The Coolest Classic Italian Cars For Under £10,000 - That You Can Buy TODAY!

[@Number27]

Road Test List: FIAT X1/9 : studio.kzbin.infoGr6aX6HkXzE/edit FIAT 124 Coupe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6a3g4eeic2WrZo Alfa 75: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eH7MXqKcmJKgrNk Alfa Spider: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYK6gKNvgZulbdU Alfetta: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4uXfqCberZ5r5Y Lancia Montecarlo: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHiuiZqQl7CKj5Y Lancia Thema 8.32: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6ibmISooquYbrc

[@huwprice881]

Jack and Pistachio, looking very Bond Villain!

[@MaxMustermann-k5v]

Never trust the man with the white cat!

[@Number27]

😆😆😆😆😆 cat

[@DaDa-David]

BOND: Do you expect me to talk...? GOLDFINGER: “No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die”

[@SA-zoom1]

@@DaDa-David no Mr Bond I expect you to buy an Alfa Romeo

[@DaDa-David]

@@SA-zoom1 Proper just LOL :-)

[@afoolandhismoneychannel]

You should buy the Lancia Gamma Coupe for channel content, Jack. It would be a gift that keeps on giving!

[@R-Tap]

And restomod it, class looking car.

[@dlevi67]

Or a gift that keeps on taking...

[@tylerkeenan4390]

I’ve got an 88 Alfa spider and a 78 alfetta GTV. Just this week I bought a 76 fulvia coupe that has been fully restored. It might be the perfect 3 car garage.

[@AntonHoward-mx9sb]

Around 2008 i bought a '72 Alfa Giulia 1600 Super with 38k miles on it off a blokes drive for £500, put a head gasket on it, reconned the 4 brake calipers and didnt have to do a thing to it in 2 years. Best car ive ever owned, it looked great and drove superbly with the best gearbox ive ever used and ive driven a lot of stuff. Doubt prices will drop to that lol.

[@robertlloyd7493]

😊 great co presenter...they are purrfect ....odd most cars mentioned do not have cats 😊

[@jazzhands7771]

Hubnut used to, I think Jack is now the only one! 😊

[@Number27]

😆😆😆😆😆 indeed they don’t!!

[@throwback19841]

@@Number27 yeah it comes as a surprise to my american friends how late cats became mandatory on all European cars and helps them understand the differences in the car markets. Small engined 80s and 90s hatchbacks made a lot more sense with 5 speed manual transmission and low exhaust restriction than they do with 3 or 4 speed autos, a smog pump and a cat.

[@paulclark147]

Great video as always. I love it when your cat randomly appears ❤

[@johnpeace23]

I've had 2 fiat x19s,i saw one at the 87 Birmingham motor show and fell in love with them! I bought one when I was 16 years old and 3 weeks after my 17th birthday I passed my driving test and got it on the road! I'll never forget the day when I first went out in it, best day ever! Cracking little cars,but had gearbox problems with both!

[@e28forever30]

I would recommend picking up a car abroad when the price is right and the communication is good with the seller. I picked up my BMW E28 525i in 2017 in Spain, wonderful seller, he was fluent in English, the car was rust free, only needed some minor work. I can tell you, to drive your new acquisition for 2000km, over the Pyrenees, crossing beautiful Spain and France, to cold and rainy Belgium was a trip I’ll never forget and it instantly bonds you with the car.

[@memsybabe]

Sounds like a brilliant buying experience. Great stuff.

[@michaelarchangel1163]

The Tipo is a great buy at that price and well worth giving some extra rust protection to by whoever purchases it. 150 BHP and light weight, I bet it goes and handles really well.

[@trwsandford]

That 124 looks amazing. We didn't get many coupes in the States. So it has that forbidden fruit appeal.

[@duncanmartin2626]

I had an X1/9. It was great when it worked. Had to wind the RHS headlamp up manually, the gearbox jumped out of reverse, and every so often if you turned the stereo on, it would kill the battery down to 0V! It got chopped in (for a FIAT Uno Turbo) when it failed the MOT because the previous owner had rivetted the floor in!

