ORIGINAL OWNER 1978 Fiat 124 Spider Dry Ice Cleaning & PPF

[@entasis.fifty-four]

Here’s an owner that loves their automobile! True one owner goodness. These automobiles are not easy to own and care for so it takes a special owner/driver to appreciate the 124. Now, it’s showroom and even museum ready. It’s great seeing a different automobile being detailed and that the owner expended the funds to have IAMD do the job…not inexpensive to have these services performed, but worth the “investment”.

[@IAMDetailing]

Such a special car and so cool that it’s been with the same owner after all these years in such excellent shape. Thanks for watching and thank you for the support/kind words 🙌🏽

[@tomgodheart4557]

I love my 124 spider car so fuckin much....

[@entasis.fifty-four]

@@tomgodheart4557 They are a beautiful automobiles. When Fiats first started landing on US shores, the initial owner/importer understood the car. When they were actually marketed in the US, most new owners never understood what they were purchasing, let alone help to properly take care of them. Too bad as it gave Fiat an unwarranted reputation. If you understand these automobiles you will have a long and fruitful ownership. I still believe that to this date that most buyers of foreign vehicles, and especially exotics, purchase them for the wrong reasons and have no clue of what they own or what’s needed to maintain said automobiles.

[@Truckergregg]

Didn’t know “dry ice” was a thing in auto detailing. Love all things Italian so had much appreciation for the Fiat Spider 🕷

[@joeemerson2247]

I have one of these cars and they are great fun. Very dependable with regular maintenance. If mine was destroyed, I’d immediately buy another one!

[@Tony-hx2fj]

I have a late '77 that I bought in 79 same colors, mine has 145 k and was estremely dependable, still runs great.

[@TheRoadrunner11]

I'm thinking of buying one of those in the coming year as an investment and a fun car for nice summer days. The car just took my breath away when I saw it. Bit nervous though as I've never dabbled in older cars before. Anything you can tell a newbie like me on what to look for and what to avoid? ^^ Thanks!

[@Tony-hx2fj]

@@TheRoadrunner11 try getting an late 80 or newer if you still need to pass smog inspections as we do in California and cant do any changes to engine. The Bosch fuel injection is smoother and more powerful. Auto Ricambi for parts. They know Fiats and are very helpful.

[@TheRoadrunner11]

@@Tony-hx2fj Thanks! Yes I was wondering about that too. I learned today that the earlier models were all 1.4 L engines so I guess if the larger engines have no downsides, then the1980-1985 models are the ones to go for. I am in Germany and while I am still unsure about the regulations 100%. It seems you can get a historic car license which enables you to drive through even environmental zones in cities without a problem, but you cannot drive more than a couple thousand Kilometers/miles a year. This seems like a solution with my name written all over it! :)

[@johnspensieri4332]

I’m fascinated with this dry ice thing.

[@jeroenbeltman515]

What you can do with that car...! Absolutely speechless, wow!! I just bought an exact copy 1980 white with red leather interior, but won't get it that shiny as you made this one.

[@davidmckibbin4440]

i had a 71 and a 78 still one of my all time favorite cars ive owned.

[@RickGTI2019]

Great job, and video. That fiat is a timeless beauty. The design of that model is so conservative, yet it will always draw attention. Only the Italians can make a car into a wok of art. Thanks, RickGTI…..🌴

[@raimondoiozzi5483]

Bellissima Auto ... Fiat 124 spider in collaborazione con Pininfarina ... questo dimostra di come si costruivano le auto negli anni 70, e che anche l' industria automobilistica italiana Fiat era in condizioni di costruzioni auto di tutto rispetto. Comunque i ragazzi che hanno effettuato un lavoro di pulizia e ringiovanimento della 124 sono molto molto molto bravi e competenti. Complimenti ancora 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@spiderdriver9890]

Translation: Beautiful Auto ... Fiat 124 spider in collaboration with Pininfarina ... this shows how cars were built in the 70s, and that the Italian car industry Fiat was also in a very respectable state of car construction. However, the guys who did a cleaning and rejuvenation job on the 124 are very, very, very good and competent. Congratulations again

[@oliverleopando8331]

You guys are just the best! Great work as always…

[@IAMDetailing]

Thank you Oliver! We appreciate the support!

[@oliverleopando8331]

@@IAMDetailing Of course! You truly guys are…

[@jsp527]

One amazing clean. 11:43 That bolt!

[@spatulaman2753]

Those pinstripes are kick ass.

[@Daviesherr1981]

What a stunning job. Beautiful car.

