How I Managed To Get A Fiat Punto GT for FREE!.

[@roby72s]

The Punto MK1 is one of the most beautiful supermini ever made, still very fresh design. Cannot believe that was almost introduced on the market 30 years ago. And all thanks to the genius of Giorgetto Giugiaro.

[@ItaliaAutos]

I love em.

[@roby72s]

@@ItaliaAutos Just few weeks ago, I saw a in London a Fiat Punto MK1 dark green, I would say top of the range. It was rather beautiful and despite been almost 30 years old,(design) it looked the part compare to more recent design. I love them too.

[@TomRxtroWav397]

I liked them but, it's still ruined our family rep after how it was unreaibles is.

[@DanJacko27]

I'm really enjoying this Punto series, i was surprised how smooth it ran when you got it going. Whichever one you choose to restore of the 2 I'm sure it will be fantastic when it's finished.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Always gonna be the orange punto to be restored. Me too very smooth engine

[@philtowle4683]

Spoiler alert.

[@alancampbell1008]

Good to have you back. I'm afraid I'd be doing that one, purely because it's Broom Yellow, cos they're the fastest ones 😂

[@ItaliaAutos]

thanks

[@adamjow8405]

Great video again. Enjoying the videos on the Punto. So satisfying seeing that Punto live again when you got the engine started.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thanks for watching

[@jaggass]

Ran so differently with brake cleaner then reverted back to running smoothly. I'd tell you what i'd not seen in years. A Yellow Fiat 20v coupe. They still look good today.

[@ItaliaAutos]

They sure do

[@BlackLines]

Back in the day I had a Bravo HGT and I still miss it! Loving this series.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Cheers. Thanks for watching

[@Jacob_Field]

I had a yellow mk1 sporting, loved every minute owning that car. Got a Panda 100HP now and it feels a very similar character. I love it!

[@ItaliaAutos]

I can't wait to have mine finished so I can show it off at the car shows

[@priteshchampaneri5101]

My dad had one, owned it for 5 years. He loved it! Said it was one of the best cars he’s owned.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Looking forward to taking mine to car shows.

[@ojmbvids]

Broom Yellow is one of the best colours Fiat ever did! Perhaps not in the multi-stage fading in this case :) Really enjoying the MK1 Punto series. Fond memories of mine! Wish we could have seen the recovery

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thanks! 👍

[@c9ckl]

Still miss my HGT Punto sold a year ago. Cracking little package.

[@ItaliaAutos]

I've never driven the hgt. Owned a mk2 sporting

[@ivakraketa]

Again the great one. A love the yellow color off the car. I have Punto Mk3 1.4 16 v sporting 2004 and it is yellow.

[@ItaliaAutos]

The Mark II was a good car just a lost a little bit of its charm

[@silvermane9370]

The wheels are most likely Team Dynamics, possibly Motorsport iirc. They originally came with centre caps that were available in three different designs - flush/split pin/nut. If they’re TD wheels they were secured by a little screw locating somewhere around the wheel nuts. I had Team Dynamics Monzas on my Punto GT. its the one car i desperately want again.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Yeah he's got the caps somewhere just waiting for the email he's found them

[@robertwalker1742]

Loved my broom yellow sporting had it years with no problems.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Nice.

[@mofo1739]

Really enjoyed the video . Cars like this and the panda 100 hp are proof you don't need loads of horsepower to have fun . Go on save it Neil .

[@ItaliaAutos]

No point in going for power from these old cars if you want something fast by something modern

[@declanpboles]

Good to see you kept the Jeep..

[@ItaliaAutos]

I think so the world is mad at the moment so better off keeping until it calms down

[@MrPabsUk]

Proper result that! There was a Mk1 GT nicked from near me (outer north London) last year, but a guy in an all red flatbed Mk5/6 Transit. It was yellow & primer as it was being restored, if anyone's been offered it.. The same bloke also nicked a French registered LHD Clio & possibly a light blue Alfa 145 (W766LEL)..

[@AdamAus85]

I got a free Alfa once. Well it was advertised free but I still wanted to give him something so I gave him $80AUD. Driving, stopping, ac working 156 sedan. Power steering had issues. I parted it out and still have many many parts downstairs. I'm a bit slow on listing parts, but the idea is to sell parts cheap to help keep these cars on the road.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Awesome.

