Inside the Panda Pen - secret Fiat hoard!

[@RichieRouge206]

Absolutely love the mk1 Puntos! The styling is perfect. Love his enthusiasm and love for the Panda! Such awesome little cars

[@veryrancid3128]

Everyone loving old fiats is a friend of mine! Owned many, loved them all!

[@richardhargrave6082]

First FIAT I ever droves was a Mk1 Punto, thrashed the thing all over Majorca. Loved it, the place and the car! I'd love a MK1 Panda 4x4. The off roading Panda, with the Audi quattro graphics was at MITCAR the other year and what a fun piece of kit and a really nice guy

[@E92M3Guy]

My auntie and uncle bought an uno fire straight from the dealers brand new in 1983 , a work colleague of mine had a sisley 4x4. I really want that 850 coupe it's spectacular, straight from the set of The Protectors in 1972 . (They rolled a yellow one in the opening title sequence.) 👍👍👏👏

[@wgeddis]

Fantastic. I loved my 1993 Panda Parade in spring green with twin sunroofs and very rare factory fitted alloys. Sadly it was stolen in 2006 and was never seen again 😢 Really miss that car, it was fantastic

[@alansimpson835]

Was anyone else singing the Pink Panther tune when the Pink Panda turned up? This collection is amazing. I never realised that MK1 Puntos had such an issue with rusting floors. Still a great shape with the Volvo 850 estate style tail lights. Got to love a Panda though. Simple, practical charm

[@highbury1972]

Vernon’s Panda Rescue Centre! I would love Fiat to see this as Vernon could definitely put the Limited edition Sergio Tacchini and Sisley models in a museum or The Fashion Museum to highlight the collaboration between Cars and Fashion. The Volvo at the end was just beautiful. Thanks again Matt and love Vernon’s chilled guidance throughout the video.

[@stevie007]

Vernon is a true gent, quietly spoken but with a huge amount of knowledge of cars.👌👌

[@gjclark2478]

I had a 92 Seat terra van based on a panda. It was a 1.4 diesel and never did less than 50 mpg, no matter how I drove it 😆 A lot of the bits that broke or fell off, I could get from my local fiat dealer. And parts were cheap af. Great memories 👍

[@martinclapton2724]

Had a Panda CLX with the FIRE engine and single point fuel injection. Extremely practical design and fabulous little engine

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Yes same here… K reg in turquiose. Put silver coachlines and a bonnet vent scoop on it, plus MIM alloys. Buzzed be up and down the motorways just fine with the 5 speed box and injection.

[@profrumpo]

That's brilliant so good to see a stash of cars that will eventually live again. The Punto still looks great now, Fiat were brilliant at small practical cars, sadly they seem obsessed with only the 500 now. What a great idea the Panda 4x4 was a cheap (nearly) go anywhere vehicle for those with a small budget. That 850 Sport Coupe is a stunner especially in the best colour and definitely an appreciating classic. Thanks Matt and also to Vernon for letting us into his World of FIAT.

[@alexander1485]

The panda 4x4 was awd, not actual 4wd.

[@pit_stop77]

I genuinely gasped when that 850 sport was revealed. What gem. I want one 😊

[@aslandama]

OMG what a collection. I'm Fiat/Alfa mad. I've had six Puntos and I'm on my 4th Seicento which is a little gem.

[@studiocalder818]

I understand you. I had a 600 SX bought new in 2002, used every day for work, never had anything but a couple of years ago I wanted a new car. Looking at the current production I couldn't find anything like the 600: practical for the city, simple, small on the outside, large on the inside, 4 seats, lively, nice, low consumption, ZERO maintenance. So I started looking and I found a 0 km from 2010 in Germany, red, I re-imported it and for two years I have been using it daily with the new license plate. Unique pleasure. And think that in my garage I have other cars, sports and important

[@cliveprocter3698]

Exellent vid Matt. The early beige pressed metal grille Panda is exacty the same as one I was being towed in nearly 40 years ago behind a Landrover. We were helping a friend after the clutch cable snapped, the clutch pedal had dropped to floor. At a junction I managed to miss the brake pedal and run into the back of the LandRovers tow hitch.... fortunately the then ultra modern plastic bumper bounced back into shape and no one was the wiser.

