IDRIVEACLASSIC reviews: 70s SEAT 127 (yes, it's a rebadged FIAT 127!)

If like me, you struggle to hear sometimes, I've popped the walk around chat below
It’s so exciting to show you the SEAT 127 today, because not only is this a very rare car in England, it’s also the first SEAT to ever feature on IDRIVEACLASSIC.
Personally, I didn’t know an awful lot about SEAT and wanted to share this with you to add some context to this, what is essentially, a rebadged FIAT 127.
So SEAT, a Spanish car manufacturer, was founded in May 1950 and was originally an idea coined by a Spanish bank and was later taken over by a state owned industrial holding company.
The idea was this: Spain needed, or certainly wanted, their own mass production car manufacturer to boost the home market and potentially at some stage compete in wider Europe.
Progress on the idea had been slow due to World War Two and recovery from the Spanish Civil War and therefore Spain had no real experience in mass production cars and therefore looked to go into business with a foreign partner.
Which meant that when SEAT was founded, it was with a deal with FIAT already confirmed, which hopefully helps explain the SEAT/FIAT rebadging exercise on this car.
Going back to the car itself, the SEAT 127 is a fantastic little front wheel drive super mini in an era where the super mini was starting to gain real traction and become an attractive choice - which was only heightened by the oil crisis of the 70s.
The cars were made for a solid ten years between 1972 and 1982 and made in Spain exclusively to supply the Spanish market - the FIAT 127 was the car which would’ve been available to the non Spanish buyer.
Although the car we’re testing is the 903cc engine which was a FIAT engine as fitted to the FIAT 127, SEAT did design a slightly larger engine 1010cc engine which was used in the SEAT 127 but never an option on the FIAT badged 127.
In all of these little 127s, it’s a 4 speed manual and your body shapes on these were either a 3 or 5 door hatchback or a 2 or 4 door without the hatchback.
The 4 door variant was included as per SEAT’s design policy.
It’s worth noting that the 127 was Fiat’s first super mini hatchback and was so expertly designed with 80% of it’s floor space being used for luggage and passenger space, it made perfect sense that SEAT picked this car to rebadge for the Spanish market.
It really was a car to be reckoned with.
The partnership with FIAT came to an end in 1982, so it won’t surprise you to know the car wasn’t replaced with another rebadged FIAT, but instead, the SEAT Fura, which was essentially a bit of a jazzed up 127.
On the FIAT side of things, the 127 ended production in 1983, a year later than SEAT, and was replaced with the Fiat Uno.
When production came to an end in 1982, SEAT had produced 1.2 million of the 127, which marks this out as a pretty successful, iconic car of its time.
Now before we get on with looking at the dash, let’s chat to the owner Alex.

[@Super5gon]

Apart from being incredibly popular in Spain, 127's were massively used as family runabouts during the 70's and 80's. For instance, my father in law had a LS like this one as family car in the first 80's and my uncle had a 4 door until 1986 to carry a family of 4.

[@RobinTheMini]

These SEATs where completely made in Spain from the very first bolt, not assembled, as Franco prohibited any parts imports. Same happened with Spanish Minis by AUTHI. Even some models like the 4 door versions and other variants didn't exist in FIAT. This is a LS model, an Mk2 version of the original from 1972.

[@CarlosMartinez-yq1gm]

Well. Franco it was not directly 😁But we understand that it was his governments (appointed by him) that took the policy of applying high tariffs to imported vehicles and other products, to encourage their manufacture in Spain. Starting in the early 1980s, tariffs on imported cars were lowered. With the entry of Spain into the European Economic Community (1986) tariffs began to disappear. Greethings.

[@RobinTheMini]

@@CarlosMartinez-yq1gm Well, not quite. Tarriffs and hardest industrial policies begun to change much much earlier than the EEC entrance. In the late '70's things started to get different (Ford built the main plant to manufacture the Fiesta in 1975, also Opel, Talbot, etc arrived). Until then Franco himself wanted Spain to be an autarqy, it was some of his Ministers who convinced him to start opening the economy . Apart from AUTHI and SEAT there were other factories here in Spain manufacturing Renaults, Peugeots, Chyislers, Citroen etc from the early 60's.

