You Won't Believe the Horsepower this 1989 Polski Fiat 126p Puts Out

Polski Fiat 126p car review. You Won't Believe the Horsepower this 1989 Polski Fiat 126p Puts Out, car review and car tour with Scotty Kilmer. Car show off contest winner Bart and his 1989 Polski Fiat 126p. This 28 year old car was imported from Poland and has a 2 cylinder air-cool engine that makes 24 horsepower. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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[@2004sammysammy]

Scotty Kilmer t

[@redemptionofthebeast50]

Scotty Kilmer *I love this guy so much. His videos have helped the most on youtube. God bless you man.* 😙

[@irish34csprigg61]

My dad had a 1989 yugo he love it was really good in the snow as well

[@tqdinh2]

Hell naw🚗💩

[@moviejose3249]

Those have to be the perkiest most excited breasts over a car I have ever seen

[@deXXXXter2]

2 doors, hatchback, small, rear-engined, aircooled, RWD. This is basically Porsche 911.

[@maluchfiatowski5492]

Poland porsche :)

[@peterbustin2683]

Cool !

[@loktom4068]

Except one is a rocket and the other one is a TURTLE.

[@anthonyxuereb792]

If you squint

[@jizzyjake6783]

If definitely gets up and goes. Lightning quick and agile.

[@ggj1987]

0-60: Never 1/4 mile: *checks calendar*

[@domer4050]

But You know it can go 130km/h, no downhill, yeah?

[@mkgabassboosts]

No! Type this if you want a polish sport car from this years : FSO Strato-Polonez

[@domer4050]

@@mkgabassboosts Tak, ale mojego taty zadbany (to było jakieś 15 lat temu, wyciągał koło 130.

[@zimone89]

finding parking in 0.1 seconds. Fuel economy, enough space like a smart, less expensive than a smart, nicer than a smart.......i think it's genial! ;)

[@tmb282]

it was actually Lancia with Polonez body ;)

[@waldemarklencner369]

People did not have much. Learnt to enjoy and cherish simple things.

[@thomascalahan8494]

Waldemar Klencner if you have GOD, family, food and good times, you have a lot!

[@alphatrion100]

We should go back to that a little. Simplicity

[@1970351C2V]

"People did not have much". Made possible by communism.

[@sbaxter4207]

​@@markokrsmanovic1080 cheap? The equivalent of 20 month salary's? Not saving up over 20 months, did i hear him right? If so, can you image how long it would take to save up that much? 80 months? 6 years? for a cute little lawn mower which handles and indicator stick falls off after 20 months?

[@kailniko4128]

@@1970351C2V Not only that, also frequent conflicts, check history of Poland, located always between Germany and Russia.

[@edim108]

To really understand the phenomenon of Fiat 126p in Poland, you have to understand the situation in Poland at the time. This car was produced in deep communism and after the communism was replaced by capitalism, in a time when the economy was hit hard by Inflation and Recession. People needed a cheap and economical way of transportation that was also easy and cheap to fix so that you can do all the repairs yourself if you needed. People drove these cars from Poland to Bulgaria! Imagine around 1800 km (a full day of driving) in this car with 5 people AND baggage on board! Now understand that until people started importing German Cars (1990 onwards) this was the only sensible option for a car other than the Fiat 125p (a Fiat 1500 variant) which you would pay your kidney for and still had to wait two years for. All things considered, the Fiat 126p was almost perfect compromise between peoples needs and what the state could provide (Yay Socialism!). This car was meant to be reasonably priced, reliable enough, economical, easy to manufacture and cheap to produce. Nothing more, nothing less. For Poland, it was something like the Ford T for America- the car that really motorized the country and brought to the masses.

[@Tore_Lund]

Farmers used donkeys for road transport of produce to market. The donkey warning triangles are still on some roads today.

[@624radicalham]

Ah but remember this was an Italian car through and through for a non Communist Italy and was sold in Italy as the more stylish, more modern and safer replacement for the Fiat 500. It was a chic boutique car like the new Fiat 500 is today.

[@strictlyunreal]

@Edim 108 The irony is that It seems you don't understand the situation in Poland at the time. When was Poland in "deep communism"? Communism in Poland was never replaced by capitalism, as living in Communism means living in a stateless society, which Poland never was in the first place.

[@Progan666]

IsThisReal it was an administrative command economy typically associated with the communist USSR, a state whose constitution claimed to have followed the principles of communism. Poland is one of the former satellite states of the USSR. Your idea of communism does not discredit OP's understanding of the socioeconomic situation in poland under communist law.

[@torstenscholz6243]

I am from Germany, and after the end of communism Polish families also drove with them to Germany to visit relatives - also with up to 5 people inside and tons of luggage on the roof. They were so slow it is rumored that they even got overtaken by trucks on the motorway. Must have been quite adventurous. For us Germans, the equivalent to the 126 is the VW Beetle, which got us Germans on four wheels in a similar way in the 1950s.

[@JamesDiGrizz]

Most important feature of this car: RWD!

[@PiotrPilinko]

This is real toy on an ice :D

[@zefir15]

And engine is behind rear axle, like in Porshe :D

[@justinprohm]

abra cadabra *Porsche and like beetle and fiat and many other cars...

