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The Punto really was The Car Of All Time. It was shockingly modern and striking for 1993, and its evolutions kept it contemporary and fascinating. My ideal version would be the exceedingly rare Grande Punto Abarth, which Fiat didn't really promote as a hot hatch the way it should have.
I was given one of these Punto's as a courtesy car while my Alfa 75 V63.0 was in for accident repair. Because of delays in the repair on my car being delayed I had the punto for nearly a month. What a great car it was, I was truly sad to have handed back to the garage. But the sadeness only last until I climbed back into my 75.
90s Fiats always looked good and had a youthful fun appeal.
Totally agree I always wanted an exploit yellow punto 90ELX!
Agree with that loved my Punto 1.1 SX 5 door 25 years ago when I was aged 24
Yeah I've always loved the looks of 90s Italian cars. Very quirky.
Hey, it's great to see some love for the early Punto. I rescued one from a scrap yard as a cheap little run-around (my Alfa 156 was suffering alfa-itis - sound familiar?); a "60SX" in a similar dark metallic red. Dings on the bonnet… very familiar. Wheels flaking down to the plastic… very familiar. I painted mine with plastic-primer, body colour, and clear coat. Looks great with body-colour wheel. Sunvisor flopping… very familiar. Mine is held up by string. Heater is excellent in winter, by the way. Yes, they look great now, I always thought it looked dumpy, but drives like a little go-cart. A sweet little engine in the FIAT. Does yours have the Lancia cylinder head? After six-years of daily use, I've got some work to do. Already had to rebuild the floor, in a hurry, for an MoT fail. I think mine had been garaged before my ownership. I had been a district nurse's car. Well looked after, easy to maintain, cheap parts. Needing it now - wish me luck, too!
I owned a Punto Convertible 1999 for 15 years now, not in UK. It's beautifully engineered, rarely goes wrong, and still runs great. Try to keep it as long as possible. Plenty of parts, the fuel pump shares with Alfa, Lancia and BMW! Calipers same as MITO and Fiat 500. A long time to go
You've got this the wrong way around.
Surely the point of this trading up exercise is to get another car you DON'T like and DON'T want to keep but other people will like.
And with the best will in the world, you've just got a car that appeals to you and is not likely to appeal to many other people.
I'm sure there are Punto enthusiasts groups out there but I can't see people beating down the doors to buy or trade up to a 1.2 Punto.
yes but I like this car!
@@furiousdriving You need to internally swap the Punto with the Rover 75 and then you can trade up the Rover 75 without cheating 🙂. I suggest passing the V5C documents from left hand to right hand and vice versa and then you can continue with a clear conscience.
I bought a 3 door 1.1 Punto on a P reg from a work colleague about 10 years ago for £20.
It had short tax & test, but he was going to scrap it as he thought it was overheating. Turned out the sump had rusted through (a very common problem on that engine) and it was just low on oil.
I put a new sump on it, (£5 from a scrappy but it was literally brand new), front discs & pads, full service, slapped a year's test on it and sold it to friends for £300 as their son's first car.
A nice wee car.
Awesome car. When I lived in Brazil, I saw a very few of those. They are absolutely rare there, because they were not officially sold by Fiat. To replace the Uno, they launched a car named Palio. Punto only came at around 2008, in a very different shape.
That one you’ve got looks great!
Lovely to see a Punto again. My brother followed by my dad and nephew (owned the same car) a 1999 model, same Red colour in 4 door, not an ELX. I could never get over the quietness of the engine and the comfort of traveling in it. Hope you enjoy it, they were a brilliant little car 👍🏻
This brings back memories! My parents bought a 75sx Punto in early 1994, so also when it was completely new on the market. A lot of my early experiences as a young driver was done behind the wheel of that one 😃👍
Drove my Mum's 98 75 SX 5 door often and liked it a lot. Incredibly clean simple styling but so elegantly detailed. She sold in 2019 but still on the road last time I checked
Get existing cars sorted and sold if poss before taking on more, most of your fleet are not roadworthy ( Sorry i dont mean to be rude)
Don't be a killjoy.