[@joeblack007]

All it needs is a Honda K20 engine swap with ITBs and a few bolt ons. A X1/9 with 250 dead bolt reliable HP would be a nice weekend warrior.

[@duncanmartin2626]

@@joeblack007 the common conversion back in the day was an Uno Turbo engine. The most impressive I saw was a Busso V6!

[@rekleif]

1:19 THE best part of the video. Such a beauty.

[@mattbettany1174]

Amusingly, I’ve been watching most of those eBay sales . My mind changes every 5 minutes to which one I want . Frustratingly, I want them all !

[@richardgriffiths76]

If you're looking for a classic Italian car, my GTV6 is on Car and Classic right now. 2 days left to bid.

[@BionicRusty]

What a fantastic video. No fluff, just great advice. 👍

[@richardsellers8671]

You're dead wrong about never having heard of the Gamma Coupe, I went through a phase of desperately wanting one, but it wasn't to be. Breathtakingly beautiful.

[@rsjamie9423]

Looking like a bond villan in tonight's video 👨‍🦳 🐱

[@Number27]

🤣🤣🤣

[@PhilipAndrew-f8s]

Jack, the 75TS is in standard form body wise which included plastic arch and sill covers. The version with the body kit was the Veloce. Much more aggressive looking and the plastic bits were all body colour. Bumpers on post 87 TS and 3 Litre were grey smooth plastic with body coloured valances.

[@memsybabe]

We probably all know this but just in case, if anyone is interested in buying one of the cars mentioned here, make sure you do all the relevant history checks and research on the car. Jack has no affiliation with any of the sellers of these cars, he's just making the video for our enjoyment, showing us what cracking little cars we could have for the price of a boring old 3 series. Great video as always, good luck to all... *Just saw the end of the video... 🥴

[@alaricbragg7843]

Thanks for this video! Great images and information!

[@jonathanthorpe1653]

I am rebuilding my friends fiat uno turbo. I was always into German cars but I feel my next car will be Italian. Keep up with the great videos. They are brilliant.

[@greygtv6]

That Gamma Coupe is spectacular. I used to see one running around Durban on my morning commute when they were new.

[@richardgriffiths76]

My '83 Alfa GTV6 is on a Car and Classic auction right now. 2 days left to go! Bid while you can!

[@workman122]

Gotta love people saying that 124 coupe is over priced. I sold mine here in France for over 14K euros a few months back. It was an exceptional example but the market is there for the right car.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Tipo 16v - fantastic. I’ve driven the 8v GT version - it was great fun, and when compared to the 145 I owned at the time (the Tipo was a courtesy car from an Alfa specialist I used to go to) very entertaining. Much as I adore the Gamma coupe, I’d rather look at one than own one - perhaps too many horror stories of things going wrong. Personally though, I’d go for either an Alfa GT coupe or 156 with a Busso.

[@rhettcorcoran2879]

Very interesting video, gotta love the cat!

[@Number27]

😆 cat 🐈 he’s a little shit! Love him though

[@rhettcorcoran2879]

@@Number27 😂

[@yerrie1908]

My dad was in the car business and his own car he barely drove was a Gamma coupe, I drove it a lot taking it going out on a Friday night, amazing car, unlike my dad I didn't like the looks, don't like the interior (which was destroyed one time when they stole the car radio )but when you drove it fast on B roads it was faster in the long corners than any car we drove back in the day, the front end grip was unmatched, only other Lancia's as the Beta and Delta could.

[@JustARandomFio]

The Gamma Coupé had a low center of gravity which made the car extremely stable and safe even at high speed on curvy highways. The cruising speed with mine was above 160kph (~99 mph) and even at max speed of 195+ kph (~121 mph) you had the car always under control (where doable). Unlike the Trans Am or the Mach 2 which were suicidal at barely 120 kph on curvy Swiss highways. I called them sailships on wheels, and my GF back then refused to sit in them cuz she got seasick (her original words).