[@simoniluk182]

Love it, heaven. Massive fiat nut. I have an exploit yellow Punto 75elx which I taxed last week, passed it’s mot friday with no advisories and I’m going to enjoy it over the summer.

[@13Pandam]

Lovely colour!

[@smoothmicra]

I would never have guessed old Pandas and Puntos would one day become valuable classics. So many petrol heads "in the know" were disparaging of them back in the day. Cheap and cheerful, people on a budget bought them and threw them away like an empty crisp bag when rust set in or the repair/maintenance bills crept up. Keep hold of your crisp wrappers people... just in case!😁😊

[@martijnkosters9024]

Great video! Jonny Smith just glossed over this gathering of Pandas

[@jamesdecross1035]

"You missed one!", he says with a gleam in his eye. What a stunner.

[@usuallyfixingtinkering]

What an absolute treasure chest of cute Pandas, always have a sweet spot for these cheap basic boxy motors! Little unknown fact about the CVT, the same gearbox was used in the Fiesta and Micra cars as mentioned, it was also used in many Rover cars, known as the Stepspeed/Steptronic for years. First front-wheel CVT mass produced, a joint venture initially between Ford and Fiat with Van Doorme Transmissions, the home of the original CVT - the DAF Variomatic!! What a cracking video, it's so nice that so many of these will see the light of day at some point soon!

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

I'm sure James May would like a root around in here ..he may even cook a few eggs for the privilege.

[@nicolamiriano9150]

Oh what a place!! Such a lovely collection, all of them should be saved (but i think is quite impossible). My favs are the yellow punto GT, the uno turbo, the coupé and the Panda sergio tacchini. But (obviously) also the P1800. I think that the punto 85 16v blue, if not rotten, should be a nice add to the furious collection 😉

[@fhwolthuis]

What an amazing collection and great to see most of these cars being saved! 🐼😀👌🏼 BTW you can remove the sticky goo from the dashboard or buttons with a cloth and some acetone free nail polish remover. It will take a bit of buffing but it works a treat, I did the window switches of my 147 that way and they came out great.

[@keithvallance219]

Fantastic video and what an awesome collection Matt.

[@chestnut01111]

When Jonny smith featured the competition spec 4X4 this gent had a 128 3p TLY868R, on his lift - recently sold for high price. I owned an identical car - TLW892R, and it didnt get restored because of the existance of one identical already on the show circuit in 2002. Meanwhile i'm looking for a 4x4 Panda for non road use.

[@MSGaddicts]

I had my mum's handy down which was a automatic panda. Was brill. When we traded it in the dealership offered £50 for it😂

[@driver0070]

Hi Vernon, good to see my old panda (The black Sisily 3.30mins in) is still in one piece. Regards Antony

[@13Pandam]

Hi Antony! Great to hear from you. How are you? As you can see the Panda hasn’t changed since I collected it, other priorities have kept it in waiting. The way values are going have guaranteed its survival though.

[@driver0070]

@@13Pandam Hi, I'm fine thanks. Good to hear you're planning to restore her eventually. It would be nice to see her back on the road.

[@rodhili3946]

An awesome collection and an awesome video. Thanks Matt for not doing it in 2 or 3 episodes. I had to wait until 5am to find an hour to spare but it was worth the effort 👌

[@ametaljag]

Had a Panda 45 back in the day. Lots of fun (and trouble :-) It had an tiny 25l LPG tank mounted behind the back axle. From memory, things that broke: engine mounts, head gaskets (because LPG), starter motor, door window mechanisms, clutch cable, rear spring suspension, bonnet frame, hatch lock. Mostly easy repairs with scrap yard parts. Crashed it on an on-ramp where traffic was unexpectedly on a crawl-speed, rear-ended (and totaled!) an Opel but everyone walked away unharmed. The end.