[@richardgoodge7666]

Love this series what a top bloke letting you have that little gem

[@ItaliaAutos]

more on mine next week

[@daniellee9015]

Absolutely brilliant video Neil love fiats 👍

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thank for watching. That's all there is for the next few weeks

[@paultaylor9652]

Lovely Jubbly Neil, the anticipation will it, will it and the old girl fires into life.

[@ItaliaAutos]

thanks for watching

[@mikes747]

My mate bought one of these new back in the day- it was hilarious fun!

[@ItaliaAutos]

There awesome cars

[@CherylCold]

The first new car I bought. Loved the way they looked, I had a 55 but all the bits and lowered springs to make it look like a GT, all show and no go! Puntograle was another very cool car. I owned a few integrales and still have an Evo2 tucked away, I think the Punto should have been produced as the integrale successor.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thanks for sharing .punto sporting was my first new car.

[@markonmotoring]

Great find. It would have been nice to see this one back on the road but it's reassuring to hear that it's sacrifice will mean that another MK1 Punto can live on.

[@ItaliaAutos]

yep as much a possible will help mine survive an the rest will help others.

[@stanelder9995]

It runs super sweet - hope my 147 fires up that well after only 1 year!

[@ItaliaAutos]

Sure does

[@jambacardi2474]

Looking at both cars, the yellow one got to be the 1st choice surely

[@ItaliaAutos]

nope orange one is the survivor.

[@mrv6uk]

Loved my mk1 Punto 60SX. I bought brand new in 1998, sold in 2005. Oddly, it's been sorned since 2012.. Had Morette headlamps and a Hormann front splitter, tinted windows, half tinted rear lights, twin 3" back box, GSR induction kit and the full GT centre console, the car was in Azzurro Rialto blue. Last known location in Manchester, would love to know it's whereabouts now😎.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Nice. My first punto has been sorted for a few year also.

[@joneveritt1898]

So rewarding to get them running after all those years laid up.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Glad the cambelt lasted

[@KaptainKhaos1]

Man that's a lovely sounding motor.

[@ItaliaAutos]

I was also impressed

[@thescotsmantechnologyrevie2138]

Hi Neil! Great video. Did I see a green/silver 146 in the background?! It’s reg wouldn’t end in LNS, would it? Looks a lot like my dads old car

[@ItaliaAutos]

There was a green gtv. That's the only green car.

[@thescotsmantechnologyrevie2138]

@@ItaliaAutos it’s in frame at 5:22 - isn’t that a silvery green?

[@ItaliaAutos]

Oh the one outside yeah it's 145 that's well rotten scrapper

[@josephmifsud8261]

Great video. Amazing that it started and ran so well. I guess you keep whichever one is better overall and strip the other of all its parts.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thanks for watching. This one will be used to save my orange one

[@josephmifsud8261]

@@ItaliaAutos Fair enough. You know enough to know which one is overall the better one.

[@Galahadfairlight]

Love these old Puntos but those bloody rear radius arms.....always had to budget on getting them replaced on an MOT!!

[@ItaliaAutos]

Hard to find parts now.

[@Galahadfairlight]

@@ItaliaAutos putting MK1 Puntos back on the road was my bread and butter, was an inside joke with the MOT tester where he would write down on the MOT fail sheet "rear radius arms" before he even started, 9/10 it did fail on the damned things.

[@thomasperry4185]

Another great video. What's happening with the Gabiano GTA in the back ground?

[@ItaliaAutos]

Ecu failure

[@thomasperry4185]

@@ItaliaAutos Shame. A Gabiano GTA would go perfect with my 159

[@terrymolloy6997]

Good video again, and great end too. Onwards and upwards

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thanks for watching

[@justincarroll9846]

My mum had a punto sporting marks1 .1999 in this wierd colour.matalic turquoise. It was quick and agile.And used to beat many cars with bigger engine. Then i had punto mk 2 2002.in blue.fitted abarth body kit roof spoiler and free flow exhaust with twin pipes through the middle of the rear bumper and smaller cat and uprated suspension sorted ont the bouncy ride.104.bhp .0 two 62 in 9.2 seconds. Top end 115mph.not bad from a 12.50 6speed engine.