[@nabassu]

google "szayowozy". its a steel frame (made under sport regulations), and 126p mechanics. 25HP (or more, but again, regulations) and way less kilograms. very strong sport on 90-00', availible for many. teen drivers. sadly, since the creator died last year, and due to lack of interest in polish motorsport club (national?), the sport died with his owner

[@burthabard8316]

@@zefir15 and scoda 120

[@cruisepix]

I was in Poland in 1975 with my grandparents and they rented a Polska Fiat station wagon. There was 6 of Us stuffed in there with our luggage and we drove all over the country visiting family I think my grandfather thought 60 km an hour was equal to 60 miles an hour but cars were passing us! He got up to 100 kilometers per hour to keep up and we thought we were breaking the land speed record of Poland.

[@darcychu9652]

cruisepix Actually powerful is "enough is enough", no need for excessive power. Current carmakers are bragging about excessive output to tease buyers pay premium price for useless power.

[@cruisepix]

@@darcychu9652 as a former engine builder I appreciate useless excessive power!

[@gravemind6536]

No such thing as excessive power as long as you have the right wheels tyres and suspension.

[@cruisepix]

@@gravemind6536 too much of everything is just enough!

[@martiniman34]

There's no such a thing as "useless power" especially when you get 45seconds 0-60 :-). Now imagine when you want to pass something long with trailer. Poland in 80' had 230 miles of motorways.. In real life these cars were terrible but really easy to fix.. except for rust, Polish winters are bad +cruisepix I think you talking about Polski Fiat 125p.. "bigger" sedan/wagon type car.. +cruisepix, seriously good to see you in one piece ;-)

[@Pandzikizlasu80]

You know why this car doesn't need any soundproof? Because you have ears covered by your knees when you are in it. *** Is there any difference in safety between maluch (fiat 126p) and a volvo? None, in both cars damages berly reach engine after a colision. *** Two blondies drive maluch. Sudenly car stoped, they decided to check it, first opened the bonet and shout: -There is no engine! secound: Don't worry, we have spare one in the boot. *** Some old Polish jokes abaut fiat 126

[@jarid9892]

U get hit from the back u don't damage the engine but stuff gets out of line like it happen to this fiat owner and you won't be able to shift ur trunk won't close correctly trust me I know I daily a fist 126 here in America ever day for over the past year and my fear is getting rear ended hard I got rear ended at a light bit was minor damage

[@MrRivii]

heated rear windshield so your hands don't get cold when you are pushing it in winter :D

[@simba7701]

LOLOLOLOL

[@blairbrown4812]

So,the Poles hated this car as much as I do.

[@eightosaurusspelunk1598]

Very nice! I love the honesty and simplicity of it. Actually a good looking car, in my opinion. Thanks for sharing!

[@ronschlorff7089]

Could I possibly recommend a good eye doctor for you? Mine is pretty good; he Might be able to correct your vision!! :D

[@MrJx4000]

I'll bet if they made those in N. Am. and sold 'em for a couple of or three grand each, they'd be sold out in no time.

[@thesunflowchannel1995]

0-60 in only 45 seconds wow impressed.

[@hojnikb]

Still faster than a Prius.

[@fila1445]

WikiTool People back in the days use to upgrade those bad boys, they could acheave 10.6s from 0-60

[@dennisleslie]

Equivalent to a Honda Civic lol

[@michaelguevara8015]

i think its 0-60km so 0-30 miles or so

[@DylanTaylor]

bet its a bit slower with a trailer

[@michal.mrozek]

Wow! This was my very first car! 😀 Kind regards from Poland!

[@erigabu]

My fist car to! :) I loved that unreliable "crap"... regards from Hungary!

[@krzysztofczerminski5135]

Mr Mrożek greetings to You from Wrocław

[@dasboot5903]

I learned how to drive, on Italy made original Fiat 126 .... in Warsaw, Poland ####

[@imgonnagogetthepapersgetth8347]

1:01 "You could buy this piece of...."

[@Kacpa2]

This is why european people get angry at some dumber people that say that V6 or inline 5 is puny weak engine and V8 and above is only good thing.....These people were spoiled beyond any stretch of imagination While here we admire bigger inline 4s inline 5s and V6 is is considered huge already and V8 and above are treated like unicorns. People appreciate cars with such far more here...

[@DominikMaslyk]

Hey, I know you!

[@thebaddestogre-3698]

A vast majority of all the cars in America are 4cyl and Our trucks and sports cars have v8s with some exceptions. You are comparing commuter vehicles to vehicles designed to go fast and haul heavy loads at 70mph.

[@PeterCieply]

@@vladimirkostic9932 Kia's, Mazda's, Hyundai's,Toyota's,Hondas.The rich well off people have really big models but there are thousands of small models running around..

[@thebaddestogre-3698]

@@vladimirkostic9932 Ford, Chevy and Chrysler all use 4 cylinders for almost all the cars and small SUVs. 1.5L - 2.5L. Like I said, you can buy big SUVs and trucks with a V8. Or a muscle car like Corvette, Camaro, Mustang Gt, Charger, and Challenger. But yes most new cars have a 4 cyl. And dont forget most the cars on the road here are Asian and German too.

