The nugget's too crispy you gotta let "the James" look over it 😅
@blakebusters78312 жыл бұрын
NUGGET!!!!!!!
@KrzysztofK19829 ай бұрын
These cars are still very common and popular in Cuba
@maxcars45482 жыл бұрын
I told you its going to be. A great video. I’m polish. Max video
@eljot0012 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! One correction here: the example here is a 650cc air-cooled one. There was a 700cc water cooled version, it was called the 126 BIS and it was hatchback evolution of the original 2door design
@huyra80192 жыл бұрын
Love how they called it bis lol
@carllinden533 Жыл бұрын
I was going to comment that it didn't look water-cooled to me!
@rhrynq2 жыл бұрын
In Poland they are a rare view nowadays, though you can spot one from time to time owned by either an elderly pensioner or a hipster. Those from the early production stages are the ones most sought after - chromed bumpers and hubcaps etc. In the early 2000's when they were dirt cheap people used to replace stock engines and gearboxes (and various other mechanical bits) from Japanese super-bikes like yamaha or honda to get 100-150bhp mini-racers. Vast majority of 126p "Maluch" (spelled "maluh") Fiats ended up in a ditch or in a junk yard, but people do have a nostalgia for them nowadays, thus driving up the prices of those few left.
@piotrgoacki90702 жыл бұрын
I remember they were everywhere in the 90s and I think around 2011 I could hardly see any.
@supreme337611 ай бұрын
But i i see that bad boy I SMILE EVER TIME AND I GIVE A BIG THUMB UP TO A DRIVER
@jpzajackowski7 ай бұрын
My uncle had one of these until the early 2000's. Seeing this brings back memories.
@Nimrawid6 ай бұрын
I remember buying those for 500 PLN and trashing them with friends lol. Now they cost a lot because of the nostalgia collectors.
@DioTheGreatOne3 күн бұрын
Happens to the "people's car" of almost all countries: Fiat 500, VW Beetle, Citroen 2CV, The Mini... they all rust to death and become extremely rare.
@classicandclunker2 жыл бұрын
They were sold in Australia as "Niki" and I now own my third one - a red Maluch. It gets around OK
@piotrg52 жыл бұрын
IS THAT A 126?!!!! (Starts breathing heavily)
@AlexTenThousand2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact about the 126 - Fiat built it to replace the Fiat 500, but when Fiat halted production at the Turin factory, they kept selling the Polish-made ones alongside its own successor, the original Panda, with added bits over the years like electronic ignition and better heating and engine control.
@ethand47842 жыл бұрын
I thought this was garbage time for a sec, but it's a different red nugget-mobile
@bid842 жыл бұрын
This car will get 300 hectares on a single tank of kerosene, put it in H!
@pucus212 жыл бұрын
There are bunch of these in Chicago. People imported them from Poland.
@bwofficial17762 жыл бұрын
Chicago is known for having a lot of Polish people so that checks out.
@markhealey9409 Жыл бұрын
😮
@antesosic16002 жыл бұрын
The nickname for the 126p in Croatia is 'Peglica' wich translates to bumper car, like the amusment park attraction. My dad has a funny story witg the 126p. So in the late 90s/ealry 2000s him and 3 of his friends went to a wedding in one haha. 4 6' dudes in a tiny tiny car, and thats was normal back then.
@florkgagga Жыл бұрын
I'm 52 now, when I was 18 I (6'2") sat in the back with another mate and the 4 of us drove to school (10mi) that way, twice a week. People from Poland visited Yugoslavia in the 80s, driving 1000km and more, with family, luggage and a trailer in this thing!
@bartoszbrown13222 жыл бұрын
I'm polish and I can attest this was a knowledgeable review
@CorvusCorax. Жыл бұрын
"Pressure makes diamonds" That's brilliant!! Didn't know that one 😂👍
@OdykKayne2 жыл бұрын
That isn't a water-cooled 126p. The water-cooled version was the 126p BIS and had the engine laid flat under the rear floor with a functional rear hatchback trunk. The car you drove actually had a 0.652L engine, not 0.7L. The 0.704L engine was only in the water-cooled BIS cars. :) As for the 'bar' thing on the gauge cluster....it's literally just a tire pressure plaque! Pressure for tires is more often measured in BAR in Europe rather than PSI, so that diagram just shows you the recommended pressures for the front and rear tires....no sensors whatsoever. :) That little vent door in the front trunk - the car you drove would've been a lesser-optioned car as one option was to have a blower fan/motor mounted at that door to actually BLOW air into the cabin for the driver/passengers! The switch for it would've been the top-right switch on the dash of those banks of switches to the sides of the gauge cluster :) Glad you liked it through! That's an 'FL' generation car - they ran from about '84 through until about '94 when the EL and subsequently the ELX took over. I did a whole write-up on the 126 variants over the years over on Opposite-lock if anybody is interested! They are my favorite car along with the original FIAT 500 :) opposite-lock.com/topic/53136/the-fiat-126-and-126p-a-historical-guide
@bwofficial17762 жыл бұрын
That's one of the best write-ups on any car I've ever seen.