What said is fact
Only 3 of the regular use cars are out of action, long term restos and projects are different
Well mine was L Reg that bright metallic green colour two-doorL 55 and I got it May 94 ! At that time it was like a spaceship everybody was looking at it and stopping unfortunately made out of Coke cans, door handles came off exhaust kept going after a year the back drums went Oval because of the weight in the boot of somethings brilliant design but poor execution my Uno was better built 🇧🇬😎
This brought back some memories...my first car in 2003 was a five door M reg olive green Punto Turbo Diesel, remember that facia well and the seats, which looked quite flat, were actually surprisingly comfy. It was a great little car. Being 6ft 1 I remember how spacious it was. It seemed so modern and stylish and exotic compared to a Corsa or a Fiesta. I remember having to wait until an orange light on the dash went out before you could turn the ignition fully...it lasted for three years til it died. Then got a 1.1 petrol which sadly was a duffer and lasted about two months before it fell apart. Have a had a Grande Punto ever since (Fiat fan here too...) - although it's solid and more reliable it isn't as nippy or as fun to drive as the original. Why are modern cars so dull?! (Safety, I know...)
True. I've got both and the early car is a go kart compared to the snail Grande Punto.
I remember when I was young my mum used to call that colour "shitty green" every time she saw one 😂
I love it !!!! As a American who loves small cars we had very few to choose from, I owned a Geo Metro (I believe a Suzuki Cultis there) I had a 1.0 L 3 cylinder engine with about 56Hp. The car was a Hoot! Just rev it up and Go...I beat the Hell out of it. Drove it back and forth to Florida which is about 1600 miles each way. Towards the end of having it I would have to turn the A/C off to merge onto a highway. I am a big guy and was 300* lbs my best friend and coworker was also as big. We commuted into Boston on our terrible highways. I hit a large bump and BOTH front struts blew out. It still made it to work (about 35 miles each way. When we got there I looked at the gross weight rating and we EXEEDED it, I lent it to friends and they were surpised how much fun it was to chuck around, I wish we got more small cars here. I would have bought a better one if it was ever available.
They was sold as the Suzuki Swift in the UK. Subaru did a 4x4 called the Justy. I had both. They was very reliable and cheap to run and fix.
I've always wondered what Americans think of the cars that were sold in the UK and Europe.
@@richard29415 I did visit my family in Pasadena California around 10 years ago, and I was quite surprised at the number of European cars, such as Audi and Volkswagen I saw on the roads out there. Also there seemed to be a lot of Toyota prius and Kia Rio’s.
At one point in the UK Chrysler, neons and voyages was quite popular. Also some of the smaller Chevrolet models such as the spark until they pulled out of the uk. Nowadays the German makes are preferred, Tesla’s, Pollster and the VW Id range seem to be the best selling electric vehicles.
1000% approve of this beauty. My friend had an R-reg 3 door in that bright blue metallic (think it was a 1.2 75
) and I was always taken by it’s looks especially those rear lights which were far taller than any other car - they reminded me of the then fairly new 850 estate items which was one of the first cars to have these new styling features back then. Such a lovely car and so typically 90s which was one of the best periods of car styling ever. Please keep this one!
These were very popular cars at one time, the mk1 was a pretty good car, and very roomy and airy for a small hatchback.
I had a base version 60 S in 2017 on a T reg plate, one of the last mk1’s before the mk2 in that red colour that fades in the sun!
I’m pleased to say it’s still on the road now.
Your right it is a rare car these days, so many rusted away and were scrapped or became uneconomic to repair at MOT time.
Thanks for sharing Matt, all the best with it.
If I am honest, I hate it! I just can't see that this era of Punto has any redeeming features. Each to their own, and if you like it, that's great.