[@johngutierrez4882]

My v8 gets great gas millage lexus gs430 4.3 3uzfe

[@damirmisic6101]

We had this cars also in ex Yugoslavia, we called it ''Peglica'' (little Iron) … I remember that one of ours high school teachers from biology had one, and when she was giving a tough exam on classes some of my fellow school colleagues on big break took hers ''Peglica'', lifted it and carry it away and hide it around school building so she had a good time finding it after job :)

[@darekjaskulski3375]

Hahaha that true sir. 4 adults could easily carry that car away 😂

[@Tegelane5]

In our school two senior class boys wiggled this, or bigger Fiat127 between two trees. Later commented, biology teacher, The Beard sure knows how to (parallel) park :)

[@altergreenhorn]

hahah I'm from yu too and some guys in my backyard do the simmilar thing with one "peglica" or "bolha" what we caled this tiny thing To explain the yugo names: "peglica" mean clothes iron "bolha" mean flea

[@dazzershell]

Sounds like poem) "That boys are grown..." told kind old teacher and smiled...

[@1cmman]

LOL great prank. :)

[@realcrazyfrog]

OMG! Awesome! We have a lot of those in Cuba, we call them "polakitos" ( little Polish). Haha. So funny to see one of those in this channel

[@martinp.9853]

Reinaldo Hernandez Ricardo that's amazing that Cuba has them but how did the Cubans find this car? My mom had one just like this one in red and drove us around in Poland with it.

[@LeonardoYouTube8]

Reinaldo Hernandez Ricardo do you live in Cuba?

[@382527100]

Martin Piasecki in Cuba they were given by the government to those who were really good employees same for the lada and all Russian cars but it wasn’t really easy to get one it took years for the government to give you one

[@realcrazyfrog]

Leonardo Parra no, not anymore, sir. I'm Cuban born and raised, but I'm living in Florida, USA

[@realcrazyfrog]

eddie baham exactly!

[@shamanZimbabwe]

Rear wheel drive , engine in the back of the car , air-cooled etc. Sounds like Porshe 911 , isn't it? If you ever wonder about differences between communism and capitalism this is the answer Greetings form Poland :)

[@ronschlorff7089]

All it needs is a "Bernie 2020" sticker on it!! LOL :D

[@timhancock6626]

I suggest you look up the Steyr Puch 650 TR2 from Austria. That was a modified Fiat from the mid 1960s that went like stink, or the Abarth Fiat 500. Nothing communist about them, and the 126 was made in Italy before they moved production to Poland.

[@jaimieconroy36]

The VW Beetle and Karman Ghia were also rear engine, air cooled, and rear wheel drive cars. Were they also Porsche 911. I don't think so. They were slow and had clumsy handling.

[@stevanjakovljevic8390]

@@jaimieconroy36 Fiat 650 is nimble little machine , it handled road much better than beetle ,independent suspension on all wheels , I owned one before 30 year a go , you could say its crap , butt all american cars in 80 were crap also , just bigger and more ugly . This car is italian , and they now how to design things . It was design to do U turn in single 2 lane . Radius of turn was 6m . You could toss car with handbrake making 180 degree turn in single lane . It felt like baby 911

[@jizzyjake6783]

The styling is a little raw but as far as performance goes this car can still hold it's own even against modern Porsches.

[@Scisca1a2a]

It has one thing in common with top-of-the-line Mercedes of that era. The front crash zone ended where the engine started 😂

[@eduardkalmanawardze]

Rip driver and passengers

[@advocatusdiaboli3204]

My cousin had a late 90's model in Poland. He weights 135 Kg or 298 lbs. Once, I asked him 'what are you doing when you drive in corners?' His answer was hilarious. He prays, he actually had a bible in the glove box to counterweight the car 😂🇵🇱👍📿🛐

[@ronschlorff7089]

Should have added a "plastic Jesus" to the dash. I sure would if I had to drive this thing!!

[@dafff08]

actually something good and not just some dbag type of guy grossly showing off some generic car.

[@alexgorski5031]

They were very quiet. You had your knees in your ears when sitting in it.

[@russelsterlace483]

Poland joke

[@dasboot5903]

Mr. Scotty ... you crushed my heart with that particular episode of your MOTO-show !!!! Thank U soooooooo much !!!!

[@brian_jake]

24 horsepower 😱

[@ewiem4351]

LOL! I was expecting an LS transplant with at least 420 horses.

[@raymondschulte1723]

I have a John Deere mower with a 25 hp engine.

[@AndyG73]

...and that has the added bonus of cutting the grass as you travel (at probably similar speeds) to your destination!

[@JamesDiGrizz]

And RWD :)

[@sweeptheleg.]

My lawnmower could outrun that thing.

[@krzysztofczerminski5135]

You just can't mistaken this engine sound with anything else trust me

[@xyz2121]

A lawn-mower?

[@WymiataczPlays]

@@xyz2121 nope

[@RichTexas82513]

@@WymiataczPlays a citroen?