@OdykKayne2 жыл бұрын
@@bwofficial1776 Thanks so much friend! That means a lot! :) I did one on my other favorite car as well (the classic FIAT 500) if you were interested! opposite-lock.com/topic/310/the-fiat-500-italy-s-cheerful-jelly-bean-a-historical-guide Oppo is a great site too - join up and say hello if you'd like! Oppo is just a community of car lovers who mostly post car stuff (but also boat, ship and plane stuff...mostly car stuff though...), but it's a very welcome and open place so people talk about life stuff there as well. It was originally a spin-off of Jalopnik way back in the day. We have folks from all countries and all walks of life who love and own everything from Ferraris, Alfa 4Cs and Jaguars F-types down to Jeeps and Hyundais and Chevy Cruzes....nobody harping on people for their rides being better or worse, just a lot of folks who love cars :) opposite-lock.com Some folks write researched long-form stuff (like my articles) and post those and there are a few running series on Oppo as well. Cheers! ^_^
@Roger_Ramjet Жыл бұрын
@@bwofficial1776other than the errors
@-Yurkey2 жыл бұрын
I remember this car from my childhood... The others were Zastava 101, Yugo koral 55, Renault 4, Citroen 2CV (then Dyane), Škoda Favorit, Opel Kadett... Get your hands on any one of these and you'll have an awesome time 🤩
@mitko_dsv19992 жыл бұрын
My childhood was with 1976 Polski Fiat 125p 1500 and 1986 Opel Kadett E 1.3N sedan. Still have the Fiat, actually repairing it with my grandfather to drive it. Miss the Kadett, though (was sold a few years ago, my grandfather regrets selling it), hoping to find one in good condition to buy when I can afford to buy another car. By the way I'm only 23 years old.
@-Yurkey2 жыл бұрын
@@mitko_dsv1999 cool stuff man, I'm 34 lol 😂 ... My father had a Zastava 750 (Yugoslavian Fiat 600) in the 1970s and he loved it to bits, but being a Fiat in camoflauge it died and needed a new engine so he sold it... Next he had other Fiats but I mostly miss his Škoda Favorit in cherry red from 1989...it was such a great car for a family. Practical cause it had 5 doors and 5 seats, it was a 5-speed manual, parts were available, I think the engine was still of Czech design (before VW) and it was realiable... If he wasn't rear ended in 2007 I am sure he would still be driving that car....I didnt continue the tradition, I had Mazdas and Fords 😂
@Mladjasmilic2 жыл бұрын
5:50 Maluch, (ch in Polish is just H), means little one. Because there was 125, which was 'big one', large family car.
@Casual_012 жыл бұрын
Noice now make a Video about another polish car Polonez
@IVMM2452 жыл бұрын
Fiat 126 is the best choice for madmax scenario. 😅 Easy to repair. Big enough and quite economic 🙂
@andrzej25012 жыл бұрын
Nice review, three issues though: 1. It is an air-cooled engine. 600cc and 650cc versions were all air-cooled. Bis, the liquid-cooled variant, had 700cc engine. 2. Those cars are quite rare now in Poland. One of the reasons (besides size and obsolescence) is that they tended to rust horribly. I remember my father had the whole body replaced at one point. One is such a nice condition would fetch at least $3000 if not more. 3. That tire pressure picture is just that - a static picture. It is not a tire pressure sensor, just information what the correct pressure is. Also - the starter handle. Weird, I've never seen one with that cockpit and that engine with that kind of starting mechanisms. The older ones did have that - and the line broke quite regularly so every driver had a stick to operate the starter motor inside the engine compartment. And another funny image - as it was a family car you could back in the day see one of those quite often with the parents, two children, roof rack full of suitcases AND a camper trailer hooked behind. It was a small one (coincidentally named N126) but was larger then the car itself and the whole contraption looked ridiculous. It often drove in that configuration with the engine compartment open to improve cooling.
