (car has been off the road for a year so)

unkel

2cv wrote: »

Date of first registration: 19-05-1983

Cool, were did you get that?

2cv

unkel wrote: »

Cool, were did you get that?

I have ways of finding out things :-)

waraf

Max_Damage wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/965741

Irish too.

Jaysus that takes me back to my childhood. I'm amazed that it's lasted this long to be honest. Fiats weren't exactly made for the Irish weather back in those days. It's either been kept in a vacuum since the day it was born or someone really loved it....

Blue850

The red one is a photo I pulled of the net
Hers the one from Terenure


Heres my own one. Photo taken about 15 years ago:rolleyes: It needs a complete rebuild though, no welding needed, luckily someone rustproofed it when new, but paint is terrible, it was a non runner when I got it, unique to GT 5 speed box was missing, someone put a glass sunroof on it and dented the roof


i've been collecting parts for it for ages, even got a luxembourg reg lhd one from a chap in Portlaoise just for the alloys.

unkel

2cv wrote: »

I have ways of finding out things :-)

Care to share where you found it?

cantdecide

I have a mate restoring his trusty 127 for the second time. He's had it for donkey's years. He actually got a donor car that's nearly better than his own. I think he has to restore 2 of them now!!

Tons of repair panels and parts available for these...

2cv

unkel wrote: »

Care to share where you found it?

www.rdw.nl

being fluent in dutch is handy

unkel

2cv wrote: »

being fluent in dutch is handy

Dat is geen enkel probleem

2cv

unkel wrote: »

Dat is geen enkel probleem

Haha, thank God for Google Translate hey