Dan Sarandrea (Phila)
Waitin' On Parts...
Not too long ago, someone posted a scan or pic of an article describing the genesis of the X1/9.
Specifically, the scanned article described (as I recall it) a conversation between Nuccio Bertone and an Agnelli family member/FIAT corporate Suit at a Geneva Auto Show. In this conversation, Nuccio was asked by the FIAT Suit how he liked FIAT's lineup, and Nuccio replied "Meh" and when pressed, told the Suit that the lineup lacked a car with excitement etc. Whereupon the Suit supposedly told him, "OK, then build one with excitement" and that was supposed to have been the motivation to come up with what would eventually become the X1/9.
Can someone help me find that post with the scan?
Specifically, the scanned article described (as I recall it) a conversation between Nuccio Bertone and an Agnelli family member/FIAT corporate Suit at a Geneva Auto Show. In this conversation, Nuccio was asked by the FIAT Suit how he liked FIAT's lineup, and Nuccio replied "Meh" and when pressed, told the Suit that the lineup lacked a car with excitement etc. Whereupon the Suit supposedly told him, "OK, then build one with excitement" and that was supposed to have been the motivation to come up with what would eventually become the X1/9.
Can someone help me find that post with the scan?