[@ItaliaAutos]

That blue was my first puntos colour. Loved it.

[@ojmbvids]

That didn't sound bad at all when it went! It looks like this might be a better chassis to build from too? The other car might be better suited as the donor. I guess it depends how much time you've invested repairing the other one.

[@ItaliaAutos]

it was a good runner but its rotten

[@raven_ous2585]

I have a Punto Evo. What do you think of them ? I'm on the fence about it

[@ItaliaAutos]

Bargain cars. Reliable and nice to drive.

[@raven_ous2585]

@@ItaliaAutos Thankyou xx

[@a11csc]

what a blessing to get that car neil

[@ItaliaAutos]

sure was

[@gman7692]

It appears to already be on your trailer when you were on the way to pick it up?

[@ItaliaAutos]

Well spotted. I re-recorded it as I wasn't happy with the first cut

[@howardlake6178]

You can’t kill an old Fiat! You didn’t give it much chance without some fresh fuel. Poor old girl was choking on that old fuel. Those 3 bright red exterior badges tell me that was garaged for most of it’s life, and it looks like you’ve got a great parts car 😀

[@ItaliaAutos]

It's dying I'm afraid. Rust is just as bad as mine and I need the parts

[@hannchris2762]

Neil I'm sure you don't need me to tell you this but this new shell seem a lot better than the the one your restoring it's by no means perfect but it doesn't look any where near so rusty or is that just me ??

[@ItaliaAutos]

Oh it's just as rusty. Prob more rusty you just can't see it in the video. Some bits are being cut off and reused

[@zzhughesd]

Bet these were nice new fresh at a Fiat dealership. 1999 S isn’t that that long ago

[@ItaliaAutos]

I remember visiting Boston of milford many times while they where out. I even bought one

[@zzhughesd]

@@ItaliaAutos brilliant.

[@mrstanhope1516]

Fred Flintstone floor! Can't complain if it was a freebie though.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Well chuffed with it. Its already being a big help in the resto of the orange one

[@nevillepretorius8948]

I would restore that, its worth saving. In 10 years from now there will be none left. I have a Mk2 Uno Turbo, would love that next to it in my garage.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Its just as rotten as mine so im afraid it's spares for my punto.

[@nevillepretorius8948]

@@ItaliaAutos atleast its put to good use. 👍

[@VicodinElmo]

I mean this is actually pretty reliable by Fiat standards!

[@ItaliaAutos]

they where pretty good

[@MrAshton75]

I'd try and restore both, the yellow one is more valuable in my opinion, it'd be a shame to break it.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Time, cost and the need for parts means its got to be a parts car.

[@meganoobbg3387]

Interesting thing the 1.2 liter Punto and above for some reason have longer 5-th gears than my uncle's BMW 318i or my neighbour's Audi A4 1.8. I wonder if i can take the gearbox from a scrapped Punto and adapt it to another car, cuz the way even newer Opel/Vauxhalls, Fords, BMW's, VW's, Renault's and Toyota's have such short 5-th gears that reach 3000rpm already at 100km/60mph is ridiculous - especially since they have more powerfull engines.

[@jaggass]

I have 2005 1.4 Corolla VVTi with a short 5th gear and above 60mph it screams. You could probably make the Punto box fit with a bit of work. For me i'm thinking of getting the longer 5th gear from a Corolla D4D to bring the revs down.

[@gertjoeschuurman536]

Looks like a nice car. Runs good.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Surprised me on how well it ran. Shame its rotten.

[@giusepperotondella7034]

I see in your video that you have an alfa 147 gta, do you want to sell it?

[@ItaliaAutos]

Nope. Not mine to sell at the moment.

[@valleystaff7031]

Still miss mine..Biggest mistake i ever made was sellings it. Lad i sold it too blew it up the same day and kicked in every body panel.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Oh no that's not good

[@jaggass]

If the orange Punto GT is in better nick it makes sense.

