Fiat 130 Coupé - Road Trip to Italy to find and buy one

We did a great road trip from Germany across the Alps to Milano in Italy to check out and test drive some of Pininfarina's Fiat 130 Coupés at different dealers.
Music: "Haunt" by Silent Partner

[@philtilbury3082]

My dad had a blue 130 coupe when I was a little fella in the late 70's. He loved the car and we still talk about it, but it would break down religiously when it got over 25 degree Celsius haha. He tried to have the stereo replaced, but as the professional installer said, the wiring didn't match the diagram, so he had either front or back speakers. An absolutely beautiful car though! Thanks for the video mate and fond memories 😀

[@shaindaman13]

I have such respect for how the German people use the Autobahn with respect to each other without any need for a speed limit. It’s my life long dream to drive an old Daytona or 330 GTB through the Alps someday

[@marcmona3726]

My father almost bought one new back in 1976 . Visited the show room twice I was so excited he actually decided on it . Then a last minute twist and bought a Volvo 264. I was shattered.

[@CubeofCars]

Great story..... and so sad ;)

[@marcmona3726]

Cube of Cars I know imagine telling everyone of my friends we were getting a fiat 130 coupe and arriving at school being driven in a Volvo :(

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Attention Schlaboubve!!!! Sadly soon all gas cars will be banned in EU and USA! In France they have a new banning law for ICE cars called SCHLABOUBVE and in Switzerland the HESCHLAVVO law! In Scandinavian countries soon there will be a so called SMORVERBIDEN law. In Germany from 2027 the new BABVVO and TEBBVO laws by the green peoples party will bann all gas cars from public streets only exception will be professional commuter trips and state-certified transports)!!!

[@jashugg]

I’m a bit of a perfectionist, looking to buy a 45 year old Fiat... gotta love that German sense of humour!

[@CubeofCars]

Haha.... ;)

[@absincro7990]

I loved this car when I was a kid. You're a lucky guy, your is awesome :)

[@overmarsdaria3222]

I drove the 130 coupe in 1979 when I was 19 years old, when my father ( car dealer) ask me to follow him to the depot, he was driving a Porsche 911, and I remember I was so scared because it was quite a big car at that time and I was use to a little Fiat 500.

[@CubeofCars]

Wow, great experience at such a young age! :)

[@pabloiaconoguitar311]

Man tha car have an very good condition for a car with almost 50 years old . The life is short enjoy the car now you can buy and healty to ride this beautifull and amazing coupe . Its and beautifull old used car not a new car !!!!

[@CubeofCars]

Thanks :)

[@helmuthhaass3631]

It does not really matter all that much if you pay a few thousand more for a good straight original car with good original interior, history and intact mechanicals. If it needs a respray, so what? The way inflation is eating away the value of our dubious (fiat) valuta these days, it's really not a big deal. ln the years to come your 130Coupe will rise in value anyway, so you may as well buy the best you can, even if you have to pay a few grand more. l had one of these from 1980 until 1988 as a daily driver and it never gave any trouble. Having owned some 60 Italian, German and French cars, l think that the 130 Coupe is still my favourite, together with the Alfas 75 Twin spark, 2.5 litre and 3ltr America. I also like my V6 Pug 406 Pininfarina, which reminds me a little of the 130 Coupe. Italians really know how to build cars that never become boring.🤔

[@joemes007]

Guter und hilfreicher Bericht! Danke.

[@CubeofCars]

Danke! :)

[@caymanblack9567]

Very good video i enjoyed this.I,m going to check your videos now to see if you found a car.!

[@CubeofCars]

Yes, after a long search I have finally found a nice one :)

[@johntaylor5968]

Excellent video, calm and professional , typically German, like it. John.

[@CubeofCars]

Thanks :)

[@dm5374]

A friend of mine here in Italy had a 3200 automatic, purchased new. He said that flat out on the autostrada you could literally see the fuel guage going down. These cars were known for getting as little as 3 km/liter (7 mpg).

[@CubeofCars]

Flat out, maybe, but with modest speed you can easily get 12 l/100km (20 mpg US).

[@oldcarsnstuff]

That second dealer really was bullshitting. The engine was completely rebuilt..... it wouldn’t start, it wouldn’t idle and sounded like it was missing. He may have had bills to prove but hmmmmmmmm.. great video though, thanks for sharing. Loved seeing the mountains again. The last time I drove from Austria into Italy was in 1998 in a 1970 series 2A Land Rover. Great memories.

[@CubeofCars]

The Alps are great territory for classic car adventures. I am already looking forward to the arrival of spring and my first road trip of 2021... Just hoping that the borders will be open again then...

[@oldcarsnstuff]

Yes, me too. We couldn't do a roadtrip this year due to Covid so fingers crossed things will improve this summer.

[@helmuthhaass3631]

l hated the way he was revving a cold engine. He showed lots of gusto but unprofessional.

[@vidviewer100]

Enjoying this as I've been dreaming about this car recently only at the end of the first car so far

[@ugolocassio522]

Me too.....I loved this car when I was 15een i think. My brother had a 125, and a 124 but the 130 coupè was the best. Fantastica

[@freddie26123]

...bellissima...