Brilliant video Matt! Your Punto brings back memories friend of mine had an identical one when it was 2 years old replaced it with a green Sporting love the Mk1 Puntos. This one definitely deserves a permanent place on the furious fleet looking forward to seeing you make it minty fresh again 😎
Great little car the MK1 Punto, had the pleasure of driving many of them back in the day, be worth changing the cambelt on it and they're so easy to work on it's unreal, fuel filter is near the tank, plugs can be a bit fiddly near the throttle body but use your UJ on the extension and no plug's will get broken or cross threaded, check rear suspension arm's for leaning inwards, rot on the subframes, sump and the usual floors/jacking points, repaint or replace the wheel trims as someone as ruined them using wheel acid on them, be worth changing the gear oil too, and rear lights used to suffer bad connections, just clean and nip up the connections with a watch maker's screwdriver or similar 😊
Well done. That Fiat is a classic, because it was just on the cusp of modernity but mechanical enough to be low fidelity and less gremlins to handle. This is the perfect car to have in your rural property to take you to the local town centre to pick up some essentials. Wonderful purchase.
I guess the Brava wasn't great for content! 😂😂 Rover 75 parked to the side, marked "Not for resale"😂
Loved my 60 SX, the seating position was ideal for me, got out of the car after a day of driving relaxed and without strain. Loved traveling with it!
My first car was the gen after this. Proper poverty spec: black plastic bumpers, no alloys, no fog lights, no air con, tiny little 1.2 engine that struggled to get to 80mph… loved that crappy little car.
My Aunti had a black 3dr Punto new on an N registration. It was a humble 55S but had a set of alloy wheels specified from new.
I remember how weird those high tale lights seemed when these cars launched but now the styling is elegantly subtle.
Very nice Punto! My first car was a sporting with 16 valve engine from 1998. It was bulletproof. Greetings from Slovakia:)
I had a 2004 Punto for my first car, It’s still on the road to this day with 65k miles on the clock ☺️
2004 on only 65k amazing! my 2004 Leon is now on nearly 650k kl
A testament to your ownership😀👍
A testament of not being driven
@@stuartpace6111 I don’t have it anymore, Sold it to a elderly gentleman close by, he uses it maybe Once or Twice a week 🤣
Great stuff, well done for saving. Good memories of buying a '95 75SX to replace my Fiat Uno as a student - the luxury at the time if not just central locking, sunroof and elec windows but automatic choke so easy to start in hot and cold weather 😂 Always remember how the power steering pump easily stalled the engine when pulling out of parking bays, had to give it more revs. Also the cam belt failed (despite being newish) but luckily didn't destroy the engine so just needed to put a new one on.
I've had 30+ cars till now, six of them have been MK1 Puntos, so you could say I adore them and also know their flaws pretty well. I'm always on the lookout for a nice Sporting in blue or an early 3 door 1100 55 in really good nick. Having owned both the 60 model with the 8 valve 1.2, and the Sporting with 16 valves, these engines are great, the little Sporting engine is so underatted. I've never had to do anything other than regular maintenance on them. They do not like overheating though so I always stick in a new radiator if it still carries the original, cheap and easy to do with thermostat to be sure. Rear inner arches towards the boot pan are a week point for rust, the outer floor can also go if the old underseal has cracked to let moisture in. The chassis rails towards the rear need to be checked also as the subframe mounts to these. I think the 1100 has an engine burble that was lost when they updated to the 1200, might be just me but 🤔.........
The previous owner went over it very well with his garage and took lots of photos for me, so we think its solid underneath - rust does seem to be the big issue with these doesnt it!
Radiator probably not a bad shout on this, but I sat in bad M25 traffic in hot weather on the way home and the temp gauge only moved a couple of millimetres so its probably not urgent
Lovely little car, honest, simple and reliable. I daily drive a 3 door 1.2 75 ELX with exactly the same spec and options. Mine was first registered in September 94 and does have quite a bit more mileage. Sitting in it now the clock reads 361036km....
Love it you have great taste, small Italian cars were great (sadly they seem to have given up other than the silly 500). Look forward to seeing you improve this rare survivor in the future.
Loved both of my Punto MkIs - both 1.2S three-doors… one green, one black. Neither appears to have survived, sadly. Lovely looking things, though, and so roomy. Much better than the second-gen one I bought in 2002.