[@FlashDriveFilms]

Excellent work on a beautiful example . Rare to see one in such original condition. I liked the subtle upgrades too, aftermarket rear swaybar, drilled/slotted rotors, aluminum radiator, A.I.R. pump delete and those...Lancia?...wheels.👍

[@spiderdriver9890]

The car is factory smog legal with all the originally fitted parts, including the original catalytic converter. The air pump was lowered to the level of the alternator for 1978. The radiator is a Ron Davis unit that used the original radiator. Cooling was always a challenge, but especially as the car got older. Alarm motion sensors installed in 1979 that can be seen on the right fenderwell. The aluminum timing belt cover was found in a junk yard from what I suspect was an older 124. It replaced the yellow plastic unit. Other than that, the engine bay is OEM original. Other than gaskets, the engine has not been taken apart. The wheels are 14x6 Cromodora CD167s from the 1985.5 Pininfarina Azzurra that were installed in roughly the last 6 months of production. The Azzurra was the very last iteration of the Fiat 124. Just as an aside, the soft top that iam Detailing polished out is the 44 year old OEM unit that is original to the car as well. That was one of the reasons to ask iam Detailing to take on this project. No one else demonstrated any knowledge of how to do this properly and safely.

[@joot7092]

Gli americani sono i n° 1 al mondo nel deateling ! In Italia siamo rimasti ancora negli anni 50 nella pulizia e manutenzione auto . W America !!

[@fiatspiderpolska2069]

That amazing, I could watch that for an hours....

[@P4SDetails]

Mega jealous of the size of this bad boy. Pretty much the only thing I have been working on are full size trucks or SUVs. They are not quick to get through. Another banger video homie.

[@IAMDetailing]

Thanks buddy! We appreciate it! The full size trucks are a DOOZY! Keep crushing, friend 💪🏼

[@113036stat]

Beautiful TLC work on a very clean 124!

[@edgarribeirodossantos9019]

Stunning job ! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@namdolignano9363]

stupenda me la ricordo quando ero piccolo bellissima auto 💪💪💪💪👍👍👍

[@rafaeltrejo377]

Te felicito un excelente trabajo el que has hecho.

[@spiderdriver9890]

Translation: I congratulate you for an excellent job you have done!

[@peterbellini6102]

Loved the work Jake. I'd like to suggest IAD do every other video where the car is NOT a high-value super collectible. This is a great example of some of the other cars like the old Alfa and BMW 2002 that were brought back from the dead.

[@IAMDetailing]

Thanks Peter! Great suggestion :) We’ve got a 2002 project coming that I bet we will get to show some details on soon enough 😉 stay well!

[@Pislui]

NIce, I have one too, mine was featured too in a detailing/rescue mission. This one here has a lot of work done, almost nothing is original Good job !

[@spiderdriver9890]

Other than paint, chroming, black door tops, driver seat bottom pleated panel and the headrests, it's original. Carpets are original. Engine is original, never overhauled but air cleaner powder coated. Even the soft top and plastic back window are the factory original items from 1978. That's why I trusted it to Jakub at I Am Detailing.

[@raphaelszok8561]

Wow that car is amazing.

[@IAMDetailing]

Totally agree :)

[@davidemion5007]

U r simply terrific guys!

[@faisalefendi1804]

Amazing detailing

[@bajamedic]

Legit better than new

[@chrisnichols4962]

Great work as always. I am curious as to why the paint protection film was added under the hood of the car? Does the car self inflict paint damage?

[@spiderdriver9890]

Great question! The rubber pads on the hood corners and the cowl weatherstrip discolor the opposite contact surface paint over time. Not an issue with a darker colored car. Definitely an issue on a white car.

[@alfredofernandez823]

Hermoso auto e increíble trabajo, muy bien!

[@sayyedzuber7689]

BEAUTIFUL

[@johncalberg1573]

Beautiful! Gooood job

[@RajGheevarghese]

Wow, just Wow!

[@eskudero7]

Awesome job! Looks new! @I AM Detailing how much would this cost?

[@resgateerestore]

Cool

[@walterorr4040]

Incredible video, now what do you charge for the spider?

[@dqwaszx]

👏

[@joe.olivet]

Spot on. 😎👊🏻🔨 Other than cost, what other factors come into play to determine whether you can dry ice clean a car or not?

[@IAMDetailing]

It depends on the machine you use, the settings and condition of the material you are blasting. With our machine we can blast almost everything, but some plastic parts are more sensitive than others. Anything like foam we can’t touch. I would say that we can use our dry ice machine on 98% of each car

[@joe.olivet]

@@IAMDetailing thank you. I appreciate the info. 😎👊🏻

[@h.s.thompsonduke8105]

How do you find a 70's Era Fiat that hasn't rusted into crumbled sections? I bought a 74 in 77 and used two stop signs welded in. The signs were my floor pans and the posts braced the rotted unibody frame on both sides. Fiats arrived at the docks on their way to the dealers already rusting. Same with early Datsun.