[@throwback19841]

Fiat Tipo; that takes me back. School friend of mine had one, we'd drive back from rowing practice (yes we went to posh school) in it and generally hooligan around the lanes of south east england. When cornering I could swear the front wheels were gonna fold under the car, but they never did.

[@davyboy888]

God that Alfetta... I'm drooling.

[@jazzhands7771]

Your kitty cat is so awesome ❤

[@simonelliott5956]

Great choices Jack, I would happily own any of them.

[@raggedrascal5463]

And here I am looking at 4200 GTs again. Must. Resist. Temptation. Can we give an honourable mention to the late 90s Alfa GTV and Spider? Fun, distinctive and with some of the finest engines ever built. Prices are on the rise but still very affordable. My 99 Spider in Zoe Yellow cost just £3k and never fails to make me smile.

[@Number27]

Good shout, the 916 series GTVs were great

[@adidragan]

It's not on the list, but I just bought a Barchetta a few weeks ago from the netherlands. And other than getting shafted by the seller (a stealership, allegedly fiat specialist too) on the rust repair work we agreed on, I've had a laundry list of stuff break on the drive from rotterdam to maastricht to pick up a hardtop and then back to rotterdam to get on the ferry. Mainly electrical issues. Typical. I love it. It's looking like I'll be spending the winter under it doing rust repair.

[@Number27]

Sorry to hear that but a Barchetta at least will be a lot of fun once youve fixed it up!

[@adidragan]

​@@Number27 I can't wait to get it sorted. Really early car too, first reg in march 95 (VIN #2244), red car, red leather seats, aircon (tho it doesn't work yet), mohair soft top + the hardtop It's definitely not going to remain stock however, way too many parts are NLA for that to be viable. Planning on a standalone ECU conversion (with possible full rewire), VVT-delete (variators are getting harder to find and the benefits of them are not worth the hassle), quaife LSD, colombo bariani cams, and strip every bit of moisture-loving foam insulation off the car to try and minimise future rust risk.

[@uncensored5104]

I had a lovely 124 Coupe BC back in the 90's and it was a classic then. The Racing Red Tipo looks like a good buy, it's a phase 1 car as well which I prefer over the later 3dr model.

[@philzvids3577]

Some great cars there. I've always wanted a Lancia Monte Carlo. There's a couple I would add to the list: Alfa 156 GTA, Lancia Beta coupe. I do wonder why prices are dropping. Is it lack of suitable fuel availability or ULEZ?

[@JustARandomFio]

It's a shame they put only a 120 HP 2-liter FIAT in the Beta Montecarlo, that Beauty deserved more love. Even less luck had the US variant (renamed Scorpion due to the Chevy Monte Carlo) that got only a 1.8-liter motor with 80 HP due to the stricter US regulations (if I remember correctly, that was the era of the US muscle cars without muscles).

[@EvoraGT430]

That 124 looks gorgeous.

[@Buck3366]

Jack, Autosportivo Bedford had a Sedicivalvole for sale they may collaborate for a test drive. Ant also has a Delta Integrale and an Uno Turbo I.e it might be worth giving them a shout if they still have the Tipo.

[@Tacko14]

Kitty! Anything online with a cat in it, we demand more cat! Videocall, teams, youtubes, the cat goes without saying. We Want The Cat!

[@Number27]

😆😆😆😆😆 🐈

[@eddthirty4065]

Great video - I reckon the Fiat Barchetta is a worthy candidate. Handbuilt in Maggiore, looks great and is reliable. Look out for rust and noisy variators.

[@Number27]

Good call!!

[@grumpy9478]

very enjoyable walk-through of neat Italian stock back to the late '60s... consider doing this seasonally (regardless of the market) so I remain undecided about buying.