Hey Matt! This is something to look forward to! I love your passion for Fiat’s….I did prefer The Fiat Idea you had earlier and that’s a model I’d buy myself. Keep it coming. 🙏
This is a lovely, and rare example of an early Punto, I do like it a lot ❤.
Congratulations! That gen of Punto is VERY cool. Now a days, when i see a Punto Sporting in one of the strong colours, i feel a pretty serious disturbance in the force.
What a great car the MK1 Puntos best in class with the clean styling compared to the fussy later ones trying to make it look modern and ugly
Small Italian cars are always fun, I`ve had dozens of them over the years, & contrary to popular belief, they are reliable! If the worst happend (like a blown head gasket), I didnt bother fixing them, I just went to the scrappy, picked up a replacement engine & swapped them in 3 hours or so (including coffee breaks!). Even now, I`ve got a classic Panda, 3 Uno`s & a 500 twinair, & although the 500 is nowhere near as engaging as the older ones, its still got that "playful naughty puppy" feel to it! 😂 I`m gutted I wont be able to afford to keep using my retro Fiats in London when the ULEZ gets extended (which is going to kill off a large percentage of the remaining UK stock of Mk1 Punto`s, Cinq`s & Seicento`s 😔)
I have 2 cinquecentos now, really nice to drive, currently struggling to change the clutch on the driveway having never did it before, its a learning process. Just don't want to break anything. Haynes manual is pure muck, they used to be much better written. Still these cars are a hobby to tinker with and I've no plans to ever sell them. Maybe you should move and then you could keep yours 🤗👍🇮🇪
I had a very similar Punto 75 ELX, same colour but an N reg and it was about 8 years old at that point. Loved it as it was faster than a lot of cars my friends had back then! I've had plenty more mk1 Puntos since, including a GT, a turbo diesel and everything in between. These days I'm in a P reg Punto 60s which is a great car, currently my daily and was rescued from scrap by the previous owner! I'd definitely attend to that cambelt cover, didnt look very secure on the walk around!
So..... We're keeping the 75 then?...... 😂
It looks that way! 😂
And probably the Punto as well. The flips are not going too well lol. But it's most enjoyable
I sent mine to the scrap yard as it needed some welding, new rear suspension and the can bus repairing or replacing. Some how during the time I had it the 30 amp fuse for the radiator blew and took a couple of things with it and drained the battery. I also replaced the front suspension coils during the first year and even though I got rid of the car I do miss it as it was a good drive even though mine was rotting away and I didn't have enough time and money to keep it at the time. For 300 quid I think I got what I paid for and if I had more cash I would have found a better motor.
I dont think theres a single car on your fleet that i dislike... and that still holds true, i love the mk1 and mk2 puntos and i really hope you enjoy driving and owning it!!
some features from a july 1994 brochure, 75 ELX features:
-electric front windows with 'one touch' on drivers side
-electrically operated glass tilt/slide sunroof
-remote central locking
-colour co-ordinated bumpers
-centre console
-pollen filter
-6 speaker stereo
it seems the 90 ELX had power steering but the 55 didn't so that answers that question... anyway good luck with it im sure you'll get it to a great standard!!
My dad has one of these, a 1995 N reg. It was the car I learnt to drive in. Sadly in 2002 he had a bit of a bump and it was written off :( It was a 30mph side on accident, the car was a total mess but we got all got out without a single scratch on us.
Btw the SX was the mid spec car, the SX like my dads had central locking, electric windows, a rev counter, radio cassette but no airbag, power steering or aircon but aircon was very rare on superminis at this time. The Punto S was the poverty spec one, no electric windows, central locking or rev counter etc. The head rests were also hollow and these had wind up windows all round.
I always thought the MK2 Punto was a bit ugly compared to the MK1 and by then the competition had caught up.
In 2010 I bought a brand new poverty spec Panda to replace my dying 10 year old Corsa. It had the 1.1 FIRE engine. I kept the car for 7 years but I sadly out grew it. I miss FIATs, my current Skoda is far more reliable but it just doesn't make me smile in the way the FIATs did.