[@Andy-eo3mq]

I absolutely love Fiats, and miss my Grande Punto Eleganza very badly. (Rust In Peace WN08 UUS 😭😭) Hopefully all those mk1 Puntos get saved and put back on the road! 🙂

[@darrenwilson8042]

I had a SEAT Marbella bought new and a black MK2 Panda Super but of all the cars featured that I covert here its that UNO - I had 3 of them - fabulous cars - love them

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

What a awesome collection, I was hoping there may have been a Panda Italian 90 version with the football style wheel trims in the collection, but still amazed with the vast amount of Panda's much better than the ones in Edinburgh Zoo😂😂

[@Richard-Bullock]

I nearly bought a Panda 750 as my first car. And from a Fiat main dealer. The only thing that put me off was the salesperson, who was a complete and utter (insert your own expletive here) so lost the sale. Must have been desperate, as with every step I took away the price came down. I kind of regret not buying it now. I would love the opportunity to have one now.

[@DashCamSerbia]

51:17 Just to think that you would fail the MOT in Serbia if you did that, but in the UK you can swap engines and do all kinds of mods and still pass...

[@antonialeitz9179]

Awesome feature, than you, Thanks to Mr. Fiat for keeping these Gems on the road.

[@mikem5922]

That mint green interior is just amazing.

[@maxidyne]

Amazing collection, I've seen some lovely cars I would love to own. And so great the owner is restoring them, and not letting them rot away. Great video Matt!

[@lawrencehomer5682]

Best video I've seen for a while...absolutely fantastic Matt...Great content

[@hazzalandy]

This is how cars survive, great to see

[@justinlambert1324]

Awesome video mate! Just got to love Fiats of this era just soooo cool. Wish I still had my MK1 Punto, great car 🤗

[@paultaylor9652]

From your last video with this chap I thought he was an interesting car nut, but now he's on another level Matt. What he mustn't know about small Fiat's isn't worth knowing I bet.

[@13Pandam]

You never stop learning. 👍

[@Lot76CARS]

What a brilliant collection Matt.. wow he’s certainly corned the Panda market… at one stage I thought, surely he hasn’t got any more?…and yet they still kept coming!

[@worldofrandometry6912]

I was getting pressure washer vibes watching that.

[@lesklower7281]

What a collection of Fiat Pandas he must have every variant of the Fiat Pandas also that P1800 station wagon they have a very unique feature tge glass rear tail gate and l am glad that Vokvo brought it back in the C30 and that Fiat 850 sport have not seen one in years and getting back to the Volvo P1800 station wagon a very rare car in Australia l have only seen one and back in the 1970s l saw plenty of Fiat 850 sports great looking car

[@tomcloy1]

Its amazing how the UK loved the Panda and even the Punto yet the bigger Fiats like the Tipo and Tempra have all but disappeared. Wonderful selection of cars!!

[@stevesrover]

Great vid. I love Fiats from this period, having had an Uno, Mk I Punto and a Bravo before. Almost bought a Panda but went with the Uno instead. Great cars and many happy memories!

[@jo_clarke1960]

Will admit thought you'd peaked a little early with the Uno but, "Saved the best till last", too true. The Volvo and the Turbo to go with it, always fancied a Panda, just to small for what I needed. Vernon obviously on a slow 12 Step program and seems to be making headway although I do believe his "sponsor" would not be amused at him looking at literature, even if for "price reason"as he puts it 😁

[@23chilled]

Fiat panda 4x4 mk1 absolutely brilliant cars and seen where they can go off road.

[@terryatkinson899]

Only 1 cinquecento, I'm feeling smug, I've got 2 🤗 I do love a mk1 panda or punto but they're getting like hens teeth and my welding isn't good enough to repair what I could possibly afford to buy 😢

[@markpirateuk]

Love the 850 coupe, had the same year & colour back in the early 80's, very pretty little car, one I wish I still had!

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Wow what a collection. But that p1800 is the one stunning car, would love one next to my amazon one day.

[@jongmans38]

Wow, what a retire investment, better than bricks and mortar.

[@Mio-Vita]

What a fantastic video, the joys of KZbin, long live the panda

[@Mark1405Leeds]

Nice collection! Mk1 Panda was a great 500 replacement! Some starting problems in the morning friends who had them said!

[@garethjones8047]

My Mum had a 1983 45 super 903cc. Needed welding every year from 6 years old but was a great car otherwise, the narrow tyres and ride height made it great here in Snowy North Wales

[@DashCamSerbia]

51:39 I think I had Kraken, a few weeks ago...