[@O1Richard]

I used to see cars like these all over Benidorm in the 1980’s. In the UK we did get the rebadged Fiat Panda called Marbella. I noticed this car has a Hub Nut sticker, he gets everywhere.

[@neolancer]

Seat was making Pandas for all Europe. Marbella is not a rebadged Panda, is a redesigned Panda in 1986 when FIAT broke the agreement with SEAT.

[@O1Richard]

neolancer But why did some cars say Seat Panda and some say Marbella?

[@neolancer]

@@O1Richard Because are different cars. SEAT made Pandas for all Europe. When FIAT broke the licence gave to SEAT in the 50's, SEAT had to redesign all his Fiat-based cars to keep selling vehicles.

[@neolancer]

@@O1Richard SEAT make a "flagship" version of the Panda named "Seat Panda Marbella" too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2S0kmOrgtl6Z7M

[@nikonordman7624]

Of course it has a HubNut sticker

[@rydermike33]

What a beautiful little car. Memories of holidays in the sun. Great review, thanks Steph.

[@javig6055]

Nice unit! They were extremely popular here in Spain back in the 70s and 80s and it sure is a reliable and cheap to mantain little car! Greetings from Spain!

[@Grant0610]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!! Love old, small FIATs or SEATs in this case! :-)

[@redbubbs]

Wow reminds of my first holiday abroad in the 1980s and the other Seats I remember from then, thank you

[@kennethsooley9938]

Great review! SEAT later released a re-vamped version call the Fura, which had a "hot" version called the Fura Chrono. The Mk1 Ibiza succeeded the Fura.

[@Shane_Marsh]

I had a cracking red 127 sport in the early 80s, had much fun in it but couldn't stop it rotting. Really nice video of a cute girl in a cute car. Cheers

[@sillyfecker]

Had it been resprayed? I had a black with orange trim 127sport, and there was a orange with black trim one, I loved mine 1040cc 70hp went like clappers! Thrashed it everywhere

[@Shane_Marsh]

Might have been orange, I am colour blind 🤣 mine had a 70hp badge on the grill, felt like 700 🤣

[@ralfhaggstrom9862]

My was Dark Blue, still not that bad ...............

[@garyrogers844]

@@sillyfecker My dad had one in orange and gave it to me. He brought it brand new in Janauary 1982, X Reg, I remember he paid about £3700 on the road with a cassette player, and the twin exhausts pipes.

[@neilwalsh4058]

@@sillyfecker they did them in silver too, blue piping on the seats. Very rare even when new. Had 2 racing orange 127 Sports, cracking little cars albeit a bit noisy as the gearing was low. Used to love spanking the boys in 1300S Fiestas, 250cc more than the Fiat but 2bhp less 😂

[@simonba9944]

What a lovely presentation of such a fun little car. An absolute joy to watch and 'hear'. The audio is so much better, congrats on that. All the best from Buenos Aires. 👍👍

[@user-yw2ue3wp9p]

Thank you for bringing back a lot of memories.My dad had a yellow Seat 127 from 1977 until 1997.I learned to drive on that car.Thank you again!

[@stephenwhite9786]

1970s Fiats/Seats had a really sporty raspy exhaust note, I loved the little 127.

[@replevideo6096]

I believe the rust problem was due to the deal Fiat made with Russia to set up the Lada production facility. Russia did not have any foreign currency, so it was agreed that they would pay Fiat with sheet steel, which was then used to build Fiats in Italy. Russia bought scrap iron from around Europe and turned it into sheet metal. For whatever reason this steel seems to rot much faster than virgin steel. It's probably because the rust particles from the scrap got incorporated into the steel. It must have acted as a catalyst .

[@vitameat]

Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and Fiat all used this crap steel...