Nice one That’s ace I have a bit of a soft spot for these purely and simply coz I’m 37 and have vague recollections of these coming out.... the geek in me still thinks fresh design for early 90s I no most manufacturers did but 90s nailed it and as a car lover I lust over 90s tat
Owned a 1.2 16 valve sporting from new in 97, in yellow. What a great car that was. Unburstable little twin cam which revved to 7000 and lift off overseer on demand! Back road weapon! Was always getting raced by mk2 golf GTIs which were slightly quicker but gave em a run for their money!!!
There used to be a Fiat dealer near here so I saw a lot of Fiat Bravas etc., although the garage has since been redeveloped and houses now stand on the site.
I remember accompanying my Dad circa 1997 car shopping at the time, having a look at these, and rival models. I remember that he liked the space offered & the engine, but didn't like the dashboard design or road manners (he said it felt a bit "topply"!?) Ended up with a facelift 106 instead, but did get a Bravo a couple of years later.
That's brilliant, I look forward to seeing you make a nice car even nicer. I don't think early Puntos had power steering, they had a variable ratio rack. Although I think the Fiat Uno was also a significant step in the evolution of the supermini, there is no doubt that the Punto revitalised the market in the 1990s. I remember that the Punto seemed like a breath of fresh air, compared with how dull and stodgy the Ford Fiesta Mk3 was.
I had an early Punto and it had a manual rack on it. :)
I had a Bravo and a model one Punto. Loved those cars loads of fun to drive.
Great little cars these!! Had a 75 ELX as a student and then a Sporting too... Halcyon days for Fiat...
they were riding on a high in the 90s
My auntie had one of these for a good few years and she only got rid if it because her then boyfriend told her she needed one. I had a mk2b as a first car and it was the best and most reliable car ive had so far.
Nice, back in the day we has a 1994 1242cc reg M394BWS Metallic Yellow/Gold Punto 60SX Selecta, this spec had electric windows and the previous owner had added a high quality electric sliding glass sunroof & remote alarm with central locking. Nice roomy family car, the dashboard and door shutting struck me as being very solid & great quality
LOVE IT!!! Same colour as my old MK1 but mine was the base spec 55, no power steering, manual everything. But was a great car, only sold it as replaced it with a Rover 600 GSDi.
You do win a prize of having travelled over 10 miles to buy a Punto. previous world record was 6 miles. They were such an interesting car that people fell asleep on the bus going to collect them and ended up at Beachy head
Much nostalgia for the mk1 Punto! Had a 1996 55 SX in dark green metallic (Garden Green?) in the day and loved it, first motor I tinkered on. Looking forward to the Punto content!
YES YES YES!!! KEEP IT! I had a mark 2 facelift 1.2 8V Active Sport. Loved it. Easy to fix. Always wanted a Mark 1 Sporting. Please keep it!!!
The remote c/locking was probably done through the alarm that has been disconnected Matt.
no, that was an aftermarket alarm and the remote is listed on the factory build sheet so lots of fun electrics there
My dad had a 1100 3 door which I drove quite a lot. A good successor of the UNO! I remember the doors being very large! Opened both and with wind from behind you could drive using wind energy..
You lucky boy! Probably the oldest one left!
My first car was a Punto! One of the early ones too! 25th march 1994! Unfortunately got scrapped when the immobilizer got the better of it! L234 PEV if you're wondering!
Great video, thanks very much. The 1.2 fire is a super engine and the Punto is a fine vehicle. What a find. All the best with giving it a bit of love and eventually moving it on to another deserving home.
A cracking little car. Glad to see you got this one. Having owned 2 italian cars before there is definately something about them. Never owned one of these but i remember looking at a yellow one in the late 90s and it was on the list of potentials! Never happened though. Do like the styling 😎
Not as old as yours, but probably just as rare, there is a 96 Punto convertible for sale just down the road from me. This one has a 90 badge on the sides. I still miss my Mk3 Sunroof Special. It was a fun car, and the sunroof was great.