@JohnnyRoku2 жыл бұрын
Great video zack! It’s awesome how you have been reviewing people’s cars from all over the world both East and West. It’s very unique and extremely interesting! I also really liked the historical connection in the end, keep up the good work!
@lucyinthesky2882 жыл бұрын
Dankpods would be proud
@speckledjim_ Жыл бұрын
The model above that, the 127, was a great little car, especially the hot version
@Baklaz360pl2 жыл бұрын
maybe polonez 1500 or caro in next vid? 😅
@maxbaszkiewicz31992 жыл бұрын
the fiat 126p been never water cooled in mass production the only water cooled version was fiat 126p BIS but that is not popular version
@MotorheadRedo2 жыл бұрын
And people complain about the Mirage having only 78 HP
@BenyKorenberg2 жыл бұрын
You know there is something kinda weird in this if you think about it... The RAM Promaster you reviewed earlier, and this, are kinda related... And the LADA is also related to this family, since it was originally a FIAT too... Fiat 124 if im not mistaken was the base for the original Zhiguli model of LADA or as they are also known the 2101...
@piuthemagicman2 жыл бұрын
You are 100% correct! Dodge sells Alfa Romeo Tonales even badged as Dodge Hornets nowadays in the US 🤪🤣
@DetroitYugo2 жыл бұрын
Ooh! It’s the dankpods nugget! Kinda.
@lubomirkuca29982 жыл бұрын
It is pronounced more like"MALUKH." Greetings from Slovakia.
@lucaseq77 Жыл бұрын
Only 136 BIS, 703 cc was water cooled....the 126p was always air cooled. You lost me in first minute....lame
@RRRRefuelRideRace2 жыл бұрын
Great video with some great info. My father had one from 1988 to 1990. It had a very FIAT sound. They call it "a flea", but also "kalimero". We were in Ex Yugoslavia that time.
@novislavdajic9838 ай бұрын
Polish water-cooled 700 cc engine was mounted in 126p BIS (it had a trunk in the rear, larger rear window and no air vents on the cover) and a bit later in Fiat Cinquecento, also produced in the same factory as a succesor of 126p. First batches of 600 cc engines assembled in Italy were used only in first year or so of production, between 1972 and 1973 and was replaced by Polish-built 650 cc engine in 1977. What you drive is plain and simple 650 cc air-cooled 126p FL. Also brand "Polski Fiat" has a pre-WW2 pedigree when Fiat 508 was built in Poland. It was resuscitated in 1967 when new license deal between Fiat and communist Poland was struck, for production of Fiat (an later FSO when license expired) 125p - bastardized Italian 125, on a floor pan, engine and gearbox from earlier Fiat 1300. Licensing 126p was an extension of the previous deal with Fiat.
@markhealey9409 Жыл бұрын
The Polski Fiat family car was actually a sedan,more the size of Lada sedans..They also had FSOs,which were larger & sedans,also similar to Ladas...FSO was a Polski car company,but they mostly used old Fiat designs,as did Lada & Zastava,of Serbia/Yugoslavia & I think also Tofas(pronounced Tofash) of Türkiye.
@Kris_PL_CDN8 ай бұрын
I remember my grandpa had one with this exact colour when I was a little kid in Poland. I've always loved these cars, as it reminded me of Poland growing up in Canada. I've seen a few in Canada, as some Polish people imported these here. They truly were everywhere, as you'd seen them parked on every street, cause that was the only car really available to most common people back then. Btw.... they were AIR cooled. There was a model called the BIS that was water cooled, but that one didn't last too long. They ended production in 2000, finally lol... that's how culturally popular these cars were to us Poles
@mateuszkocioek896110 ай бұрын
My mom once told me that when she was young she once travelled with her family (4 people+luggage) 1400 miles to Bulgaria from northern Poland in this car (!)
@Nimrawid6 ай бұрын
Funny thing the keys had limited variations so sometimes you could use your key on random car xD And believe me 90% of cars were Fiats back in the day :D
@atabeel11 ай бұрын
2:32 no it's not ;) Only 126p BIS was water cooled besides some prototypes. Till the very end of production 126p had air cooled engine. But overall great review. My parents had one and i remember sitting on some blankets and sleeping bags (as there was no room in trunk for these) back there where we were driving on vacation.