[@JasioClass77]

Had one back in Poland. 4.6Liter per 100km.

[@zdunczykj]

Same here, I had it for couple of years :)

[@5argetech56]

Two more horsepower than my Riding Mower.... :)

[@ireneuszpyc6684]

Zundapp KS750 motorcycle made in the III Reich in 1944 had 25 horsepower

[@leneanderthalien]

many 50-60' agricultural tractors had only 25hp, incusive the John Deere 300, but they work good...A friend work 30 years with a Zetor 25a, tow 10 tons in hard climbs without problems and was use in the winter to tow big tree trunks with a winch...

[@Engineer9736]

Eryk Pyc 25hp for a motorcycle is quite normal. It’s approxiately the limit for a light motorcycle in NL. So there are many of them.

[@ireneuszpyc6684]

Richard; my point was: Zundapp KS750 engine produced 25hp in the year 1944, while Fiat 126 produced 24hp in the year 1989 - looks like that Polish factory used outdated technology

[@ssj4david]

@@leneanderthalien I'm sure the tractor generated ALOT of torque

[@yaskula2]

I remember, I was doing my driver license test on this Fiat 126p back in 1990 in Poland. Everyone liked it and wanted to drive it, because it was small and easy to drive instead of driving Fiat 125p, which was a lot bigger.

[@KarasekUS]

You mean 126p.

[@yaskula2]

@@KarasekUS you're right

[@kenpickett9317]

I had one of these in Australia in the early 90’s. It was known as the Niki there and was the cheapest car you could buy at the time. Was quite reliable, although I do remember having to put in a new head gasket which only took a couple of hours. The red paint was poor also as it faded and oxidised very quickly and I was continually polishing and waxing to keep the shine.

[@bunzeebear2973]

ALL Red paint does that. It is the nature of Red and the SUN. Only when they started to clear coat the paint did the shine stay. Red is the worst for fading...it does it so fast.

[@loktom4068]

A tin can of Rust-Olium should solve this.

[@TerribleAcid]

My dad used to daily drive one of these back in early 2000s. He still hates it and says that he wondered every day what will break next.

[@FirstHandLLC]

Wow, I remember riding in the back seat of one when I was a kid. Driving through the mountains, we had to pull over multiple times to let the engine cool.)

[@julp7266]

36-40 MPG? Take dat Prius!

[@datathunderstorm]

JP ElectroFlame 40mpg? Compared to 64mpg on my 10 year old Prius hybrid? No contest. Don’t get me wrong; I was tempted to buy one of these 126Ps as a 2nd vehicle, when I deemed riding my 125cc YZF-R125 bike a bit too risky. They were going for peanuts in the UK back in the day, but I really appreciated their old school technology. Sadly, I didn’t buy one. I’d probably still have it.

[@WymiataczPlays]

Better hurry the hell up, here in Poland the prices are skyrocketing. You ain't buying one for pennies to rag it around the fields anymore like people used to do in the 2000s

[@robertspychaj3729]

Not sure about fuel economy.... I had one Fiat like this is Poland, very first car... It had well adjusted engine. I can tell you 4.2 liter per 100 km was normal fuel economy on it.

[@bangerbangerbro]

@@WymiataczPlays My dad used to have one in the 90s before I was born but he got rid of it unfortunately (and it was immediately scrapped we think). Before he had it my uncle had it for his kids to drive around their small field and now they have a Cinquecento (90s one) painted with wall paint. I saw one at a steam engine rally where people also had classic cars and thought it looked really cute and nice and small and thought it would be a good car to have.

[@tomk3732]

@@datathunderstorm Not anymore a guy from UK got one for 2500 + 1000 extra for restoration... that is 4500 USD

[@pichardo2227]

Amazing car for make new friends and talk about polski 🚙 👍

[@tommyodonovan3883]

That "car" isn't worth the powder and shot it would take to put it out of its misery. Molotov Cocktail....Burn it.

[@Your_nearest_toyota_dealer]

hey from poland its not polski because polski=polish in poland its called "polski fiat"=polish fiat its a fiat 125p in poland we call it "maluch" too its like a small person

[@pichardo2227]

Maluch!! good to know, Thanks

[@kfiatooh666]

Maluch means literally Baby or Toddler. :) You should read it as: 'Maluh' [mʌluh] ('ch' in Polish is always read as single 'h').

[@rubukh]

Tommy O Donovan U ain't know anything about this car. BUT in late 90's it was worth nothing more then one clip to Beretta 92FS full of ammo. :D

[@johndow1974]

This was my first car and absolutely awesome one to drive. Lightweight, small, agile and amazing drifting in winter (RWD + engine in the back). The old saying was that any blacksmith could fix it. If I could get one now I would have. I believe Tom Hanks got renovated one recently.

[@marcinwaach7639]

The only car in world which was more expensive used than new. By selling it after a year you would sometimes double what you have paid for

[@Pandzikizlasu80]

Exacly Yep, it was a common practice in Poland to sell a car immidietly after you took it from a state deeler, buy 10 years old one or refurbished newer and get all the money back with some profit in the end - seriously. There was so much demend for a cars that ineficient state owned factories ware not able to fulfil it even in fraction, so prices of used cars ware creazy. There ware even garage manufactorers that ware building cars from spare parts. Some of them ware known for much better quality than oficial manufacurers.