Had one as a hire car a selecta cvt. Not the best auto but it went reasonably well
I never really noticed or thought about the Fiat Punto when it was new, it was just another Euro Hatch in a crowded market full of very similar offerings that all looked as bland as each other. However, looking at it now, there is an awful lot to like. As with a lot of other 90s cars, the Punto might have been dull as ditchwater when new, but in 2023 it now makes a perfectly quirky & interesting modern classic that I'd quite like to own. It came too soon. Fiat should have waited 30 years and launched it as a retro funster instead.
There are still quite a few of these on the road here in Croatia but of 167 for sale I just checked, the oldest was 1996.
My auntie had a Punto which had a 6 speed manual gearbox.
It was the first car I drove with the a 6 speed manual.
Yes that was the most special and desirable one… the 60EL. Sporty vibe with 1.2 engine, 14” wheels, rear anti-roll bar and as you say 6 speed gearbox.
Anacronostic but I Got one of this Punto in a 2021 and I'm have been in love with it since then. Unlucky it was an S but I managed to savage different parts from other Scrapped Puntos like the ELX's seats and interiors
Any red is the worse possible colour for fading, I doubt the front bumper has been repainted because red paint fades at a different rate on plastic compared to metal.
Ironic. Snagged an old 300 grande Punto Duologic today. Too. Ready for a jerky drive home. 10 owners.
Just came back from Corfu and they are still so common there
Nice little car, was behind one yesterday in my mk3 fiesta, I do like the design of the rear lights, very visible at night and a rarely seen car. Nicely designed car in general I think
Great choice Matt..Spectacular tea- tray too..😮
Have you tried reaching out to Fiat UK for any info on the car? Most brands seem to have at least some interest in their history, and if there is an electric Punto coming up (seems like the most likely after the 500e), they might be very interested in the comparison. Honda were certainly eager to display an early Civic alongside the e in my dealer.
As an aside, if you ever want to name a metal band, I think you could a lot worse than 'Devastating Parp'!
they were like go karts with comfort the best colour i think was the green metalic
I remember the tv ad when they first came out, massively tinted windows to make them look much cooler, but they didn’t have that in the real cars!
March 1994... WOW that is stunningly good condition for an almost 30 year-old UK registered car! What a nice little blast from the past, and it still looks pretty modern too! I expect you still see plenty of these about in Italy (no salt on the roads) but not so in the UK. We had a couple of these in the family "back in the day" and they were certainly popular cars in the 90s, and were sold in a rainbow of vivid colours I recall. Time has been very kind to the styling and when they came out they must have made the (then) current Mk3 Fiesta look and feel like an antique by comparsion! Actually, with hindsight I can see now much the design of this Mk1 Punto clearly influenced the the Mk6 Fiesta - It may have taken Ford close to a decade to catch up packaging and design wise, but the two cars are remarkably similar is overall shape and design despite the age difference. Fiat were really quite bold and forward-looking in the 90s... Where did it all go wrong for them!? It's really rather sad what they are now.
Good project to get your into.
I had the Punto S60 model 1998.
Fun to drive, no power steering, no temperature gauge to monitor and unfortunately the head gasket blew. Common problem with the rear axles added the growing repair costs and reluctantly in the end part exchanged for an MPV. Pleasantly surprised to see a few Fiat Punto Mark I models in Lisbon so must be popular. Keep up the good work and report 😊
That problem with the heater control sounds familiar. I think Edd China had the same problem on one of the Wheeler Dealer shows. I don't remember if it was the same car. It was down to the molding holding the mechanism being designed too thin and ending up cracking the plastic. I think he just replaced it with a newer improved version.
The remote on that one will be an infrared type (the receiver is on the panel where the sunroof controls are). Not sure how easy its going to be to get an OEM one, but easy enough to add a third party one to the car that uses and RF type.