[@chrisharkin3741]

What a gorgeous little car. Cute as a puppy. I have added it (well a Fiat version, we didn't get the SEAT version here) to my L-O-N-G list of cars I want to own...

[@Raul1971xxx]

Wrong, lady.. You have the steering wheel in the wrong side.. 😂😂😁😁 Well, jokes apart, I feel glad that you like our spanish classics Cars.. 👍👍🇪🇸🇪🇸

[@alecporter1784]

Another great video, my mother had a Fiat 127 so this brought back good memories. I liked the new bit of filming following you, a nice innovation but missed the engine and tail gate reveal but still a fantastic video, thank you

[@conesuela1]

You have been driving some fantastic cars lately Steph, love this channel, keep up the great work.

[@stepheng8779]

I'm back in Ibiza in the 80s 😀 every summer tootling around in one of these, great days.....and nights 😉

[@AllThingsAlex]

Top work Steph. So pleased with how well this came out! Thanks x

[@darrenwilson8042]

No worries its a SEAT badged FIAT Steph it just adds to the frisson I get with my fetish for both marques. One of my all time fave cars I owned was a SEAT Marbella - just a rebadged FIAT Panda mk1........all to the good in my mind - that ubiquitous 903cc 4 cyl engine was always a screamer.

[@RichieRouge206]

Great video of a fun little appealing car! Enjoyed the ‘following footage’ too! Nice to see the sunshine and sea..

[@colinwatson8688]

Wow a terrific review Steph made me step back in time to the mid 70s when I worked at Sevenoaks hospital in Kent we had a young nurse when it came to learning to drive was very nervous she learnt and passed in a Fiat 127 and was convinced she could not drive anything else, her instructor put her in touch with the sales guys at Tunbridge wells Fiat whom sold her a brand new model she loved them so much knowing they were plagued wiv rust she used to change for a new model every 18months and was so sad when the dealer told her in the Early 80s her latest model would be the last one she could have she was mortified, she left the NHS, sadly I do not know what make or model she replaced her last 127 with, but to hear her talk it was going to be a big decision it was if she was in mourning.

[@juanj.bermejo791]

U brought me back so many memories lol, that is my childhood n this is a cracking unit. Great video n u pronounce quite well ! Greetings from Scotland !

[@robhosking9399]

Another Great Video Steph.! Brought Back Memories Of My Dad's Pale Blue 1972 K Reg Fiat 127.! I Even Remember The Reg Number.! CTU 614K. Black Vinyl Seats.! Fantastic Sweet Engine.! But Rotted Away Like Their Was No Tommorow. I Remember The Whole Back End Across From One Side To The Other Under The Bumper It Was Just Jagged Metal.! Apparently The Story Was The Car Had Been Standing For A Year Up To Its Waist In Water.! That Together With Early Fiat's Legendary Rust Capability Were A Match Made In Heaven.

[@rich_edwards79]

Not a bad looking little car especially the tail - much prettier than the Fiestas and Golfs of that era, with its swept-up rear windows.

[@___Steinn___]

Love the outside footage of you driving! Keep this in future videos 👍

[@ematyk]

You can only imagine what your perspective brings to the automotive world especially vlogging. Find, seeing, and sharing your passion for cars is an original, unbiased, and genuine perspective. It is refreshing to see the automotive world through your viewpoint. Being in the states it is a gift to see UK cars/culture for what it is and it's fun to see something other than MG, Jaguar, or Land Rover. Your content is amazing thank you and keep up the good work. Cheers!

[@gord307]

I actually saw this very car when we were on holiday near Lymington a couple of weeks ago. Years ago my family went on holiday in a hired Fiat 127. Made my day seeing this one!