[@ronschlorff7089]

@@Pandzikizlasu80 thanks for this "illuminating" comment! I'm sending it to comrade Bernie Sanders for his "edification" LOL ;D

[@Pandzikizlasu80]

@@ronschlorff7089 Sorry for practicing my poor English on innocent people. Yes, let him learn something abaut socialism - Poland was a good example, how it worked (or rather didn't work, so only private micro companies, farms and unregistered initiatives made the life possible here).

[@nkl2121]

have you heard about russia?

[@MetalTrabant]

Actually this was true for almost any cars made in socialist countries back then, you could sell them for more used than new, if they were well kept.

[@BigRobChicagoPL]

My Grandpa Józef owned a red Maluch like this one. In the USSR days here in Poland these were the most common car makes you could get: Warszawa, Polonez, Fiat, Nysa, and Syrena. Like in the video there were horrible wait times as well. My other Grandpa Riczard sold a Fiat 125p for a lot of Złoty after finally getting his due to the high demand and low supply. This was the case with everything though and I often hear stories of there being no food in the grocery stores and how school books had a 2 year order time. As a Polak it makes me happy seeing my country's PRL Russian history getting some light.

[@MrSlicer2424]

My favorite Show off Sunday so far!! Great video!

[@ADAMANK]

Our first family car in Poland! Thanks for posting this. If I believe correctly you just add the oil to the gas tank. Dziekuje!

[@DrittAdrAtta]

No, it's a 4 stroke engine.

[@DrittAdrAtta]

Its nickname in Poland was "maluch" ( little one ). It was so popular, that it even became its official name in the last production years. It was also called "kaszlak" ( cougher). Search the sound of it starting the engine, particularly when it is reluctant to start. You will get the idea why it was called so😂I would give a limb and a kidney to get a ride in it again though. We had a 1979, pea green one and then 1985, burgundy red. I learnt to drive in them. Oh, sweet memories.

[@terryatkinson3182]

The horsepower is irrelevant. It has character and great fun to drive. You need to be a good driver to get the most out of it. It's the sort of car you have to experience to understand it's charm.

[@dragancrnogorac3851]

It's reasonable fast car for the time, 24hp and 600kg is same as 50hp and 1200 kg. 50hp and 1200kg is WV passat 2nd gen, golf 2nd gen, ford Sierra 2,4L ... 40 years ago 20-40 sec 0-100km/h was normal acceleration. Gen one Golf GTI was like 15 sec 0-100 and that was considered as insanely fast car. Today ford fiesta base model is faster than that

[@gravemind6536]

Power to weight is almost the same as on 2002 VW Polo, Renault Clio and Vauxhall Corsa at least when it comes to the entry level engines they had.

[@latinace1981]

It's fun to drive a slow car?

[@ericbennik5843]

You mean 60 years ago.Also gen one golf gti would have been 9 secs 0-100

[@Tore_Lund]

If it is low geared and have small turning radius, you can get plenty of rally feel out of it. I own a 1998 Fiat 600 55HP and 641Kg. It can do insane things no modern can can do.

[@Mutorcsym1391]

That little beast has never earned a thumbs down!!! Dont do it.

[@relentlessenterprises9238]

Mutorcsym1391 Done. lol

[@masi43]

Now this one is in great shape!! I learnt how to drive on one of those in PL. Brings back good memories. Greetings from Canada. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@christianschumacher6689]

I had one from 1983. It had the same colour as this car. The interior was in a light brown. I liked it very much. Thanks for this nice video. Especially for all the wonderful historic photos.

[@OhighOSkater]

What a great little car. I'd love to own one. Awesome video! That car is full of character

[@zatiticherry3421]

I love this thing!! Thank you for enlightening us; I love hearing about life from former Communist Bloc Slavic Nations,you guys are the coolest! Have an excellent day!!

[@Alex_Mitchell]

Poland is a Baltic country - not Slavic.

[@sczygiel]

Its Slavic as much as possible.

[@Locomotion-uz4ly]

Alex Mitchell, you cannot possibly go more Slavic than Poland. I don't know where did you get your education, but I suggest you ask for a refund.

[@zatiticherry3421]

I was going to correct Alex; but these two Brothers already informed him. Many Thanks to you two.

[@michal.mrozek]

@@sczygiel Polska! Pozdrowienia 😀

[@Derek_S]

I bought one of the original Fiat 126's for my wife in 1990. I was in the motor trade at the time and got it really cheap because there was something wrong with the engine. I forget exactly what but probably something to do with a piston or crankshaft as I had to remove the engine to fix it. As the video says they are really easy to work on. I didn't even need to use any lifting gear other than a trolley jack and was able to carry the engine to the workbench on my own. The actual engine block was tiny. It was a great little car for my wife to get to and from work a couple of miles away each day and I even borrowed it for an eighty mile round trip one day when my car was off the road. Only 70 mph top speed but that's what the motorway speed limit is anyway so the trip didn't really take any longer than a faster car would have managed. The Poles used to make Fiat cars under licence so they made this and the Fiat 125 as far as I remember. The one in this video looks exactly the same as the original Fiat as far as I can see.

