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Originally Posted by russellw
... almost any Fiat built prior to 1990 thanks to their propensity toward rust
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Tad harsh I think. Yes they all do rust if you so much as look at them sideways (as did every Italian car, the brits were not much better), but that aside they made far more exciting cars prior to the '90s. The only time I have seen one covered in rust is when the owner hasn't catered to their cars requirements, which I'll admit are higher than average but not unrealistic. That's my experience anyway.
When I saw the lightburn zeta, I had to laugh. My favourite fact about the car is...
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The four speed dog clutch Villiers Engineering gearbox had no reverse so the engine had to switched off and started backwards which provide four reverse gears
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So the car was as quick in reverse as it was going forwards, haha.