Uno Uno's first wash in two months!

[CinquePunto]

very nice! looks good for a 20 year old car, I must say...

will you be at the ace on thursday?

 

[beau]

i want one! looks so nice

sure paint needs a bit of tlc but for a 20 year old car who said fiats are unreliable?

how many miles has it done?

 

[Chas Uno]

Cheers Guys! I try and keep it nice, and even I am surprised at how it doesn't rust much. Can you imagine what condition a similar aged Fiesta or Nova would be in?!!! :yuck:

CinqySx, yes, I'll be up at the ACE cafe this Thursday. I must get round to putting my name down on the list...

Uno_94, the paint isn't that bad, it just has it in a few different shades of red! I have a replacement door to put on and also a bonnet (both in the same colour). At this rate it will probably have every shade of Uno red that Fiat produced on its various panels

Oh, and as for mileage, it's done just about 88,000 miles. Low mileage for a 20 year old car, but I've put on 26,000 miles since April 2003

OldSkoolUnos rule! :worship:

 

[Koa]

It looks fabulous for the year mate

 

[dazzdog]

I like it Its in better condition than the G reg one i had for a bit

 

[thepottleflump]

Sweet good stuff, the silver one looks mint too!

Was going to mention the good old paint mismatch.....chatting to this Alfa chap the other day and he said that he had a GTV in where lots of paint had faded such that virtually every panel was a different colour.

 

[Chas Uno]

Cheers again for the compliments guys

Dazzdog, that silver mk1 Uno looks very smart! At least all the paint matches unlike mine

At the moment, mine has three shades of red on various panels, four if you include the offside rear quarter panel that was resprayed sometime in its past.

The tailgate is a turbo item, and the red is much darker than the rest of the car. I have another turbo tailgate that is a better colour match and that will be going on soon.

The passenger door was replaced three years ago (usual Uno door bottom rusting problem), and is slightly darker that the rest of the car.

The offside quarter panel was resprayed before I got it, and is quite a good match.

The rest of the car is original, though lots of the paint has oxidised (see strip on bonnet that I didn't finish!)

I have a replacement drivers door to go on as the original is very manky, and the paint on the newer door looks a good match. I also have a replacement bonnet to fit, which looks very slightly darker. I'll know how good a match they are when I get round to fitting them

Still, considering its age it's amazing the shell has never been welded, though it will need a a couple of small patches before the next MOT. If I can achieve the impossible and have a rust free 20 year old FIAT it might be rewarded with a respray