[@DaDa-David]

OMG! My Dad bought a used coupe XUW410T and a new saloon JPU???V (I think) when I was a wee lad, still had the Fiat 130 Coupe laid up. Business problems later all were gone by about 1982. Still fond memories at 52 yrs old!

[@philipsparrow7977]

Hi Jack. I had a 124 Coupe back in the early 90s. Mine was also a twin headlight model with the 1.8 twin cam engine. Much as I loved the car it was however in the rather unpleasant shade of beige. Had a sliding Webasto roof though. 😊

[@mikadavies660]

It is not surprising, considering people's finances. Everyone is under pressure from insurance companies. Add in the increases in road tax and the coming budget. I would think that many people are thinking of selling their second car and cutting back to just one. Personally, I would love to have a little classic car... but like many people, I haven't seen a pay increase for the last 8 years.

[@Ashfielder]

I’ve always liked Fiat’s MR2, my uncle had one back in the day and said it arrived brand new from the dealer with rust bubbling through the paint! I’m sure it was fun when it worked.

[@Tacko14]

Well... If you buy an X1/9 and it needs serious work, alright. Can do, parts are relatively simple and you might exchange them for whatever is still available. If you buy a Delta Integrale Evo and it needs work, best of luck. That's a big part of why I like parts bin specials. You can actually keep them rolling. I used to visit Zandvoort for amateur races once. Nobody raced an E30 M3, they all went for the 325i. No wonder.

[@markcompton6750]

Great Vid Jack 👍

[@tombassman]

Great idea for a different kind of video. Hope to see more like this.

[@DaDa-David]

Sooooo Pretty! Close as I will get to owning my Dads 130 Coupe...*Does a little cry

[@garysmith5025]

I had both a Tipo 16V and 75 Twinspark back in the day. The Fiat was the better car, it beat the Alfa on handling, performance and practicality, the Alfa was also let down by its vague gear change.

[@rupertorgan7749]

I test drove a Gamma Coupe back in 2019. Gorgeous-looking car, but suffered from significant scuttle shake. I would add the Fiat Barchetta, Lancia Dedra and Delta tipo 836 to this list, all cars I have owned in the past.

[@155stw]

I think the Alfetta Motronic has VVT so it's a good engine to get. Very veri mild mods and you're at a very usable and respectable 140 bhp.

[@alfaradbean]

I had a silver 2,0 Alfetta in the nineties with sunroof and black leather, gave 750 euro then

[@stevefield3377]

well i think we hit our heads at same point. all of them are a jam.

[@fritzmuller8246]

The more I watch this guy the more I like him

[@widewan7585]

Thanks for the video. Im in Australia and currently looking for my first car. Ive looked at some fiat x1-9s and alfa romeo alfetta gtv 2000s. So what do we think about this? For something more sensible i might go for one of the 90s gtv's?

[@Number27]

Here at least the 90s GTVs are incredible value. They are fun cars too.. and don't dismiss the 2L, its still a great engine and handles better than the Busso that everyone wants..

[@R-Tap]

I should have bought a Delta Evo a few years back when they were £25k sterling and lowish mileage. I also rejected a W124 e500e at €25k here in Ireland, a Dubai import, so pretty good. Damn. I doubt they will ever drop back to that point.

[@gavinivers8941]

Sad if you borrowed money to pay to much for your classic, but if you haven't it's good news for the real classic car owners. It is a matter of understanding when the market is at the bottom or close to flatten out. Good luck.

[@thomasbell6655]

Your cats a genius, lovely lad

[@eric-wb7gj]

TY Jack 🙏🙏, Maserati Coupe/4200 for me!

[@mrdainase]

I was looking at the white 75 only last week. It does need an inch or so taken out of the front ride height but that aside it looked peachy.