[@dzonikg]

Everybody who lived in communist country remember this car..i lived in Yugoslavia and it was cheapest you could buy in 80s (Yes cheaper then Yugo) and our family friends have it...We would go together 2 holidays ...and they would go with Polski Fiat or he was called Peglica family off 4 in this thing try mountains no problem ..my family had Zastava Mediteran which had amassing 55 HP

[@kyhomegarage3430]

dzonikg I am from Yugoslavia as well. My uncle had one. Fun times. Cheers 😃😃

[@altergreenhorn]

Exactly and I as ex yugo citizen remember a thousand of polish people coming with this tiny car in the summer to adriatic sea 4 people inside and a big trunk of stuf on the roof (big as car itself) it was surreal how this little car packed with all that managed to drive a 1000 km trip to adriatic sea and going back My family had that car too with air cooled engine not later BIS water cooled version but as second car used as city car We caled this tiny car differend by places: "peglica" meaning clothes iron or "bolha" meaning flea dzoking..zastava mediteran soo 3 doors not 5 ?

[@SMGJohn]

+dzonikg It was better times back then, simple utilitarian it was times we all miss away from this materialistic Capitalist life style of working 12 hours a day with poor pay and everything cost money today, yes you can drive nice car nowadays but is it worth it? How much you must work to afford one? And you cannot avoid getting into debt. Yugoslavia was beautiful country, shame what happened to it

[@aname5695]

There were no these cars in USSR!

[@matefegypt1561]

how about yougoslavia😁😁😁👉👌🥒

[@KastaRules]

Italian engineering meets Polish manufacture... take that McLaren Mercedes !!!

[@AJ-zj2zm]

Daimler - Benz factory is going to be build soon in south of Poland and I wonder if it’s the thing to be proud of.

[@Krzychu-bh4rl]

A J it's different situation. In PRL we bought license for some cars from FIAT, producing them very very long, years after their obsolescence. But factory was our polish FSO. And Mercedes will be Mercedes. Just another assembly line owned by Germany

[@AndreaMelk92]

I'm really fall in love with the Fiat 126, i'm Italian and i'm so proud of Fiat for making it in the far 1972 :D

[@akuswik81]

What a surprise. I never thought I'd see one of these on this channel. Well done!!! I think they became more popular since Tom Hanks got a brand new one made just for him by company in Poland. I did see one like this in the UK recently too. Best regards

[@electrorganix]

Thank you Scotty for this video. I obtained my first driver's license in Poland by passing road exam in Fiat 126p. Cheers from Chicagoland :)

[@YOLOnyc]

🔥 *Would you believe that this Fiat 126p is currently the MOST-COMMON CAR IN CUBA!* Typical price in Cuba today for a used 126p aka. Fiat Polski ("The Polish Fiat") is $6,000-7,000 USD! I've driven several-hundred KM in the successor to this car, a 1990's-era Fiat Punto 5-speed manual that produced 60hp and was easily the LEAST-ERGONOMIC, MOST-UNCOMFORTABLE car that I've ever driven, lol. It was the upgraded-model of the 55hp Fiat Uno, but unlike the 1980's 126p, it was reasonably quick - could probably do 150+ KM/H with enough runway to build up the speed. One notable oddity of the Fiat Punto was that the radio was connected via an unswitched-battery connection, so it works all the time regardless of if the car was running or if even the key was in it. The owner warned me that if I'd leave the radio on when parked the car battery would drain.

[@carlriver7552]

They don't have parts in Cuba my brother sold his and got a 55 Chevy

[@Brutuz62]

Been there, made a round trip, saw a few in Cuba, once one at a road cafe 3 big guys having engine problems with their 126p

[@EnhancedNightmare]

Uno Fire was a beast xD I remember it shaking like crazy when going over 120 kmh

[@fidelcatsro6948]

viva revolution

[@tommyodonovan3883]

I'm 55, A cold war BABY! A Bayman from NFLD. I always thought that the news stories of the retarded socialist states like Pol, Russia, Chyyyna, Eastern Block...were somewhat exaggerated. The idiocy that gripped those countries for 50yrs or more is astounding. Soon they'll be paying the price too....In many cases; Russia/China/EU...are headed for demographic (economic/Social) disaster in 20-30yrs, unless drastic measures are taken....AKA War. P.S. The west is/was, at least, the best....From 1945; Start of USA World Hegemony, to 2020, the est world population will have gone from 2b to 8b.

[@scoopof3d]

You forgot to mention another joke: " The crumple zone ends at the engine" .

[@richardharris3423]

Great video! Thanks for posting it! I LOVE this car! It's a no nonsense compact cute car!!!

[@adrianmorningstar8882]

I use to have Polish Fiat 126. Thank you very much for bringing back precious memories.

[@herbwag6456]

I like that car. Simple, easy to work on.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I found that car so cute when I was young. I really wanted one.

[@Pawel_z_Trzeciego]

SUNROOF

[@mark52111]

Thanks for sharing! Finally, a car I can say my 2008 Prius will absolutely smoke!!! Haha!

