1986 Fiat 126 (LHD)
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Highlights
- Lovely 126, recently restored
- LHD model from Poland with very low mileage
- Imported in 2019
- Mechanically overhauled
THE APPEAL
It’s a little-known fact, and it may not have the iconography attached to it that its predecessor did, but the Fiat 126 enjoyed a production run of 10 years greater than that of the legendary Nuova 500.
Introduced in 1972, the tiny two-door saloon was assembled not just in Italy, but also at the Tychy manufacturing g plant in Poland where local firm FSM built the 126 under licence – and continued to do so long after production ceased in Fiat’s homeland in 1979.
From that point forward, Fiat had a financial interest in FSM (later Fiat Cars Poland and still owned by the Italian firm today) and the 126 was built for all markets in Tychy by ‘Polski-Fiat’.
This one is a 1986 ‘650E’ model – one of the very last air-cooled 126s, fitted with the larger 652cc engine. It has been restored by a 126 enthusiast and has had a recent bare metal respray, a full engine overhaul, mechanical refresh and refurbished interior.
THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK
- Manufactured in 1986
- Imported to the UK in 2019
- NOVA declaration complete and all import duties settled
- Full UK V5C
- New MOT to be arranged on sale
- Only covered 56kms since restoration
THE INTERIOR
- Seats retrimmed in original black vinyl
- Immaculate grey carpets
- Tailored grey floor mats with rubber heel mats
- Excellent vinyl door cards
- Basic single-dial dash with simple switchgear – three rocker switches, a heater and a passenger side lower storage tray
- Dash-mounted speaker grilles
- No radio - original blanking housing
- Gear knob made of amber sourced from the Baltic Sea
THE EXTERIOR
- Complete strip down and rebuild with bare metal respray
- Repainted in original white to a high standard
- Underside in good order and comprehensively undersealed for future protection
- Refurbished steel wheel in authentic grey with correct centre caps
- Genuine Fiat mud flaps
- Black plastic bumpers and side rubbing strips in excellent order
- Correct black roof gutter piping
THE MECHANICS
- 652cc air-cooled twin
- Four-speed manual gearbox
- Engine completely refurbished
- All hoses and pipes replaced with new ones
- Suspension components overhauled as per photos with brand new wishbones
- Transverse leaf springs sandblasted and repainted
- Reported by vendor to be in great mechanical order with no known issues
- MOT to be renewed before sale
SUMMARY
It may have taken longer to get there than the Fiat 500, but the 126 is rapidly emerging as a cult classic car in its own right – hardly surprising when you consider that over 4.5 million of them were sold between 1972 and 2000.
In Poland, where most 126s were made and it was a perennial best-seller, the car has an enormous following and the plus side of that is that parts are plentiful and easy-to-source. It’s an easy, inexpensive and enjoyable car to own, which really comes into its strength in urban areas where it’s a good a city car today as it always was.
In Poland, where most 126s were made and it was a perennial best-seller, the car has an enormous following and the plus side of that is that parts are plentiful and easy-to-source. It’s an easy, inexpensive and enjoyable car to own, which really comes into its strength in urban areas where it’s a good a city car today as it always was.
This one is a little gem – well-restored and beautifully presented, it’s a fabulous and frugal Eighties classic.
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Vehicle specification
- Year 1986
- Make Fiat
- Model 126
- Colour White
- Odometer 35,139 Kilometres
- Engine size 652
Auction Details
- Seller Type Private
- Town Cambridge
- Location Cambridgeshire
- Country United Kingdom
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bids
- fr•••• £5,675 21/09/23
- ro•••• £5,300 21/09/23
- mi•••• £5,200 21/09/23
- go•••• £5,100 21/09/23
- mi•••• £5,000 21/09/23
- go•••• £4,900 21/09/23
- al•••• £4,750 20/09/23
- lu•••• £4,000 20/09/23
- mi•••• £3,500 20/09/23
- lu•••• £3,000 19/09/23
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