[@1240enzo]

My brother has 3 and 1/2 130 coupes plus 3 sedans. I used to own one of the sedans he has, but its a wreck now. when in good condition, they are lovely to drive. I don't know about elsewhere, but in Australia, manual sedans and/or coupes are really rare.

[@CubeofCars]

Yes, they are lovely to drive! And finally I have found a coupé now which I am about to buy. The ratio of manual to automatic coupés is about 1:4, so manuals are really rare, but definitely the better choice for performance and reliability...

[@bcfairlie1]

As they are here in NZ

[@vidviewer100]

LOL.....I'm in Australia dreaming about one of these

[@helmuthhaass3631]

​@@CubeofCars The Borg Warner automatics are also very reliable and long lasting.

[@vitovitale9867]

I am Italian and I have been buying and selling as a hobby European cars for 40 years and if there is one thing Italy is famous for that would be clocking speedos yes all you do is take any car to your local "contakilometrista" mechanic's shop specialized in repairing instrument gauges and for a modest sum any mileage you so desire can be obtained, and that 1977 130 Coupe is a prime candidate and the second one also was no better two very expensive worn out vehicles!

[@CubeofCars]

Good to know that clocking speedos is so easy and common in Italy :(

[@vitovitale9867]

@@CubeofCars Did you not hear of the scandal in Florida where a Ferrari dealer was caught using authorized factory software to repeatedly clock many of their very latest cars and shows you how old habits die hard for certain individuals!

[@GForceVRX]

Gorgeous cars these Fiats

[@rosewood1]

Definitely the manual when you discover lies trust nothing. The manual would make a great car.

[@CubeofCars]

Yes! Luckily I have found a nice manual version recently. As soon as the deal is done there will be video of the car following...

[@alessandrobartoloni9171]

Grazie 👍

[@dr.robertt.mullaneiii1561]

Bellisima! I love the clean no nonsense design all around. With that V6 it must be fun driving country roads. I prefer the 5 speed manual but we can't have it all, always; right?! Enjoy it brother! Life is short. Good European cars are looong in joy. Chiao!

[@CubeofCars]

Thanks for watching my video! The car that I finally bought it a 5-speed manual.... this is it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYTFgXZ5n75-esU

[@CubeofCars]

My new video about the Fiat 130 Coupé is online now: The whole process of import from Italy and registration in Germany... check it out if you like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIvahGeZrNKcndk

[@Maggiolino45cv]

Milano-Genova,ottimo!!!

[@vancentpun6341]

HI , SIR , CAN'T YOU TRY TO FIND IF THERE IS STILL AVAILABLE TO FIND ANY LANCIA - MONTE CARLO MID ENGINE REAR WHEELS DRIVE SPORTS CAR SEEN IN 1979 IN HONG KONG . JOHN PUN IN MESSENGER HONG KONG .

[@bcfairlie1]

As much as I love the 130. I love the video of the trip down there. I'm in New Zealand.

[@CubeofCars]

Thanks :)

[@helmuthhaass3631]

l owned and drove my '76 130 Coupe in Tasmania (1980-1988). These days someone in Queensland owns it. It was silver grey with that striking orange interior. Did not like that big unsightly silver coloured FIAT emblem on the steering wheel and replaced it with a professionally made insert matching the 'woodwork' on the dash and PININFARINA in small typeset in the right bottom section.

[@mujeresyautomoviles115]

Gracias por traducirlo.

[@allalsimah6964]

Faut la voire en réalité une des plus belles voiture du monde

[@DubSe7en]

excellent video

[@shaindaman13]

Those cars were very rare in a manual shift Im to understand.

[@fernandorodriguez-fn1bs]

Se parece al Lancia Zagato🎉

[@edtaylor7469]

Was the interior of the first car really faded? Should it not be a darker brown like the second car and the one you bought?

[@CubeofCars]

No, the first one had a beige interior and the second one an orange-brown interior. That were two different interior options :)

[@BroadReachComms1]

Good video, I enjoyed it. I have been looking at buying a 130 coupe in Europe as well. When can we see your next video?

[@CubeofCars]

Thanks :) Very soon... I have found one to buy and wanna show the adventure of import and transfer to Germany...

[@CubeofCars]

My new video is online... hope you like it... kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIvahGeZrNKcndk

[@bcfairlie1]

Reverse lights are not working

[@televisionandcheese]

It is common fault, hard to find any who have working reverse light

[@iinerd]

Ottimo Stato = Top Zustand! They only pity to export original italian car that they gonna lose the original 'kennzeichen' MIW 03378 is orginal first registration from 70ies ... Since the new plates regulatory of 1994, the old plates ramain on the car even if you sell it in another region of italy. Not of course if you sell outside the nation. Gruss von Mailand. Daniele

[@CubeofCars]

Hi Daniele, I wish I could have the original Italian plates on my Fiat here in Germany. That would look so much cooler than the German plates :)

[@iinerd]