[@theHAL9000]

Terrific video. This model is new to me. Personally have a preference for pick-ups and cars with some real horsepower. On the other hand a car such as this Fiat 126p would actually suffice for 80% of my everyday driving and presumably come with way lower normal operating costs.

[@torstenscholz6243]

And it is even way more fun to drive than most other small cars and needs little parking space. I would also love to have one, it is basic motoring at its finest - primitive and slow, for sure, but also cheap and econmical, and is has charm and history.

[@ajuc005]

Now these cars become rare in Poland but 10 years ago you could buy 3 "working" cars for average monthly salary ;), people did all kinds of things with them - cabrios, limousines from 2 or 3 joined cars, sports cars with 50hp engines from some other used car (600 kg reardrive with 50hp felt crazy sporty, more like a gocart than a real car).

[@madebypapa3795]

My first car😂😂 the best of all in his time

[@michalsetlak]

Owned two such cars back in the '90s, an original one and a FL. Loved them as I could repair most things myself right on the middle of the road :)

[@lazyfig5367]

Great video great car glad to see someone so enthusiastic about it!!

[@fnfastone]

Ja pierdole, Nasi się dostali na ten kanał. 🇵🇱🇵🇱

[@mat21brk]

Nasi sa wszendzie!!!!!

[@mrchikago4420]

Polak potrafi 😀

[@1972scenic]

WszEdzie

[@oliviergilston2588]

Nie zesraj się

[@sebastianpuka555]

Spoko musi to wyglądać na hajłeju w Indianie

[@yamahans226]

Love this video

[@tomekmustangfreak.7346]

Great show. My family had one like that. Great memories.

[@Piotr_Lask]

LOL that was absolutely brilliant :) Mind you, Scotty, yours is one of the most popular car-maintenance YT channels in Poland! I assume after this one you might well hit the very top :D

[@Alexnikpo]

I learned to drive in one of these when I was maybe 7-8 years old haha awesome car.

[@sbaxter4207]

Must have fitted well for a small child. : )

[@Alexnikpo]

@@sbaxter4207 indeed it did, realistically its perfect for a child, fatter people I knew also used to take the seat out to fit in.

[@1066gaz]

@1:02 i thought he was going to say "you could buy this piece of S**T" LOL.

[@pawelszarek8812]

Thanks Scotty for this astonishing fiat my dad first car. The same but orange with chrome bumpers. Regards from UK. Love your film's!

[@spierdlajify]

This was my first drift car cuz he got RWD :) Imagine 60km/h drift in this car on the narrow street, ofc in the strong winter :) Great job, cheers! :)

[@colinsmith364]

Dang 24 whole horsepower

[@darcychu9652]

Colin Smith 24 HP is powerful enough for one or two persons to zip around. I remember that my high school buddy has one FIAT 126, he used to ask us to joy ride with him while picking girls up on the road. That was funny when he sped to 100 km/h on local roads to make girls scream. A practical car. Not a bad solution. Who need those excessive power?

[@naywahn]

@@darcychu9652 "excessive power"???!!! I wasn't even aware 24hp could move a smart car!!!

[@EgadsNo]

Soviet Union had a popular car that only had 15 horsepower, it could still get up to 60mph, but would take you about 15 seconds to do so. Not so great for getting on a highway.

[@tocambenzin6409]

EgadsNo 15hp car 0-60 in 15seconds? I think u need a lot more time to get to 60 with 15horses in a car

[@waterheaterservices]

24 glorious revolutionary Strong Red Victory 🏇 horsey power!

[@biff1tannen]

Great little car😊👍 I belive the car is easy to wash.... Put the car in the washing machine with your socks

[@alex_inside]

Nah, the rain cleans it perfectly.

[@TheLmkPL]

Great episode Scotty! :)

[@Code2142Loco]

Wow, thank you for sharing!

[@DougCeleste]

Only 24 horsepower and can pull a trailer??? WOW!!

[@Novusod]

Top speed with trailer only 30kph though.

[@Pandzikizlasu80]

@@Novusod There ware small teailers sth like a boot on a wheels perfect to carrying tent and camping equipment that was not to heavy at all for this car. N126 camping trailer designed for the fiat 126p was also a perfect choice for 50hp+ monsters like wartburg, fiat 125p, lada etc. you could tow it in mountains withaut concern that reduction to the first gear won't be enaugh ... mostly ;)

[@kamranetemad4968]

LOVE THIS CAR SIMPLE AND BASIC GREATNESS.

[@ivanjokovic]

My grandpa had this beauty , the sound of the engine was magnificent 😃

[@derwissenskiosk8041]

Fantastic that the ^Fiat 126^ Channel got some showtime here.... :D

[@grahamjohnsparks]

Driven 2 Italian and 1 Polish 126's , I guess my Mum had a thing for them.

[@SDS-1]

I would love to have one

[@guni7197]

james craghead in poland you can get one for around 2000 PLN, its like $500 USD

[@SDS-1]

@@guni7197 sweet!