[@ItaliaAutos]

It will be now it's been blasted

[@ebutuoyYT]

At the time I had a Fiat Uno 55, a mate of mine bought a new Fiat Punto, I was shocked at how much of an improvement it was from the Uno, little wonder they sold like hot cakes.

[@ItaliaAutos]

They where a great car compared to the competition of the day.

[@Sazuza2]

All puntos should be free

[@ItaliaAutos]

lol

[@RubberDuckHarry]

I hope you bought a lottery ticket on the way home after picking that up! I'm sure some of those parts are virtually impossible to get hold of now.

[@ItaliaAutos]

Yeah think I need too

[@DjNikGnashers]

I'd shove the engine in a Fiat Seicento and make a rapid little supermini sleeper.

[@ItaliaAutos]

na. still only 130 od HP.

[@hirr1]

Should I buy a 1.4 fiat idea automatic ?? 🍀🍀🍀

[@ItaliaAutos]

i wouldnt

[@hirr1]

@@ItaliaAutos Thanks for your fast answer. I searched at wiki and ist an "automatised" transmission so I wouldn't neither :D

[@Evolve_windows]

I’d love one of these To fix up

[@ItaliaAutos]

It's lots of hard work. Been welding for 2 days on it and barely made a dent in the work needed.

[@alexmangreece]

I have a Fiat punto Sporting 1250 85hp and Alfa Romeo 1600 120hp twingspark

[@ItaliaAutos]

nice.

[@glennlindamood]

Do all cars of this era rust this badly, or is this more of an issue with Fiat? I had a Plymouth back in the early 1980s, frame completely rusted out after 7 winters on salty Ohio roads!

[@ItaliaAutos]

They all do in the UK.

[@Andy-eo3mq]

I must admit, it's a crying shame that both mk1s can't be saved. It's sad how rare mk1 and pre-facelift mk2 Puntos are nowadays; such fantastic designs, likewise the Grande Punto. I've had my 2008 Eleganza nigh on 8 years now, and I hope to keep it as long as I can.

[@ItaliaAutos]

It is but it will help many other gts live on.

[@gittygoes8787]

I have a yellow one too please sell me any parts you want to shift! I have messaged you on Facebook

[@ItaliaAutos]

Just replied

[@RafiXX]

Still have, but anti-GT version :)

[@ItaliaAutos]

nice

[@MegaReddevil71]

Another shell to use

[@ItaliaAutos]

Yep

[@nicholasgardner5526]

Seems a shame to rip it for parts my mk1 sporting is in alot worse condition welding wise and i haven't given up

[@ItaliaAutos]

It is but you can't save them all.

[@gooseturbo6087]

You really need some new straps

[@ItaliaAutos]

Sure do.

[@marcbrasse747]

Uh Oh! I hope this doesn't turn into yet another Punto which MUST be saved. You do however not yet answer the million dollar question from the previous video: How about the rust / chassis integrity problems with your own car?

[@ItaliaAutos]

That's next week.

[@hugolousa6224]

Nice video

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thanks

[@kingfergie7717]

Reminds me of my old gt, rusty pile of crap 😄

[@ItaliaAutos]

Oh dear.

[@brunosilva-kq3xq]

dont kill it

[@timskelton2125]

Save this one and find another so that you restore both of them

[@ItaliaAutos]

nope this one is dying.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Fix it again tony.👍

[@ItaliaAutos]

In the UK we say "fix it again tomorrow". Thanks for watching.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

@@ItaliaAutos lol thanks ☺

[@glennlindamood]

@@GeordiLaForgery When I was a kid the joke for 1970s Fords was "Fix Or Repair Daily"!

[@GeordiLaForgery]

@@glennlindamood Haha! That's a good one.

[@BBBucz95]

:)

[@team3383]

That's the worst "clickbait" title I've ever read ! In my days people couldn't give these peices of sh*te away they were so unliked and cheaply made. Fiat engines are sometimes quite good, but a Punto GT ..........

[@ItaliaAutos]

you would be surprised on the following these little puntos have.

[@team3383]

@@ItaliaAutos I'm regularly surprised at the sh*te people follow and think is good "by default" of anything better. All they are doing without realising it is bringing the global quality levels DOWN. A fiat Punto GT is really a ........ But god on you; you've made a iving off of it and "them". LOL.