[@justinbennitt835]

There's a switch to raise & lower the 8.32 spoiler so it might not be broken... having said that, the spoiler on my 1992 8.32 (Tipo 2) was stuck in the Up position and it wasn't worth spending the cash on getting the motors fixed or replaced because it looks better that way. I'd personally steer well clear of the 8.32. As lovely as they are (especially with the Poltrona Frau full leather interior), even though mine had about 1/3 of the mileage of this one it had an issue starting which even my local specialist (John Whalleys) couldn't resolve, and John had an 8.32 (Tipo 1) of his own so they knew a lot about that model. The 8.32 also has some bespoke parts (I think the water pump being one of them) which I had to have a custom gasket made for; fortunately the pump itself was ok, otherwise that could have been the death of that particular car. That Tipo i.e. engine looks suspiciously like the 16v Integrale engine. The same engine was also used in the FIAT Coupe 16v turbo.

[@bleizbreizh6264]

Got my eye on an early x1/9 in italy already...

[@gothicpagan.666]

That 124 coupe has been for sale for a long time. Great cars but it depends how you value £11, 000

[@sammygirlie345]

Thank you Jack for demounting ariel from rc car so i dont think its a stray hair and im trying to brush it off great video as always i had a teapot 16v miss that

[@B_Shira]

Great video! Would like to see other cars such as the British

[@alcampbell5831]

Really appreciate Pistachio's insights.

[@Number27]

He knows what he’s talking about …

[@williamodell22]

Lancia Dedra going through Msthewsons classic auction this month. Its in staggering good nick.

[@420Ard]

A Thema, but not an 8.32. Get the best busso V6 or Lampredi turbo. Or of course it's beautiful sister, a 164 with any of the available engines. A good early Bitubo would be a great buy too. Or like I did: An Y Elefantino Rosso, have a lot of fun and save thousands. 😉

[@Number27]

The thema V6 did not use the Busso but the PRV engine that was also in Volvos, Renault and Peugeots .. ooh and the DeLorean

[@benczeimi]

I just love your cat ! 😻😻😻😻😻

[@lesbrown5829]

Spanish technical inspection = ITV, (Inspección Técnica de Vehículos). Similar to UK MOT, but 1st test is 4 years old and every 2 years thereafter until 10 years old and then every year .

[@NestaGibson-p3s]

Hi Jac ,why don't you go to Italy and buy a car ? Take us with you . Regards

[@SimonRockman]

I've always love the Gamma.

[@robbrady4649]

What does Pistachio think of the Alfa GTV Spider as a second hand buy? I value his opinion.

[@raggedrascal5463]

Likewise. They're distinctive, dependable and fun to drive. My Spider only cost £3k. Brilliant little car.

[@Number27]

He loves the 916 series cars, though he does prefer the Coupe…

[@ajax700]

The X1/9 was a Bertone project and manufactured by them, and Fiat / Dante Giacosa (Fiat engineering chief) never were interested on that great concept of a car (a baby mid engine Ferrari) as they were on their own creations. Bertone needed something, fast, to build in the Turin factory, as they stopped producing Fiat 850 spider. I have to disagree on that, they "weren't afraid to take risks" *not. They couldn't care less for this Bertone little great car but it is an underdeveloped car. Best wishes.

[@bogiwalker5990]

I also would add fiat 20v coupe. One of the best fiat cars till this day.

[@guy4469]

i have had 4 x ford granada 2,8 ghia x, but now i want a FIAT 130 COUPE .

[@Haffschlappe]

The 130 woud be best with a Rover V8 or Alfa Busso 3,0 litte V6

[@guy4469]

@@Haffschlappe no its 3.2 litre its enough

[@Yorkyscott]

Put triple carbs on it which will open it up

[@thomashumber9762]

I FEEL PRICES FOR THE USUAL CLASSICS HAS COME DOWN A BIT. BUT THOSE LOW LOW MILES ORIGINAL CARS WILL ALWAYS COMMAND A SOLID PRICE...PROVEN IN RECENT ACTIONS.

[@thatcheapguy525]

careful, Pistacio is sneakily trying to take over the channel

[@Number27]

🤣🤣🤣

[@imaweerascal]

I can sense my bank manager crying as i watch this video...