[@mfiorito5550]

We just bought two that had not= major rust issues - are you in an area where it snows? That may be it

[@h.s.thompsonduke8105]

@@mfiorito5550 Yes I was at the time. Lots of salted and sanded icy roads. I have a 1972 Triumph GT6 MKIII that was kept garaged and up on blocks every winter. It developed very little rust. I had a 68 GT6 MKI as an every day driver. It rotted out underneath by 1980. That was pretty good for an import car. The 72 MK III is still running today in 2022. Rockers are surface pitted and need replacement.

[@ggtaruc2578]

What is that you are spraying? I have s friend who is handing down to me his red 1978 Spider with 40k miles. He's the original owner. Been sitting in his garage for 15 years.

[@IAMDetailing]

It is a dry ice cleaning machine It uses dry ice and high pressure compressed air to blast away dirt and grime

[@elizabethvilladegomez2546]

Les interesa un Fiat 124 Sport Verde Aceituna Modelo 1974 con 70.000 Kms Originales con placas de Clásico y Antiguo ( roja y negra ). Se escuchan ofertas!

[@mrmarcuscars2072]

What tools are you using? What is dry ice?

[@jotighe2]

Beauty

[@chris59499]

Can't imagine anyone want this in automatic!

[@getoutofthetimetrap5435]

Only a car from Arizona /Cali can look that good before you started if it was anywhere else it would have been a rust bucket with pieces hanging off … they use to use use that cheap Russian steel back then … Alfa’s too . Great job tho

[@IAMDetailing]

Location location location :) Thanks for watching! We’re grateful almost all of these cars are fairly rust free

[@tvdinner325]

Would this work on wrinkles?

[@정민-x7r]

you're making a new car. But how long does it take to do that?!

[@IAMDetailing]

This one was previously restored several years ago, so we didn’t have to spend a ton of time to make this Fiat look stellar :)

[@juanpablo8514]

Хочу😍

[@ricardopaiva3409]

vídeo MUITO bom

[@user-427.commodore]

General cost? To do that?

[@juliomedela3412]

fascinante

[@uttran7968]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@rakeshmani3253]

Hey how much does a job like this cost????

[@lucianocafarelli320]

top top top

[@bigbadboodah]

Fix It Again Tony. Nice little car 😁

[@davidmckibbin4440]

and fun to drive

[@nudaveritas6322]

Looks like hasn't been driven in over 40 years........amazing..........kept in dry Doorway I guess.............

[@Barry-26]

Every time, you do this and do you ever find any rust on old car then what you do next.

[@shamshudinpremji7427]

My favourite car, convertible, white, I would rather have an Automatic Transmission....

[@mfiorito5550]

Then it is not as fun to drive!

[@alimonfared]

I have a 2017 67 Abarth 142 spider

[@caribman10]

OK, I'll be the honest one here: 124's were a maintenance nightmare when they were NEW, so no less now. Build "quality" was as variable as a compass surrounded by magnets. Rust occurred in NEW CARS. So the reason why you see so few around is that you could not trade them and had a hard time selling one.

[@Schcarraffone]

I was scrolling down the comments... Was sure there must have been at least one bashing Fiats...

[@Thomas-px6ni]

True, but still a beautiful automobile.

[@cachondilandia]

In Europe they have been always recognized sports cars

[@nevillema21]

Clearly, you guys should be rather happy with your own works.

[@jefferyschirm4103]

That screams for small block hp all naturally aspirated v8 ??!

[@ziondanny7081]

These cars are beautiful. Driving them... not such a great experience.

[@ziadyounis6866]

As the owner of a dual weber carbureted, 40/80 cam'd, full abarth exhausted example; I couldn't disagree with you more.

[@samandaragayev1311]

you are crazy

[@robertoorsi5771]

Probably an english car was imported in Italy at the biginning of motorization and its name wass speeder (the car which goes fast). The pronunce was written in italian mode "spider". Do you want a "spider"? No thanks. In England they say "sport car" or "roadster". This misanderstanding goes on today. We in Italy continue to say: "spaider". Instead for the open air cars like Golf or 500 we say: "cabrio". The engine is a 4 cylinders emi twin camme: 1.6 1.8 or 2.0. The difference with the Alfa Romeo is the basement in "ghisa" with space inside for water. Instead Alfa is in "duralluminio" Mg + Al with iron wet cylinders. Red stripes are not original.

[@thierrylafronde5541]

but ; it's white .

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly soon all combustion cars and trucks including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Car washs will be forbidden too because they are climate killers, now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!! (BABVVEN & TEBBVEN & BEFVO laws)

[@spiderdriver9890]

I'm sorry to hear this. Thank you for the heads up. Good to know.

[@cachondilandia]

You are a catastrophist. I live in Europe and that Is simply not true

[@mfiorito5550]

@@cachondilandia It is partially true for California - at least that they cannot sell (I believe registered auto dealers) gas powered cars by 2027

[@JS-df5vy]

@@mfiorito5550 Given the distinct possibility of extremely high petrol prices by 2027, -new- auto dealers will likely be relieved at this responsibility ~

[@ungurdani8346]

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