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Newspaper Ads Archive

Fiat X1/9 classified advertisements as they appeared in print, with the original scans, asking prices and registration numbers.

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  • Trace one car. Type a rego plate and see every time it was advertised, what was asked, and how the wording changed.
  • Follow the prices. Monthly and yearly asking prices for any model, with the cars behind each point.
  • Narrow it down. Colour, gearbox, kilometres, dealer or private sale, air conditioning, mags, one owner and more.
  • See the map. Where the cars were being sold, suburb by suburb, and the archive statistics.

Beta. Sydney classifieds from 1975 to 1989 for now. Victoria, Queensland and other states are coming shortly.

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The car

ModelX1/9
VariantAny
Body typeAny

Recorded on about half the ads.

TransmissionAny

Stated on about a quarter of the ads. An ad offering both is left out.

ColourAny

Grouped from the wording, so "metallic blue" counts as blue.

Car yearAny

The year the ad gave for the car, where it gave one.

Asking priceAny

Or an exact range, which wins over a band above:

KilometresAny

Readings in miles are converted, so one scale covers the lot. About a fifth of the archive gives a distance at all, and a reading with no unit written down is left out rather than guessed.

Where the seller was

Suburb or exchange areaAny

Recovered from the telephone number, so for most ads this is the exchange area, several suburbs wide, rather than an address.

CertaintyAny

Drops every ad placed by its telephone exchange, leaving the ones that said where they were.

The advertisement

Year publishedAny

When the ad ran, not the age of the car.

Rego plateAny

Spaces, dashes and full stops are ignored, so am 847 and AM847 are the same search. Part of a plate works too: AM8 finds AM847 and AM830 both.

No plate here means we could not read one, not that the car had none. A plate on two dates is the same car still unsold, though a plate misread off microfilm can collide with a real one, so a very long run is worth checking against the scans.

SellerAny

A dealer is one that printed a licence number or advertised under its own name. Private seller means neither of those was printed, which is the closest the archive gets: it is not proof of a private sale. The named list covers the dealers that advertised more than once.

What the ad mentions

Radio and soundAny

Only a handful of ads name the make. The rest say a radio was fitted without saying whose.

WheelsAny

Fifty ads name the make. "The factory wheels" reads factory, original or Fiat in front of the word, so it finds what the ad claimed, not what was on the car.

Other detailsAny

What the advertisement said. Silence is not proof a car lacked something. Each number is how many of the ads shown now also mention it.

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4,259 ads for X1/9 · show all 24,805

About these advertisements
Advertisements
4,259
Registration plates
708 distinct
1,106 ads carry no plate
Dates
1,585
5 Mar 1975 to 24 Dec 1989
Asking price, per car
mean $10,620
median $9,800
across 987 cars (3,158 priced ads). Per insertion: mean $10,407
Lowest and highest
$1,850 to $33,000
each links to its advertisement

Colour

Of 2,596 ads with a colour (2,274 printed, 322 inferred from another ad of the same car)

Red740 29%
Blue643 25%
Green316 12%
Orange211 8%
Gold191 7%
Silver189 7%
Yellow130 5%
Brown90 3%
Black49 2%
White19 1%
Grey12 0%

Model year

Of 2,530 ads that give a year; hover for cars and mean asking price

19761 0%
19774 0%
1978815 32%
1979414 16%
1980619 24%
1981392 15%
1982219 9%
198345 2%
198921 1%

Transmission

Of 809 ads that stated it

Manual776 96%
Automatic33 4%

Body

Of 2,919 ads with a body recorded

Convertible2,889 99%
Sports/Coupe30 1%

Mentioned in the wording

Share of all 4,259 ads that mention it; a missing mention is not evidence of absence

Radio, cassette or stereo1,095 26%
Mag or alloy wheels925 22%
Sunroof or targa top836 20%
Cassette player625 15%
Low kilometres511 12%
Stereo497 12%
One owner322 8%
Log books247 6%
Air conditioning30 1%

Seller

Of all 4,259 ads; the second is not proof of a private sale

Trade (a licence number or a business name printed)1,473 35%
No licence or business name printed2,786 65%

Odometer

Of 1,043 ads that gave a reading

Under 20,000 km196 19%
20,000 to 49,999 km479 46%
50,000 to 99,999 km335 32%
100,000 km and over33 3%

2,921 of these ads carry a plate that appears on more than one date in the archive.