Cube of Cars there are some companies that reproduce them . the reason you cannot keep them it’s because here the plates are developed by the Gov with the signature . It’s like cash . So even if u broke it / loose you should ask for a new plate with a new serial number . There is a good website : www.targheitaliane.com that has kept lots of original samples and for every district ( Milan, Rome, Turin etc ) they show you the serial number from the first registration. I.E. my golf mk1 1978 registered new in Milano district is like ‘ MI xxxxx D’ . Two things: 1- serial number with districts was a continous number from 1927 up to 1994! Bigger cities when reached 1milion ( MI 999999) started to use a letter in first position, then in last position and so on. So Mailand 1 milion was MIA00000. 2- The color and format changed basically 3 times . 1927-1975 black, all white digits and squared. 1976-1985 Similar to the previous but also rectangular with district only in orange. 1985-1994 White background and all black digits with bigger plate on front too. Ciao

[@CubeofCars]

Thanks for all the interesting info! :)

[@anthonyxuereb792]

Walk away quickly.....worth maybe 4k/5k Euros to allow twice that much (if not more) to put the bad things right, they are asking way too much for a vehicle full of issues. Saw them in the showroom when they same out, very impressive but I'm not a fan of crushed velour interiors.

[@ikecanada]

You drive an automatic car in Europe? Not good

[@CubeofCars]

Manual is more fun...

[@Salman-sc8gr]

The second car interior is not red! its orange/brown

[@2mnyshp]

Sehr gut, das ihr den nicht genommen hat. Wenn de Verkäufer einmal lügt, dann ist das sicher nicht das ersta mal. Auch wenn jemand zu pushy ist, ist das ganz klar ein schlechtes Zeichen!

[@CubeofCars]

So sehe ich das auch ;)

[@overmarsdaria3222]

Where did you went through the Alps ? The Brennero pass or via Chiasso barriera di Brogeda?? By the way lovely 130 with the right colour

[@CubeofCars]

Coming from Innsbruck, I went across Brennero... My favorite color for the 130 Coupé is blu metallizzato!

[@bcfairlie1]

What year did they move the fuel filler from the back to,the right hand side?

[@CubeofCars]

I didn't know there are 130 Coupé with fuel filler at the back? My 130 is a very early one from 1972 and it has the filler at the right side...

[@lucaorlandi289]

There aren't a lot today

[@richardb.1414]

Italian cars since second half of the 60's are rust buckets, due the continuing litigations between the labor unions in any branch of industry. Remind you the worst what happened with the production of the Alfa Sud, a beautiful boxer engine car. During a strike , assembled car bodies, unpainted , were stored for months outside in the open air, at one of the Alfa factories in South Italy, unbelievable !

[@CubeofCars]

That's true and very sad. But even German cars from the 70s had huge rust problems after a few years.... though the Alfa Sud was probably the worst of all in terms of rust. Really sad, because this Alfa would have been a fantastic car.

[@davidebassini2044]

The problem with Alfasud is that it was so succesfull, a lot over the expectation, that at a certain point to satisfy the market they started to assembly the cars very quickly and badly. So the first serie of Alfasud didn't have any problem of rust or paint as later series had. In any case strikes have nothing to do with Alfasud problems.

[@Schlipperschlopper]

same story on most other car factories, Renault, Citroen, British Leyland and in Germany Audi, VW etc...

[@ghola2010]

is the colour 345 blue ? i t is my favourite colour

[@CubeofCars]

According to my Fiat 130 Coupé sales brochure it's 481 blu metallizzato :)

[@ghola2010]

i guess the 345 blue would have maybe been solely for the 124 sport coupe and after googling some i think it may have been a good bit darker. it's been more than 40 years since i last saw either the 130 or 124 and i was an apprentice mechanic (fiat & jaguar) in glasgow. i was always stealing the lovely air horns from customer cars :{). i wasn't very proud of myself in those days and i wasn't a very good mechanic either, probably ruining more than i fixed. oh well.

[@CubeofCars]

Haha... I hope you finally evolved into a good mechanic or changed the job ;)

[@fiat1309]

Great video, I love it.....welcome to the crazy world of Fiat 130's owner and enthusiast 😀 if you want join us on Fiat 130 Register on LinkedIn Thanks for your gorgeous video w la 130

[@CubeofCars]

Thanks for the positive feedback... Hope that we will soon find a good 130 for us :-)

[@philippedefontenoy6876]

Dommage le petit volant rikiki ! Non ! Non !

[@thesiss1634]

24:18 "But is not the first colour of this car" -YES "no ever ever , definitly not.." "Here...you see that..." -YHY... hahahahahahahahahahaha A professional salesperson pretends that he does not know that the car was unpainted, or even an amateur will notice it on this video.

[@CubeofCars]

Very dodgy salesman...

[@shaindaman13]

I would MUCH prefer the first one. The bright work can be redone fairly easy. The entire car seemed more fun. I do not like the bronze colour interior and it was far from technically okay. The bubbling under the paint is rust.

[@CubeofCars]

I continued searching for a better car and finally found one :)

[@shaindaman13]

@@CubeofCars congratulations. Wish I could find one.