@extralock1045Ай бұрын
I kind of want one of these as a daily driver around town, or sometimes take it through the mountains. It sounds really fun, although not safe.
@Brendonbosy Жыл бұрын
I cant believe this POS was being sold at the same time Lexus was launching and Mercedes had just redesigned the R129 SL
@grudzien9784 Жыл бұрын
I grew up with “MALUCH” , the ignition was between the front seats 😊 which was so so so cool for kids!
@Zoltarius6662 жыл бұрын
Absolute crap. Had one back in the days. Even then it was a joke. I still can't believe I survived a head-on collision in this sardine can.
@grumpybulldog192 жыл бұрын
Thank you for understand what this car represents instead of make jokes.
@keithdosik Жыл бұрын
Daniel; if you’re reading this. Can I buy this car from you?
@runoflife87 Жыл бұрын
This one is a real stinker. Small, rear-engined, bad quality.
@taffingtonboathouse57544 ай бұрын
Tony doesn't look like garbage? Unusual
@snsayy Жыл бұрын
2:33 it's not water cooled only the fiat 126 bis is water cooled
@carllinden533 Жыл бұрын
Why don't people compare the Fiat 126p & Trabant 601?? They weigh the same, make the same horsepower AND were built in very similar numbers. Somehow they're never brought together in discussion.
@huseyinuguralacatli506411 ай бұрын
Fiat is 4 stroke an much more reliable.
@-aid40845 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure I saw one today in rolleston, nz
@gerardocruz8946 Жыл бұрын
I drove a 126 BIS in Poland (have video to prove it ha ha ha!) very tiny inside. My head was touching the ceiling the whole time. Cool car.
@huseyinuguralacatli506411 ай бұрын
I have 91' BIS in Turkey and I can't run it properly and any mechanic wants to fix it because lack of spare parts. It's a gift from my grandpa and I want to fix it. Do you know any ways to get whole engine from Poland cheaply?
@julianrzodkiewicz73032 жыл бұрын
POLSKA GUROM!!!👆👆👆👆👆👆✋👆👆👆👆polish mountain
@dave116862 жыл бұрын
Also known as the Kurwaghini
@mmiski Жыл бұрын
Anyone else watch this whole review in 144p?
@bkroeckel4 ай бұрын
TONY!!!!!!! *inner Dankpods intensifies*
@Les3portes2 жыл бұрын
Great car ever! Was my first car, and even if I got more than 10 times more powerfull cars I still enjoy it!
@torosss125 Жыл бұрын
bro its time to pick that penny up 2:48
@eryk.gry132311 ай бұрын
My dad has a Polski Fiat 126p
@pentherapy5 ай бұрын
What a lovely little friend. 🥰
@snsayy Жыл бұрын
0:21 it's a 0.65L engine ^^"
@TheBarth792 жыл бұрын
Where did You get it?Hiob tuck driver own one.Crash zone same as Volvo From front bumper to enginie bay.That we were talk about these cars in Poland.
@marcinmamrot15942 жыл бұрын
To say Maluch, word ends very simmilar to some german tank named Luchs but without S ending the word. In polish u accent part of word previous the end. So to assume u say Ma - Luch with silence after ch. I hope it would work in practice XD
@kovalsci Жыл бұрын
Zack nice video but this 126 is a 0.65 liter (650cc) the newer 126 bis had an 0.7-0.73 liter (700-730cc)
@bwofficial17762 жыл бұрын
Cool car and that's the most unique starter I've ever seen. Like the Fiat 500, this was a family car. Inconceivable that you'd put a family and all their stuff in and on such a small car but you make do with what you have. It's only slightly more complicated than a lawnmower to keep going and it'll run forever because there's almost nothing to break. Cargo space? Car no go space, Poland cannot into space.
@Mrmatteo08 Жыл бұрын
I'm from Italy. My mom had a white Fiat 126bis, the last 126 for western markets before the new Fiat cinquecento (not to be mistaken with the new Fiat 500 of 2007) and it was a spectacular uncomfortable unreliable little car! Of course it was a third handed, but in nicer condition than this one in the video, and we somehow managed to stay in 4/5 inside. On the rare occasions when I see this little car I always smile looking how small it looks compared to the nowadays mid-size SUVs
@TheWhoshoyu2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. Love your vids. Just subbed. I'll keep watching as long as theyre all this good. Keep it up.