[@BRED510]

Amazing collection. I remember seeing this on the Late Brake Show.

[@puntomk1uk64]

If I need any mk1 Punto bits I think I know who to ask now! the mk1 Bravo in the background next to the red Seat Terra van is pretty rare too these days.

[@andrewmarriott4033]

Wow I’ve never owned a fiat but went in a mates panda once but who wouldn’t love this collection amazing 👍

[@bretthale9290]

Great content & really interesting watch

[@888johnmac]

' Panda Pen ' .... a brilliant name , i'll have to watch it after work

[@welshtony1]

I had a 1993 Panda as my 1st car and to this day I still miss it. I would love to buy another but you just never see them for sale these days

[@MrPabsUk]

Great to see that lot, as a huge Fiat head (who`s somewhere between a hoarder & a collector! 😂). I was thinking as you were going through them, that the post March 2001 FIRE engined MPi Sei`s/Punto`s were Euro 3 & therefore ULEZ compliant, in theory, if Vern fitted the full running gear into the Panda`s & Uno`s, & got them type approved, we could still retain some retro Fiats in our wonderful capitol without incurring the wrath of TFL..

[@cliveprocter3698]

With the Pandas and MK1 Unos easier to wait a couple of years until they are 40yr old Historic Vehicle tax and ULEZ/CAZ free

[@MrPabsUk]

@@cliveprocter3698 Most of the surviving Panda`s & Uno`s are 88-94, so its not "a couple of years". The garage rent to store them the 5-10 years in the meantime would outweigh their value several times over..

[@realliveradio447]

The mk1 Uno Turbos were very quick. I really miss mine. 😥

[@leonshackleford9585]

I owned a Fiat Panda in Black J Reg 1992 20 Years Ago as my Very First Car

[@cornishrider]

Matt, could you road test the Uni Turbo ie? Vernon could be the top supplier to those wanting to enter Festival Of The Unexceptional! As a student in the early 90s Pandas & Unos were very popular!

[@furiousdriving]

once hes fixed it it would be fun to do

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

You missed the blue Bravo in the corner of the barn ?

[@PaddyWV]

It was a joint venture by Fiat and Ford that resurrected the CVT im conjunction with Van Doorne who created the original transmission.

[@S-Ltd1000]

I had a Punto Sporting from new back in the day. Now we know where they all went.

[@darrenmeears3912]

Great video matt here's a peace of trivia for you the fiat panda was the last car to be made with all flat glass 👌👍🏻🤝👏

[@davidminns9799]

Where does Vernon sell the Pandas n Puntos he restores? What a great video and Vernon is a top guy for trying to save these car's 👍

[@johnlad1481]

Nice collection of fiats i do like the yellow punto gt and uno turbo..there was a rare edition panda the 86 world Cup edition in white with football style wheel trims if I remember right 🤔

[@13Pandam]

The Italia 90.

[@johnlad1481]

@@13Pandam thats thats the one cana mind what year

[@Dave85626]

I had a mk1 uno turbo I.e, a mk2 uno and a mk1 punto gt. I’d give anything to get that era back 😢

[@Klutch58Customs]

My three stages of excitement: ooh a burgundy Jag.... ! No wait it's a Daimler!! OMFG it's a coupe 🎉!!!

[@13Pandam]

😂

[@manofthehour6856]

Haha! I think that someone took to heart how Pandas were (still are?) an endangered species in wildlife.

[@harrywren4136]

I was hoping to see a Coupe!! Had to wait to the end tho lol

[@casperwillinghamculleton3287]

Omg pure heaven I miss my fire 1000

[@carlyleroad]

My first new car was a red Panda S Super Plus - the absolute top of the 2-wheel drive range (it replaced my 1972 Fiat 500). It had a 5-speed geabox, reclining seats and thick black plastic add-ons on the sides. I paid £5,100 plus an extra £100 for a radio. It was the car displayed in the showroom. I picked it up on June 11th 1988, a week after buying it. I later bought one of the roof racks seen on the video and used it to carry kayaks to the river. I sold it when I got a company car but I've always regretted it. E640UHA(I chose the plate number from the ones the Fiat dealer had available) - long dead, sadly.