[@Robcomesana]

Great review, Steph!. Brought me some memories because my great uncle had one of them here in Spain, exactly like that but in dark blue. He traded it for a new Renault 11 in '86, when I was 3 years old, but I totally remember that dashboard with the dials on a wood area and some details of the car. It's really a good classic to have now, not so common in Spain as the Seat 600, but still loved. And that unit is in a gorgeus shape. There are some funny stories about Seat and Fiat "breaking up". One of the models in that storm was the Fiat Ritmo - Seat Ronda, which were very similar. Seat made an unit where all the Seat parts were highlighted in a different colour. I guess that was the time when Seat started naming their models after Spanish cities and towns. By the way, Fiat should do a new model based on those lines to throw some fresh air in the B segment, where the Punto has been with no changes for ages. Great work, greetings from Spain.

[@spankysmp]

This brings back memories. One of my girlfriends at the time (prob early 80s) had a fiat 127. Thought it was a bit odd at the time but I'd love one now. Top vid Steph.

[@mikehawes4935]

Lovely seeing this the 127 was a good car indeed.We also enjoyed the lovely drive on the south coast, lovely all along the coast there

[@peterriggall8409]

My Mum had a 128 and then a 128 3P. The 3P was like driving a go-cart. They rusted even here in Australia.....pity. Nice video Steph..

[@Shane_Marsh]

I had a 3p, lovely rear lights

[@hideouslyugly]

I'd pay 3p for it......

[@peterriggall8409]

@@hideouslyugly Hee Hee. Good one.

[@titanus49]

The 3P stands for Tre Porte, Tre means 3, and Porte means doors,in Italian, Hence 3P, A very different design to the regular Fiat 128

[@catjudo1]

That's a neat car that we don't get here in America. Looks like a nice drive on a sunny day too. Finally, I like that presenter. She looks to have one of those outgoing personalities and a sense of clothing style that can be described as somewhere between bright and eccentric. Subscribed!

[@garyrogers844]

i passed my driving test in a X Reg Fiat 127 sport. I remember being in Spain in the 1980's we hired a Seat 127 and it was a four door version. Love this channel.

[@paullacey2999]

When SEAT fell out with FIAT over their Strada based car,It set them on the path to prosperity with Volkswagens help.SEAT churning out exciting new products while FIAT continues to flap about with an old model range and an endless 500 range of cars.Great review,love to see curios that we usually only see abroad.

[@GentilsGarage]

Great cars and hugely popular in Southern Europe.

[@Stanwis]

They were also popular in communist countries - produced in Yugoslavia as Zastava 1100

[@dmmcharrie2698]

Another great review Steph! This reminded me of my cousins first car which was the Fiat 127 almost identical just with Fiat and steering wheel on the right. It had a sunroof. The glass kind, which eventually leaked. The 127 was a very pretty car, that little car inspired another cousin (her wee sister) to get one as her first car. So the sisters ended up having a white and black 127’s. The white one was replaced with a new Mini, and the black was replaced with a new Fiesta. Ford in the development of the Fiesta basically took the 127 apart, and used them as early prototypes for Fiesta(Bobcat)

[@darranyoung6077]

What a cracking little car! Particularly enjoyed the view from the Marina driving behind, nice touch to the vid👌

[@darrensmith6999]

Beautiful little car Thank you Alex and Steph.

[@clasicoscarreteras]

Good video and a good surprise to find a Seat 127 on this channel. Without a doubt one of the most popular cars in Spain in the 70s and part of the 80s. I have a Seat 127 from 1973, with the same body as the model in the video, but with details older than the LS that appears here

[@kellybrickey4300]

I loved the footage with someone following the car. It is really nice to see the car as someone would while driving.

[@rjft7003]

Another subscriber here! In Portugal SEAT cars were available only from 1983/84 when the Ibiza MK1 was launched in Europe. In my childhood I've seen plenty of them in the neighbouring country and I must say the say the SEAT 127 and generally all the SEAT range was in general actually better than the Italian ones we had in Portugal. Spanish "Fiat's" had in most part of cases tainted glass windows, velour seats and more chrome elements. The model you drove was known, out of Spain, as the Fiat 127 Special. The regular Fiat 127 didn't include even the water temperature gauge or heated rear window, the floor was covered in a rather nasty rubber material. The console was most certainly an after market gadget hence the foot colliding with it. The pedal layout and throttle shape was designed for the heal-toe driving - eventually for furious drive-flat in the narrow Italian "strada regionale". Kudos for Hubnut 😉

[@HearthbreackerMakemefeel]

In Brazil it was manufactured by FIAT under the name 147 and was the first Alcool automobile produced in the world.