[@Number27]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@davebuts1921]

Miss my 75 so much, so regrett selling her, that Monticalo is so lovely and so sexy, only Lancia.

[@johnmac8084]

Great news, thanks Blofeld 😅

[@Number27]

😆😆😆😆 🐈

[@delukxy]

Like clicked at 328. A nice number!

[@ca9968]

All I want is a South African only production..the demon known as the Opel Kadett 200ts but alas there are non in the UK and very very few available in South Africa that have owners willing to part with them...then there`s the cost and red tape involved with importing it, the next best thing would be a clean Vauxhall Calibra 4x4 Turbo but i`d have more luck going to every chicken farm in the UK to find a hen with teeth than I would finding a decent one of those...

[@michaelisaacson9735]

Aww...no 124 Spiders or GTV-6? Or are they beyond the price target?

[@Number27]

Beyond budget…

[@michaelisaacson9735]

@@Number27 Not sure why that comforts me, having had several of the first, one of the latter, and none at all now. Wishashouldakeptall. BTW, adore the 'Stach.

[@richardgriffiths76]

My GTV 6 is on Car and Classic right now. Low reserve! 2 days left to bid!

[@michaelisaacson9735]

@@richardgriffiths76 Wish I could. I had to give mine away.

[@OtterlyInsane]

The Thema 8.32 has a 3.0 based off the 308 QV engine, not the 328 fyi.

[@rockinghorses]

Fiat 124 looks purty on the right wheels.

[@jeremyaustin9103]

Thinking you should waft around in the Thema 8v32

[@bispal]

Interesting but why are classic prices reducing? Lack of parts, expensive repairs & many not ULEZ / LEZ if under 40yo so not usable on a regular basis. Just some reasons. Even I'm getting put off, it's so difficult to get parts and no one wants to fix them.

[@Number27]

Those things but much more so they were vastly overvalued because of low interest rates, further bumped up by Covid… and investors thinking the gravy train would never end

[@SA-zoom1]

As much as I enjoyed this video, I was very distracted by you looking like a Bond villain, wearing a turtleneck stroking a white cat 😅

[@Number27]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@pumpthewater419]

Cars are getting cheaper, but maintenance and repair are getting more expensive.

[@1-3645]

Here in Sweden those cars were eaten by the Brown wolf decades ago.

[@maltesephil]

and then I found a fiat 124 for under 8k and almost clicked buy it now

[@parrotraiser6541]

What are the legal, tax, and paperwork considerations for imported European cars?

[@workman122]

Since the brits decided to leave the EU, it became more expensive. You will have to pay vat and customs duty.

[@gazzafloss]

Don't be fooled by your cat Jack, cats are always "on the make", he wants something, you just haven't worked out quite what it is yet. Some nice older Italians for sale there.

[@taw6528]

Did you not need to pay import Tax to bring and register a car from the EU to the UK (and the steering wheel being on the wrong side)

[@bobibest89]

Can we see a video about the 159 and 166?

[@Number27]

If I can find someone to bring them to me..

[@JustARandomFio]

Owned and daily drove a Gamma Coupé for 2 decades. If you want to own this car, you must be prepared to spend a lot in maintenance and repair, and with a lot, I mean thousands every year. Unless it sits in your garage, which would be a shame. Get an 82 or 83 2500 iE second series model, strictly manual. It has 140 horsepower, is quicker, has a higher top speed, and what matters most - the motor is way more reliable and less prone to break. Stay away from automatics. Also, stay away from cheap ones that aren't in pristine status, you will regret the buy. Spend 15k on a good one rather than 7-8k on something like shown here and then have to put in another 7 or 8 to get it running properly. The car is eye candy and grants turning heads, but like a beautiful young GF, it needs a lot of care, responsible driving, and money.

[@hermangaag9758]

❤ 🐈

[@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya]

The cat… 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@manchegocheese997]

I'd be very suspicious of any X1/9 that appears to be rust-free.