How many X1/9s are still on the road ??

Whereas my '86 came with cloth seats and A/C, with solid paint (although there were two-tones for sale at the same price) - purchased as leftover NOS in '88.

And I'll take the best of both worlds. . . My 86 came with Leather and AC. Solid Paint.
 
Thanks so much for doing this!! Really fun. Congrats to the winners!

I wonder whether the total has gone up or down since 2018. I'm guessing the rate of decline has slowed considerably over time and may even have reversed. You could add at least one 1981 to the mix since 2018, as mine wasn't registered then, but is now. To what extent is activity on this forum a proxy for #s on the road? People who've been members for awhile, has this forum gotten more or less active?
One of these days it'll go up by 1! I have my 86 titled but didn't bother to pay to register until I make it driveable.
 
Interesting read. Maybe its already been stated but I can account for about 14 X1/9s in Mission BC, Canada at Bent Wrenches Autoservice in Bernie's compound. Of course they're all non running but its still quite a site just the same! My recently acquired 74 will be added to the Canadian list once the restoration (underway) is complete :)
 
Without further ado....drum roll please...

The # of X1/9s currently registered AND CURRENTLY PLATED...as of the fall of 2018 are:

For all of USA:

1974 71
1975 19
1976 18
1977 26
1978 39
1979 128
1980 68
1981 62
1982 87
1983 47
1984 53
1985 77
1986 193
1987 128
1988 17
1989 1

for a grand total of..........1034

Which means the winner...by a lot...is.....Cratecruncher


For all of Canada:

1974 7
1975 1
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 38
1980 2
1981 20
1982 26
1983 3
1984 1
1985 0
1986 5
1987 9
1988 1

For a grand total of........115

Which means the winner is....Daniel
Just read this post and very interesting information for sure. I'm a proud owner of a 1984 Bertone X1/9. An American X bought in Georgia in 1992 and brought to Canada. I'm the 1 and only plated and registered '84X in Canada. It's been plated every year for past 28 years in Ontario, Canada
The low numbers surprised me at first but considering how few I've seen on the road, very believable.
 
Just read this post and very interesting information for sure. I'm a proud owner of a 1984 Bertone X1/9. An American X bought in Georgia in 1992 and brought to Canada. I'm the 1 and only plated and registered '84X in Canada. It's been plated every year for past 28 years in Ontario, Canada
The low numbers surprised me at first but considering how few I've seen on the road, very believable.
How are these to insure in Canada - do you use regular or Hagerty-style classic insurance. Six months a year in Kingston?
 
How are these to insure in Canada - do you use regular or Hagerty-style classic insurance. Six months a year in Kingston?
I use regular insurance. Had mine appraised a few years ago $20000 so Certas Insurance goes by the appraised value. I pay $700/year
I put it on the road by May 1st and yeah...about 6/7 months a year.
 
I use regular insurance. Had mine appraised a few years ago $20000 so Certas Insurance goes by the appraised value. I pay $700/year
I put it on the road by May 1st and yeah...about 6/7 months a year.
Thanks. Ontario is still no-fault, right? $20000 seems high, but if they’re willing to do it and pay out, that’s good. Geico down here will only pay out ‘book value’. lol. So for a 46-year-old car...that’s about $1500. 😜
I think I may have to switch to ‘classic car’ insurance when the policy is up.
 
I took the production numbers JIMD posted in the link Daniel provided then converted them to model year sales using a simple July1 to June30 split. As Daniel has mentioned the Canada numbers get a bit confusing in the Bertone period but here they are.

USA survival by model year:
1974 0.74%
1975 0.13
1976 0.14
1977 0.24
1978 0.37
1979 1.09
1980 0.68
1981 1.51
1982 8.84
1983 4.29
1984 5.11
1985 4.89
1986 9.65
1987+ 6.72

Canada survival by model year:
1974 0.94%
1975 0.11
1976 0.41
1977 0
1978 0.16
1979 0.67
1980 0.16
1981 77.
1982 38.
1983 7.32

The ladder bumper cars have all but disappeared considering they were the peak of the importation numbers. They averaged 0.22% survival. The bikini bumper cars did better at 0.74%. The carb'd 1500 models did slightly better than the bikini cars at 0.89%. But the best survivors are clearly the Fuel Injected cars at 6.6%. I didn't include Canada numbers in this paragraph because I fear the numbers are too small to have meaning when we start averaging.

I expected to see the FI cars do well due mainly to reliability. I agree with the reasons mentioned by RX1900 for the demise of the ladder bumpered cars. I am still a bit surprised/shocked the carb'd 1500's have done so badly. Maybe it's because many fell into de-smog limbo and just disappeared.
I would be very interested to see your documentation on these findings if you are willing to share .
 
I simply converted production figures, which are calendar year, to a model year format so I could compare it directly to the registration data to figure out survival rates. I assumed each month was 1/12 of a year for simplicity. Model years run July 1 to June 30 but production numbers are Jan 1 to Dec 31. Because there are wild swings in production it can make a big difference if you don't convert.
 
I simply converted production figures, which are calendar year, to a model year format so I could compare it directly to the registration data to figure out survival rates. I assumed each month was 1/12 of a year for simplicity. Model years run July 1 to June 30 but production numbers are Jan 1 to Dec 31. Because there are wild swings in production it can make a big difference if you don't convert.
Have looked up the numbers here in New Zealand and I get a total of 102. My 78 series speciale is 1 of 25 that are still registered to drive on the road. The largest number for any year. The 78,s were all imported from the uk as fiat didn’t bring them to NZ.
Link below to see all years
 
I took the production numbers JIMD posted in the link Daniel provided then converted them to model year sales using a simple July1 to June30 split. As Daniel has mentioned the Canada numbers get a bit confusing in the Bertone period but here they are.

USA survival by model year:
1974 0.74%
1975 0.13
1976 0.14
1977 0.24
1978 0.37
1979 1.09
1980 0.68
1981 1.51
1982 8.84
1983 4.29
1984 5.11
1985 4.89
1986 9.65
1987+ 6.72

Canada survival by model year:
1974 0.94%
1975 0.11
1976 0.41
1977 0
1978 0.16
1979 0.67
1980 0.16
1981 77.
1982 38.
1983 7.32

The ladder bumper cars have all but disappeared considering they were the peak of the importation numbers. They averaged 0.22% survival. The bikini bumper cars did better at 0.74%. The carb'd 1500 models did slightly better than the bikini cars at 0.89%. But the best survivors are clearly the Fuel Injected cars at 6.6%. I didn't include Canada numbers in this paragraph because I fear the numbers are too small to have meaning when we start averaging.

I expected to see the FI cars do well due mainly to reliability. I agree with the reasons mentioned by RX1900 for the demise of the ladder bumpered cars. I am still a bit surprised/shocked the carb'd 1500's have done so badly. Maybe it's because many fell into de-smog limbo and just disappeared.
I would think the later cars survive better not just due to increased reliability but mainly due to increases rust proofing of the later car. May 85 has very little rust and will be on the road later this summer.....I hope.
 
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