[@11carbuff19572011]

I love the 127. I've gotta feature on DVD about the original, incorporating a pale blue one, KUU 127K, showing exactly how a small city car can hold up to 5 persons including the driver. I love all your road tests as a matter of fact. They do so remind me of the original Top Gear TV series, as it was from when it first came out in 1977-78 through till when Jeremy Clarkson so wanted to revive the show and completely change the format.

[@jamesstasiak]

Steph, you are nothing short of amazing! xx

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

Good afternoon Steph! Great to see your beautiful smile again! :-) I've driven a few Fiat 127's, but never a Seat. And I never had a problem with LHD cars. The LHD Transit panel van I once had to shift about was the most problematic, as I had to manoeuvre it about in a workshop! Look after yourself sweetheart! :-)

[@nico1997ytb]

Wonderful video!!! I learnt to drive with this car while living in ibiza. Nice souvenir.

[@bumbleo8993]

Great review brought back some happy memories thank you. 🙂

[@phhu7554]

I have always liked the styling of the 127 ever since I use to pass one on my way to school back in the 90's. Recently I discovered the remains of one on a farm that has completely rotted away to a point where nothing is salvageable 😢.

[@stevieboyNI]

Nice review Steph!

[@gc5384]

Well done on the subs though u deserve 100 k hope u and josh are well great video again and of course a nice person with lovely presenting style all the best .

[@idriveaclassic]

Thanks lovely xxx

[@gc5384]

@@idriveaclassic your welcome best wishes x

[@garyfreeman2512]

Brilliant 👍🏼

[@mattw8332]

What a gorgeous car! 😍 I'd love to have a test drive in it. I like how Fiat got plenty of mileage out of their designs during the 1970s and 80s. Pun intended. SEAT, Lada, FSO/Polski Fiat and Zastava/Yugo and perhaps a few others. SEAT started selling their cars in the UK in 1985, still using Fiat engines iirc. VW bought SEAT in 1986.

[@hobgoblin283]

Great video. I remember lots of ladies complaining about seat belt postioning in 60s and 70s cars. Also that centre console that you are catching your foot on looks like a very popular after market addition to hold the radio (I used to sell such things).

[@alanellis6688]

Seen a few of these on childhood holidays late 80s, early 90s, although, marbella's, ibiza's and Renault twingo's (why didn't the uk import them!) were far more common, Possibly the best spanish classic would have to be a Barreiros built Dodge 3700 GT, an American-Argentinian yank tank, popular with members of Generalissimo Franco's regime

[@seancooke4127]

Oh dear Steph. Could it be move over Metro I've fallen for a little Seat/Fiat. Well driven also (won't ask how many times you tried to change gear with the window winder cos we all do that in LHD). Fabulous piece of chase footage from the Marina. Who needs a Range Rover as a chase car, that's just overkill. Loved this. 👍

[@andyfield7397]

Aaaaawwww, Steph, my wife used to have a yellow 'R' plate '77 FIAT version one of these when we first met, did most of the repair work myself at the time as I had written off my lovely SE 1500 😣! New brakes, water pump, radiator etc... massive deceptive boot - love the hubnut sticker, Ian will be pleased !

[@dmodeboy]

Thats a dinky little thing. Great review Steph. I did notice the Marina was getting some attention too while in convoy 😁👍

[@MattysCars]

Interior looks really solid considering it's lifted out of a Fiat! Great review Steph 👍

[@AndersMcTee]

Great review. Really slick. 😊

[@markkimberley3083]

Top work Steph loved it fab job

[@zebedep]

Wow what a timewarp! Superb example :-)

[@ruglund]

i had a Fiat 127, made in the Seat factory, the badge said seat fiat 127 :-)

[@nikonordman7624]

Some Fiat 500:S also have that badge

[@hunteratkins3717]

Love you videos!!!! Especially your Plymouth Fury Video, I hale from the states!!!