[@peterriggall8409]

You are pumping out great content Matt. Struggling to keep up. 😄 I think if you had a Panda that WASNT a limited edition…..then that would be a limited edition. 😆

[@cappaculla]

Great content Mat, thanks !

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Matt the Bravo is worth putting a cheeky bid in for

[@PsychoMan]

Fiat panda 141 the multitool, you can real do anything with those cars, hope they get restored. Got a Seltz myself.

[@MisterHughes]

There was no way someone who likes FIATs this much wasn't going to own a 20v Turbo, miss mine a great deal, a genuine continent eating GT.

[@benjaminlocksmith8932]

I really want a bravo HGT to go with my coupe

[@Darrenbatteson.531]

Madagascar limited edition was a blue Peter appeal to save a species of animal in Madagascar I used to have a sticker.

[@Koulis_]

Do the restorations include rust prevention? I like the idea of Pandas with that extra power in such a light car.

[@angrymuffinsb]

I always get confused; was the uno smaller than the punto but bigger than the panda?

[@13Pandam]

Yes it was. The Punto was a direct replacement for the Uno but, as is the way with cars these days, it was slightly larger.

[@giulianomarco]

A cupboard of Pandas! 😁👍

[@andrewnichols1023]

That was my first car an all white fiat panda, problem was I wrote it off by rolling it into a felid. Caught a grass verge and went straight over the hedge into a field. It was a great car at the time. More of a classic today.

[@ianfrancis1785]

I think I just spotted a car I sold in May of 1999. Call me mad but I would love to buy it back even though it’s pink. It even has the pink pant ha toy in the back that I left in ours.

[@stepheng8779]

Some fantastic place ❤ Are you sure there isn't a Strada hiding in the dark at the very back?

[@Steve-Cross]

P1800 definitely needs to be put back on the road. If only as a show car. Such an elegant design. I put it up there with early Aston Martins and the E-Type Jag. ☺

[@AJC508]

Was secretly hoping to see my mother’s old brown Panda waiting to be saved. Sadly, no A645NJN. Ah well.

[@ians6323]

Jet washes off after it's acid stripped the paint 😂

[@jonk6834]

Brilliant collection! But Vernon needs to invest in some car covers… That birdshite will be damaging the paintwork. Potential for a big detailing challenge though, get all of these marvellous old Fiats gleaming then cover them all up nice and safe.

[@user-lx6bl2wd8g]

Praying my Fiat Uno 60s would show up! 1986 C36GKO

[@miguelfreitas1991]

48:00 they're not Bravo HGT wheels they're HLX wheels .... such a shame to see them all covered in crap though .... car covers would be a decent investment

[@billgriffiths1685]

Yipee I'm 96th today, happy Easter everyone.

[@benmarsden7655]

Happy birthday and happy Easter!

[@billgriffiths1685]

@@benmarsden7655 Happy Birthday? Who's?

[@benmarsden7655]

​@@billgriffiths1685 I thought you meant you were 96 today! Lol! It's been a long week

[@billgriffiths1685]

@@benmarsden7655 and it's not over yet. All the best to you and your loved ones.

[@Mouse2113]

so many great cars in there

[@13Pandam]

Brilliant! When the Alzheimer’s kicks in I can just play this video and know what I’m supposed to be doing with each car. 👍

[@furiousdriving]

😂it’s a service I offer!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

The C Reg Turbo IE is a Edinburgh registered car, do you happen to know the dealer name if any on the plates?

[@Pmjs]

​​​​@@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain I can remember Arnold Clark had an Alfa Romeo&Fiat garage at Gorgie Road.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

​@@Pmjs yeah, that's right and surprising to find out it's still a a dealership with Newer style Pandas being sold! My dad had a couple of fiats from Croll and Croll think near McDonald Road way back in the 80's

[@13Pandam]

@@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain I can check when I’m next with it.

[@01ls1z28dabx]

This makes me want to pressure wash my cars again. lol.

[@stephenwestley1017]

I tested a selecta in 1990 but bought a mini mayfait instead the mini was more comfortable but only just id love a selecta now