General Fiat Strada 105TC

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General Fiat Strada 105TC

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anyone have an idea on how much this strada is worth? are they rare cars? been off the road and stored since 1994
 

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Realistically not more than a couple of hundred quid.

ABSOLUTELY NOT NOT NOT NOT

From the pictures there is obviously some visible surface problems however all the body trim looks intact and together.

Can't comment on the underlying / internal (as is closed box sections etc) condition but the EXTERNAL trim alone is worth £500 in spare parts value.

Lights add more value (UK headlamps are no longer available for starters) and the list goes on and on.

I would not sell this car for less than £1500 to £2000 pounds as I could easily get this value in spare parts alone.

Selling a car for spare parts is not an easy route to take but often the sum of the parts exceeds the whole purchase price for obvious reasons.

Those that already have the car are looking for rare spares and not the complete car. Those wanting to buy a complete car to restore/run/perfect know there is much expense involved.
 
It was a VW Golf GTI beater in it's time with 105HP.
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That depends on your interpretation of "beater"

Top trumps anyone?

Golf GTI 8v

0-60 8.1s
Max speed 118mph
Power to weight ratio 121bhp per ton

Strada 105tc

0-60 9.2s
Max speed 111mph
PWR 113 bhp per ton

Having said that i used to own a 105TC back in the day & still own a 1986 Golf GTI and can honestly say that the Strada was a hell of a lot more fun to drive.

Although I know nothing about that Strada's value I'd guess it must be quite valuable due it's rareity, a non running mk2 Golf GTI is worth £500 so a non running Strada 105 must be worth more.
 
The performance figures you quote are about right and that is why Fiat immediatley repsonded with the Strada/Ritmo 130TC. This car did knock the Golf of its perch.

The huge difference with the 130TC was the large but absolutely near flat torque car. This made it, for its time and just about still, the best open road point to point driving car.

Once the carbs are correctly set-up and balanced then many German press tests go 0 to 100kph (62mph) in 7.5 seconds. For me I don't give a monkey's about 0-60 times. What is difficult to measure is real driveabilty, point to point, etc.

Track tests did always show the 130TC beating the Golf GTI but that is and unfair test and comparison for BOTH cars.

The later Golfs nailed the performance moderated by end user acceptability / driving comfort

The 130TC basically went for all out performance, handling etc. and with that came firm/harsh ride, heavy steering at low speeds and a load of other "not a family / everyday car" attributes.

The 105TC was a car just a little too early for the hot hatch market and when the Golf GTI appeared it was too late/solidly in production. The 130TC was a post Golf GTi response, too aggressive and too late to stem/stop the Golfs rapid rise in sales.

Is the Golf GTi a great car - absolutely YES - proven by history in terms of sales, etc.
Is the 130TC a better car - YES, in my honest opinion, but there the story ends unless you are a dedicated enthusiast and have actually driven one. Those that have, even after driving the Golf GTi, will attest to the 'extra special' 130TC ..........

Moving back to the original topic about 105TC value, much of the 105TC trim is the same (or near enough) the same as the 125TC/130TC models. This is what makes the spare parts value (for both 105TC and 130TC cars) very important.

The problem/difficulty with the spare Strada/Ritmo spare parts scene is that there are so few cars left out there. However a top notch original condition 130TC will/should be insured on an agreed classic car policy for a minimum of say £5000. (NOTE! there are very few of this quality level).

Lets follow this through.

Your 105TC/130TC is insured for and agreed £4000. You get hit taking out the rear quarter panel (no longer available so has to be hand made) and of course the side moulding that extends over the wheel arch to bumper. A classic car body specialist can hand form and create one of panels in the absence of a mould/press patern.

Sadly plastic body mouldings (or any moulding like wheels) can not be economically reproduced if the original moulding are not available or have been reproduced.

So a rear quarter panel created from scratch costs say £500 to £1000. A large trim moulding would cost probably £1000 for mould creation alone. Now you see where the real value in rare spare parts comes from.

Car buyers look at the overall car, overall Glass Guide/Parkers Guide prices and totally forget that for many cars out there the real value is in the parts and not the car.
 
Is the Golf GTi a great car - absolutely YES - proven by history in terms of sales, etc.
Is the 130TC a better car - YES, in my honest opinion, but there the story ends unless you are a dedicated enthusiast and have actually driven one. Those that have, even after driving the Golf GTi, will attest to the 'extra special' 130TC ..........

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Although its been 20 years since I killed my 105TC I'd say from memory that it was a better drive then my current Golf GTI from the same era.
 
Mk2 strada 105tc find,buy it and restore it mate,so so rare,even rarer i managed to find a mk1 105tc last year which i'm restoring,go for it mate.
 
GREETINGS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM I am a new member and this is my first post, I felt that I should bring this story up to date since I now own the 105TC in question. I bought it on an Ebay auction and brought it home to ARDFERT CO KERRY IRELAND. at present it is undegoing "recovery"
and I hope to have it back on the road in about two months from now.
I should add that I am a dedicated FIAT fan having owned almost all the models during the past forty years.
My present collection includes 105TC, Strada cabrio, X1/9 sports, 131 mirafiori and an Opel Kadett
I hope to post some pictures of the car when it is back on the road and I am eagerly awaiting the pleasure of driving this beautiful example of fiat technology again. Best wishes to all members Joe.
 
GREETINGS TO ALL MEMBERS OF THIS FORUM I am a new member and this is my first post, I felt that I should bring this story up to date since I now own the 105TC in question. I bought it on an Ebay auction and brought it home to ARDFERT CO KERRY IRELAND. at present it is undegoing "recovery"
and I hope to have it back on the road in about two months from now.
I should add that I am a dedicated FIAT fan having owned almost all the models during the past forty years.
My present collection includes 105TC, Strada cabrio, X1/9 sports, 131 mirafiori and an Opel Kadett
I hope to post some pictures of the car when it is back on the road and I am eagerly awaiting the pleasure of driving this beautiful example of fiat technology again. Best wishes to all members Joe.
 
Vote number 2 for some photos of the recovery.

Got to agree with previous comments on the Strada 130tc. I just find it so much fun to drive, on a sunny day round the roads of Shropshire, the noise, the handling.

Somehow it's better than my faster and in every engineering metric better Focus ST.
 
So far I have very little achieved as I am servicing and correcting the mechanics of the car first so that it will be mobile for the renovation period as I am too-old to be pushing a car around the garage, parts are expected to arrive next week so I will then be able to continue recovery and record the progress on camera.
I am disappointed that it willnot be available for the annual classic Fiat all Ireland event taking place this weekend, however I will attend with my 131 mirafiori and it is expected to be a very enjoyable event based at Glengarriff Co Cork. Pics will follow Joe
 
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