[@minolio]

SEAT, licencia FIAT. Those mats were extremely popular those times. A typical spanish joke about SEAT said “SEAT, Siempre Estaréis Apretando Tuercas (You’ll always be screwing bolts)”. Congrats for the videos!!!

[@darrenwilson8042]

a mate had a '72 powder blue FIAT 127 in the early 90's - he drove it really hard and despite only 903cc and 45bhp he could keep up with almost anything in the twisties - great cars

[@IgnazioPillitteri]

congrats for the 127. It looks like the one we had when I was a kid. Now I own a Fiat 127 built in 1973, original yellow color.

[@paulillingworth1242]

My late dad had a Fiat 127 in orange/ red colour many years ago, he didn’t have very long about 1yr/ 18mths

[@philipeaton3102]

very nice not seen one in a long time had a fiat 131 years ago

[@rocketsock4297]

Lovely! 😍

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

Reminds me of my old Zastava 101. Not surprising since the engine was the same as the Fiat, right down to the exhaust note.

[@tag6tag]

My father inlaw had a white zastava same as this one, he lives in Macedonia, part of yugoslavia where they were produced they are still everywhere when i go to Macedonia.

[@GlamStacheessnostalgialounge]

@@tag6tag Sadly not that common in most other former republics, rust just got to them.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

My dad had a Fiat 127 Comfort when I was a nipper, early memories of seeing the RAC man jump starting it! Lovely little car here through, does bring back memories.

[@marcelivovangerwen2926]

Noooo it's on the one and only good side 🙈😅😛 Cute car! 😍

[@onesandzeroes]

Left, i.e. right side :)

[@andyt8216]

One of my favourite reviews. I'd love to own an old SEAT like that. The fact it's a SEAT and not a Fiat makes it even more interesting and exciting to me. I drive a SEAT now, but of course it is a very different beast!

[@markmk4803]

Worthing is lovely! Want to live there. I had a Seat Ibiza MK 1 in the mid eighties ( E reg ) and it was the first new car I bought. Quite quirky. Love to see you review one. You could talk about the switch gear alone for 10 mins. It was the same price as a Peugeot 205 XS, which would have been a better buy, because when I came to sell my Ibiza at 3 years old, I had to sell it through the dealership, as it was still a rare sight on the roads, and not on the list of second hand buys for most people.

[@Zeem4]

I had a 1989 Mk1 Seat Ibiza Special with the same 903cc engine, sharing a lot with various Fiats as it was based on the Strada/Ritmo's platform. It was the most fun car I've ever had. It also didn't go up hills very well but I didn't care. I once did 500 miles in one day going to Exeter and back, and loved every minute of it. The cheapness was great too - a full exhaust system cost £36, a timing chain cost £10 and took half an hour to fit, tyres were 145R13 and cost about £25 each. I wish I still had it.

[@punkmonkey123]

Okay, I love your style, I love your taste in cars, and I love that you drive a classic daily. My daily is a 1987 nissan sentra sport coupe. Super rare car. If you're ever in California I'd love to meet you after Miss 'Rona's world tour is over!

[@punkmonkey123]

I'll put on either my best beatnik or mod outfit and we can make a fashion and car video!

[@timothysimpkins3664]

I been watching ThamesTv on KZbin. I seen an old clip in 1977 of retro car view of than the new mark 1 Fiesta, Polo, Renault 5, an Fiat 127 aswell. They were showing a group of people thinking of buying a super mini cars.

[@paulh4842]

Really enjoyed this review nice little car thank you

[@gryfandjane]

Good one, Steph! I watched this one with a bit of envy... I’d love to drive that little guy. Cheers!

[@idriveaclassic]

Aww I’m sure the owner would take you for a spin.

[@nikmwh]

Thank you, for a great video!

