Wow....
I've read and re-read this thread from start to finish and still find it very impressive.
My dad used to sell Fiats way back in the late 60's and I remember he'd always have a different "new" car every week. (demo)
Anyhow, this time frame was too early for the X, but after I joined the Air Force and got myself stationed to Comox, on Vancouver Island, I bought a 76 in 80 - 81. There were in fact 2 X's to choose from, and being a "poor private" back then, I chose the least expensive of the two. I still paid $3500 and interestingly, after driving it for 2 years, sold it for $4000.
Where I'm going with this, is the other X that was available, had an F1 style snorkel on the engine lid. I always thought that this would benefit engine cooling, but never considered finding one back then.
Now that I've returned to the X Owner's world, I sure would like to find one, and I see that it is part of the Abarth kit.
Does anyone know where I can find just the snorkel. I don't particularily want to order one from Italy at this time. There was one on eBay some time ago, but I got outbid by a "sniper bidder".
Thanks for a great site, this is an awesome resource. And I'm thinking that one can make some very good "like minded" friends here. I just wish there were more X's up here in Canada.
Have a great weekend folks.
Lou.