Highlights

• One of the earliest right-hand drive UK cars
• Number 1234 of the launch special edition worldwide
• Owned for the past seven years and always stored in a dry garage
• Just five former keepers
• Subject to a comprehensive mechanical overhaul during current ownership

The Appeal

One of the earliest right-hand drive UK X1/9s, this right-hand drive UK example is numbered 1234 of the launch special edition. The car has been well maintained with a significant amount of mechanical work carried out during current ownership. It's been stored in a dry garage for the past 7 years, ensuring it's very well-preserved and ready to be enjoyed.

History and Paperwork

• Built in 1977
• Owned for the past seven years, purchased in March 2016
• Five former keepers
• 104,122 miles (odometer on its second revolution)
• Last serviced in 2022 by the owner
• Some receipts are available as is a service book although it holds no entries
• Original owner's manual present

The Condition

• Resprayed in 2019
• The engine lid and bumpers were not refinished, retaining some patina to match the interior
• Special series interior with deck chair striped seats
• Rare instrument binnacle with extra yellow lines
• Blue door cards, gear lever gaiter, and handbrake cover
• Small blemishes visible on the offside sill and lower edge of the driver's door
• A five-millimetre paint chip can be found on the passenger side door shut
• A few small dents are present commensurate with age, but certianly nothing major
• The stripes on the seat upholstery are still bright
• All the black carpet looks in really good condition
• The brown dashboard exhibits slight damage under passenger side from a previous radio installation
• Uno Turbo thirteen-inch wheels fitted - (thirteen-inch magnesium Cromodora CD11 wheels included)
• NOS Carello Luxor driving lamps with original boxes - (original Carello lamps included but damaged)

The Mechanics

• 1,290cc Fiat 128 engine designed by Aurelio Lambredi of Ferrari Scuderia
• Four-speed manual gearbox
• The vendor informs us that it runs and drives very well indeed
• The vendor informs us  that the choke cable broken
  
  

• Electronic ignition (Lumenition system)
• Uno Turbo front brakes
• Full tubular sports exhaust
• Carburettor velocity stack with custom perspex air filter cover
• Cambelt change including uprated steel cam pulley
• New strut to bushes and bearing all round
• Radiator re-cored
• Alternator refurbished
• New rear shock absorbers
• LED headlamps and instruments lamps fitted
• Electronic indicator relay
• Cam bucket shims sized and replaced
• Engine oil replaced annually
• Gearbox oil replaced
• Gear linkage replaced
• Gear lever bushings replaced

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