@2112SSF Жыл бұрын
Still has polish licence plates
@pipoms Жыл бұрын
I love this car, is super cute , like the ComutaCar. I would love see a transformation of this fiat to a electric car, may be removing the back seat or something
@mazenthecarguy17942 жыл бұрын
I really thinking to buy one of those as an project next to my project car that I already have witch it is a fiat 128 abarth but after I graduate from high school
@rushnerd2 жыл бұрын
Okay, just looking at this, it's the most Euro car ever. But how does a 23HP car even function? I assume this is maybe the lowest amount possible for a car to push itself and it's drive (much less passengers) along the road, but I could be wrong. Obviously it wasn't meant for big American Highways, though I do find it utterly fascinating. The most basic car possible and one that was probably extremely affordable.
@fallout0624 Жыл бұрын
At 23 horsepower the car will be extremely slow by modern standards but the car is so light it doesn't need that much power to move along it's comparable powerwise to a model T or fiat generation Beetle
@rushnerd Жыл бұрын
I know nothing about Model T's, but I assume they are probably heavier (maybe?) But obviously were designed for the time and certainly not when this was in the modern world. Conversely, if you stripped this thing down to a go kart, it would be pretty fun. @@fallout0624
@nkhalmizahar3 ай бұрын
Baby fiat 127
@zaidkidwai78312 жыл бұрын
The camel banner 😂
@Mladjasmilic2 жыл бұрын
7:05 There was newest version 126p Bis, which was water cooled, had slanted engine and was a hatchback.
@ridleylegassy Жыл бұрын
So weird to see it looking as nice as it does inside. I’m used to seeing it looking like a total nugget. She’s quite alright
@mattwolf76982 жыл бұрын
4:10 that radio isn't designed to work in the US anyway, the frequencies are too low.
@ryandontlikeyou Жыл бұрын
Tony!
@cxhatchboy5202 жыл бұрын
Lovely car and a great review! It's a nice little touch to have the front and rear tire pressure specification on a little graphic on the instrument cluster, as the specific front and rear pressures were pretty important for road holding ability.
@BokBarber Жыл бұрын
Or as Dank Pods calls it: The Nugget.
@taffingtonboathouse57544 ай бұрын
Or tony
@FELIPE8226M2 жыл бұрын
That thing would be outright dangerous to merge onto any roadways or freeways 😂
@agingmillennialmainer2 жыл бұрын
Cute back seat review. Thanks for sharing the oddities and attributes of this one. I love the windshield sticker
@IamJoeyDentinger Жыл бұрын
ITS A NUGGET
@seanyoon6362 жыл бұрын
Where can yoy get those classics? I am very interrsted!!
@maxeluy2 жыл бұрын
That Lada, every time I see that magnificent car i want one sooooooo bad!
@bazilwreckerloughead2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to have a car like this for driving back & forth to work.
@maxcars45482 жыл бұрын
Love this review. Thank you so much for reviewing this car.
@michaelcoffey73622 жыл бұрын
Cool😀
@5505daniel4 ай бұрын
IT IS in fact not water cooled
@5505daniel4 ай бұрын
watercooled version is 126 Bis
@Ardy-qg1pi Жыл бұрын
かっこいい僕この車買う
@themumblebrapper2 жыл бұрын
idk why but I seen mlp memes with this car
@markpera25012 жыл бұрын
I genuinely want one. Those are so cool.
@ydmf22 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to import a cool car. 👍
@francisjo32 жыл бұрын
Great review, maybe your best yet!
@skytheguy04382 жыл бұрын
is this in Crystal Lake?
@josh1alderete2 жыл бұрын
That thing is rad 👌🏽
@nmpawel802 жыл бұрын
Polska BABY !!!!
@give_me_my_nick_back10 ай бұрын
I've once seen, in the middle of hot summer, an old grandpa driving old, pretty rusty dacia with Bulgarian or Romanian plates (I don't remember) all the way to the western Poland, like half way through the continent at 35C sun with no AC, a car that could have broken down at any time and way too exotic for anyone to fix it outside of Romania.
@pissmyasslynch5325 Жыл бұрын
My dad had one before I was born. I heard a lot of legends from him😁😁