[@dusterpl6093]

Guni 2000 PLN? Are you kidding me? They are WAY more expensive, because in early 2000's many people were literally destroying these cars because they were so cheap and shitty. Now seeing one in Poland is a pretty rare experience. Also for this 2000 maybe you can get a 126p but probably it's not going to be in good condition. These cars in perfect state cost over 8000/10000

[@guni7197]

Yeah i know but i said you can get one for that amount of money, i didn't say anything about the state of the car :)

[@dusterpl6093]

Guni Well, you should because to fix this car tou need some money.

[@28celsius42]

Love that car Scotty!! Thanks for sharing..

[@BMatrixed]

Love it! Thank you for sharing.

[@ernestimken5846]

Just goes to show how a car is a valuable freedom machine in any country.

[@morrisl7]

modern cars = slave machines.

[@Test-sq5cd]

Not first because I'm actually watching the video.

[@krzysztofczerminski5135]

Kowalski checking in! As long as "Nowak" 😁 😁 😁 😁

[@lancermitsubishi2179]

Coool !!! This video brings A LOT of memories of friends and neighbors that had it in the 70's and 80"s. They may not have the sophisticated stuff that there are in today's cars but it surely did the job! And yes they did load them A LOT! I even had a neighbor who had a larger son and when the father had to go up the hill believe it or not they would try to fit 5 adults in it, the poor guy had to come down and walk up the hill. LOL!!!!

[@Metin2PLTYTANIS]

O kurwa , tego się nie spodziewałem :D

[@WymiataczPlays]

To samo pomyślałem xD

[@keithcerce8445]

O to 60 in about 45 seconds depending wether or not you have people w/u. They all get out to push to make it a bit quicker. Lol Cool piece of history

[@wyrazowfkp]

But 0-50 mph (0-80kmh) is 20 seconds ..... then you have to change gear and very slowly get to 60. Thats why. You can not drive too long 60 mpg because of the noise anyway :D

[@talonfluff]

I've been waiting for him to show off his car on ur channel.

[@ventureelect]

Well this video really cleared thing up for me. I thought it had either a hole in the floor or bicycle pedals. Now I am updated.

[@MsGaba91]

kto z Polski łapa w górę !

[@mordehigh5075]

Polska przejmuje Scotyego

[@Sebo19966]

Kręćcie swoje silniki, to jest kanał Scotty'ego Kilmera!

[@Polishkid88]

Urodzony w Gdansku!!!

[@charliej3190]

Augustów!!!!!

[@fury3600]

RY ŚKA łapa w górę ale z Ameryki

[@PeopleLoveShorts]

Love this Fiat. Nice

[@andraskopf268]

Verry nice drive in the Winter Time. DRIFT IT BABY !!!

[@rfudala8388]

That was my first car, and I loved it.

[@JuniorLexus6692]

With 24hp does it have to be pushed every time you get to an incline?...or do you just floor it long before getting to a hill to build up momentum?⛰🚗🗯🗯🤣🇺🇸

[@miroslawgad4269]

I was pushing it few times, so YES :)

[@JuniorLexus6692]

@@miroslawgad4269 lol😅..its still a neat little car that holds a important place in history with all jokes aside.✍🏽🇺🇸🇯🇲🌴☀️🌴

[@kuban2]

This car because od its lightweight and engine over powered wheels have amazing climbing capabilities. Especially in winter conditions. They are often use on Poland as snów plowing vehicles!

[@JuniorLexus6692]

@@kuban2 light weight and snow plowing usually don't go together, but I guess it works with soft powdery snow!✍🏽🇺🇸🌴☀️🌴

[@Locomotion-uz4ly]

Junior Lexus, you are making fun of the Polski FIAT, because you haven't seen an East German Trabant or a Soviet ZAZ.

[@7Spot556]

Engine bay would look really good with a Busa transplant

[@Piotr94L]

bike engine swaps are quite common

[@63256325N]

It's in remarkable condition. Thanks for the video.

[@jmurphy1973]

I have no idea why but I love reading and watching videos about cars from the Soviet era. Maybe it's because I grew up during the late 70's and through the 80's during the Cold War. I'm still curious about life in Europe and Russia during those times and probably always will be. Thanks for posting this video!

[@plumbawl5977]

Poland 🇵🇱 Dobze!

[@friozibby7148]

Co to znaczy ?

[@shannonwittman950]

Cool car! You know, that engine compartment is pretty clean over all. If you only repainted those upper metal parts black again, it would be very clean indeed! Also ... forgive me, I cannot stand those rubber radio antennas. I think the front of the car would look much nicer with a manually retractable antenna. Would only cost about ten dollars and 30 minutes of your time. Impressive car. Congratulations!

[@FIAT126p]

Shannon - you are spot on! In fact, my winter project is to take the engine apart and sandblast and powder coat the engine metal shrouding black. Also, I already have an antenna on order from NOS (new old stock). It is not retractable but it is from the 80s and, more importantly, it is Made in Poland, like God intended. Thank you for the excellent CONSTRUCTIVE feedback. Bart.

[@sykko.exit2348]

Poland is taking over this channel! 😎

[@richdorak1547]

The man did a great job on this video. Cool little car too..