Almost impossible to find I expect, and even harder to code. Maybe aftermarket if I want to take the doors apart
If you sell the volvo or the rover estate you can keep the 75
Well done Matt a brilliant video and great to see one again after all these years my dad and brother had Tipo diesels and often had punto courtesy cars as a teenager I always wanted a exploit yellow punto ELX loved the shape and fun appearance of the cars
That one has survived really well and look forward to seeing it as part of the fleet
I absolutely love this Punto! Mk1 Punto are very interesting classics to have in a collection!
Loving this with the Italian car thing. I am a late convert. Brought a Fiat Bravo sport 1.4 t jet a couple of years ago. Unfortunately I drove it through a flooded road and it hydro locked. So after enjoying that car so much, I ended buying another Fiat. A Panda 100hp. Bloody love it ❤
Still kicking myself. I had the opportunity to buy an identical 3 door model back in December. Only done 20k and it was a 1994 m. Fortunately it was picked up by a TH-camer and since moved on to an enthusiast.
I've got a soft spot for old Fiats. At a point these Punto's were absolutely everywhere, and as time went by they all just disappeared.
My aunt and uncle used to be massive fans of Fiat and especially of these mk1 Punto's. Over a period of 12 years they must have had 5 consecutively (Dark grey, green metallic, yellow metallic, 2x bright blue) . Having 2 of them on the drive at any given time. Rust was an issue every single time around MOT time. Their final Punto was then replaced by a Fiat Brava
Haha I remeber learning to drive in one of those :) They are actually really good for mpg, I had a 2005 for a little while. I then got the newer shape punto grande(2008) suprisingly roomy, for someone my size, only got rid as I was offered a great deal on a mondeo I could not turn down, sometimes I do wish I had kept the punto, it was actually easier to get in and out of as it wa a 3 door model :p
My friend had one of these it had a city button that made the steering unbelievably light
This reminds me of our second Fiat a blue 55SX which I was keeping for my eldest son (very low mileage) he said no so we sold it. Ironically his first car was a Blue Punto 55 SX.
Oh wow oh wow! I have been waiting for this day since i first started watching your channel years ago ❤
I'm 39 and still struggle with the concept that 1994 is old ... even though I was 10 back then!!!
I know - the 90s were only 10 years ago!
Not seen a MK1 Punto for ages. We hired a red 55 3dr hatchback in Menorca years ago. It was ok
I had a W reg mk2 Punto back in 2001, that must have had the Fire engine as that was also a 1.2 8v, and it looked very similar under the bonnet.
Nice car, loved the interior. Sold it to buy a brand new Clio Billabong after 6mths.
On my Tipo of the same age, the alarm and central locking were on a separate plipper .... and a tad problematic. Love a Punto in met red. The Tipo also included a wax paint finish, the idea being that it would never need polishing. Hmmm.
I dunno why but i love the mk1 punto its such a good design
Great early Punto Matty loved my 2 Mk 1 Punto's 😎😎😎😎 a 1.1 SX in the same red metallic colour and a 1.7 TD SX in dark metallic green
Massive amount of nostalgia for these. Puntos, and the Uno before it, were great cars - Fiat’s heydays, if you wish. In fact, their ranges from back with the Strada up to the Bravo/Brava were great times.
My brother had a metallic blue M-reg Punto as his first car after passing his test, circa 2005. I bought it for him from the local car auctions, for next to nothing. It was a lovely thing to drive, I really liked how it felt so spacious inside and how basic it was. It died of rust eventually - there was a 20cm-or-so hole in the driver's side rear inner wheel arch. I took a look at whether I could weld it up, but the fuel filler neck was in the way which would have meant dropping the tank to safely gain access, and at the time it was just a cheap old banger so it wasn't worth the time to fix it.
We have a 51 plate 1.6 Brava on the fleet, had it from new.
I had a GT, absolutely loved that thing, lots of mods, was a nice quick capable car. Rust is the biggest enemy to these
What a lovely car, I'm a little bit jealous! Congrats on a fine purchase.
I love my Rover 75 and was excited to see one on the channel, but if it has to go to make room for the Punto, I'm all for it. This is a rare car with a cool story and plenty of room for improvement which should make for some enjoyable videos.