[@dlwarren5340]

Awesome little car

[@happyhermit2022]

Where you are is Goring Gap on the coast road between Ferring and Worthing in Sussex..very pretty area. The steering wheel is on the correct side btw 🤗 Cracking car great review thank you

[@johanhorst3837]

i had such an car, a Fiat 127 for many years. very realyble, it never had problems. the engine had a nice sound. we did many vacations and to mountains, it was never a problem. a bought a second and that also was a succes. nice memorys. if they were still build, i choose again for it.

[@gel2503]

Hi Steph, love your videos look forward to them, you are so knowledgeable. I have asked Ian at Hub Nut the same question, as you are both great, and really value your opinion. If you had two grand to spend on a coupe (has to be a coupe, as said to Ian have a post mid life crisis thing going on) what coupe would it be please and why? Both you and Ian are fantastic at what you both do. I would really value equally both you and Ian's views and would be nice to get your view on coupes in general, be great to hear them in a future video. Thank you for any advice Kindest Regards Gerry. PS If anyone here leaves nasty comments to Steph, Ian alluded in his video you get some, why the need to be nasty? Would you like someone being offensive to you? We are all human and vulnerable.

[@mattfoster]

lovely car, thanks for sharing this video.

[@kjeldlarsen912]

I remember that one nice little fiat 127 loved it thx for the video 👍🚗😊

[@bdbobbydog]

Love the design of the front grill and SEAT badge. So of its time (i think?) So stylish

[@frazzleface753]

Enjoy your presentation style. New sub 😎

[@adarbs6384]

Loved every second of that one, Steph, having a lifelong love affair of Fiat's...Ok, I know that's a Seat but it's the same thing 😂 the closest I ever got to a 127 was my old Yugo 45A which is essentially exactly the same, but was Yugoslavian...And I wish I still had it!

[@christophervalentine8021]

Great video, thank you

[@hgordon24]

Congrats on 14 thousand subscribers and 100,000 views on the Bedford Bambi motorhome

[@idriveaclassic]

Awww thanks Oscar and family. Love you all lots ❤️❤️❤️

[@neilmustow368]

My 1983 A Reg Fiat Uno which was my first car back in 1992 had the 903cc engine from the 127 was also sold as a 4 door in Seat form

[@michaeltreadwell777]

Were you in your Marina when you were following him ? Great video as usual - thanks Steph :-)

[@paco6096]

Fantastico lo tienes bien cuidado , parece nuevo.

[@dorbellbuster2011]

Great car, Great Video.

[@m3cvfm]

Great review Steph . I thought it was Worthing.

[@qrm8772]

Nice car.Build quality looks to be much better than Italian built 127s

[@mauricevanmourik1982]

On the mainland we had the 127 onto 1986 or 1987, it was a rebadged Fiat 147 from Brasil. In latin America they were built until 1995...

[@promerops]

When our family went on holidays to Spain, in the early 1960s, the vast majority of cars on the roads were Fiat-licensed SEATs. They pretty much covered the entire Fiat range, from the 500 right up to the 2300 (a popular taxi). The 127, of course, was a derivative of the Fiat 128 (itself a derivative of the Autobianchi A112), the car that set the engineering pattern for virtually all small to medium size cars we still drive today. Dear old Worthing looking good on such a fine day! Thanks, as always, Steph.

[@Austinmini-rt3zh]

I don't think SEAT made a version of the 500.

[@promerops]

@@Austinmini-rt3zh Yes, I think you're correct. It was the SEAT 600 that was so numerous on Spanish roads at that time. Thanks.

[@Austinmini-rt3zh]

@@promerops One of my coworkers had a SEAT 600. He used it for a few years and when he replaced it he gave the car away. He didn't bother asking for money. He just handed it over to a person in need of a car.

[@xalau5270]

@@promerops Seat 600 is an icon in Spain. It was our own "car of the people" back in the 60´s

[@kadirioussama7646]

Nice little car and a quite instructive presentation, somehow these cars which were once considered as second class machines are becoming more and more collectable masterpieces.