Asking prices over time
ByAverage perthen press Search if nothing changes

140 months with data, 987 cars, 3,158 priced insertions

$0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,0001977197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989Mar 1977: 1 car, 2 insertions, mean $10,750, median $10,750 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)May 1977: 1 car, 3 insertions, mean $8,750, median $8,750 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Jul 1977: 1 car, 1 insertion, mean $7,950, median $7,950 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Apr 1977: 1 car, 1 insertion, mean $8,750, median $8,750 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)May 1978: 1 car, 1 insertion, mean $9,950, median $9,950 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Nov 1978: 2 cars, 2 insertions, mean $9,675, median $9,675 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Dec 1978: 1 car, 1 insertion, mean $10,380, median $10,380 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Oct 1978: 1 car, 1 insertion, mean $10,000, median $10,000 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Aug 1978: 1 car, 1 insertion, mean $9,750, median $9,750 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)May 1979: 2 cars, 3 insertions, mean $9,195, median $9,195 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Aug 1979: 4 cars, 4 insertions, mean $9,285, median $8,945Jul 1979: 9 cars, 9 insertions, mean $9,442, median $9,150Nov 1979: 5 cars, 5 insertions, mean $8,740, median $8,600Feb 1979: 2 cars, 2 insertions, mean $9,100, median $9,100 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Apr 1979: 7 cars, 11 insertions, mean $8,966, median $9,240Dec 1979: 5 cars, 5 insertions, mean $9,740, median $9,700Mar 1979: 7 cars, 8 insertions, mean $9,388, median $9,490Jan 1979: 5 cars, 5 insertions, mean $9,980, median $10,380Jun 1979: 6 cars, 8 insertions, mean $8,835, median $8,738Sep 1979: 3 cars, 3 insertions, mean $7,367, median $8,900Oct 1979: 4 cars, 5 insertions, mean $8,768, median $8,700Oct 1980: 10 cars, 18 insertions, mean $8,735, median $8,625Apr 1980: 4 cars, 5 insertions, mean $9,198, median $9,445Nov 1980: 13 cars, 17 insertions, mean $8,962, median $8,500Sep 1980: 5 cars, 6 insertions, mean $9,907, median $9,500May 1980: 5 cars, 6 insertions, mean $7,221, median $7,800Feb 1980: 8 cars, 10 insertions, mean $8,956, median $8,875Jun 1980: 5 cars, 7 insertions, mean $8,103, median $8,323Mar 1980: 5 cars, 7 insertions, mean $8,040, median $8,000Jan 1980: 1 car, 1 insertion, mean $9,200, median $9,200 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Jul 1980: 1 car, 2 insertions, mean $9,990, median $9,990 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Aug 1980: 1 car, 1 insertion, mean $9,250, median $9,250 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Jan 1981: 12 cars, 14 insertions, mean $8,880, median $8,498Oct 1981: 12 cars, 14 insertions, mean $8,668, median $8,725May 1981: 7 cars, 8 insertions, mean $8,933, median $8,900Feb 1981: 11 cars, 14 insertions, mean $8,419, median $8,500Mar 1981: 6 cars, 7 insertions, mean $8,573, median $8,498Sep 1981: 10 cars, 10 insertions, mean $8,664, median $8,493Nov 1981: 6 cars, 6 insertions, mean $9,721, median $9,173Dec 1981: 4 cars, 5 insertions, mean $7,999, median $7,900Jul 1981: 2 cars, 2 insertions, mean $8,850, median $8,850 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Jun 1981: 8 cars, 10 insertions, mean $9,134, median $8,573Aug 1981: 8 cars, 10 insertions, mean $8,628, median $8,197Apr 1981: 2 cars, 2 insertions, mean $8,875, median $8,875 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Sep 1982: 10 cars, 15 insertions, mean $9,812, median $8,911May 1982: 12 cars, 14 insertions, mean $8,372, median $8,038Aug 1982: 15 cars, 19 insertions, mean $8,772, median $8,750Jul 1982: 10 cars, 17 insertions, mean $8,830, median $8,792Oct 1982: 12 cars, 14 insertions, mean $9,200, median $8,975Jun 1982: 10 cars, 12 insertions, mean $8,699, median $8,000Mar 1982: 8 cars, 11 insertions, mean $9,085, median $8,750Feb 1982: 12 cars, 14 insertions, mean $9,347, median $9,200Nov 1982: 2 cars, 2 insertions, mean $8,498, median $8,498 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Dec 1982: 8 cars, 10 insertions, mean $9,591, median $8,644Apr 1982: 11 cars, 13 insertions, mean $8,753, median $8,375Jan 1982: 3 cars, 5 insertions, mean $7,967, median $8,200Mar 1983: 8 cars, 11 insertions, mean $7,806, median $7,848Jul 1983: 9 cars, 14 insertions, mean $8,907, median $7,995Aug 1983: 10 cars, 12 insertions, mean $10,697, median $11,373Jun 1983: 7 cars, 11 insertions, mean $9,036, median $8,200Feb 1983: 8 cars, 12 insertions, mean $8,448, median $7,900Apr 1983: 7 cars, 7 insertions, mean $7,656, median $7,200Oct 1983: 10 cars, 11 insertions, mean $10,590, median $9,725May 1983: 4 cars, 5 insertions, mean $8,548, median $8,445Sep 1983: 7 cars, 10 insertions, mean $10,904, median $9,800Jan 1983: 3 cars, 5 insertions, mean $7,533, median $7,500Dec 1983: 2 cars, 2 insertions, mean $6,700, median $6,700 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Nov 1983: 5 cars, 7 insertions, mean $11,250, median $9,750Jul 1984: 9 cars, 12 insertions, mean $9,169, median $8,995May 1984: 16 cars, 32 insertions, mean $9,317, median $8,990Aug 1984: 17 cars, 24 insertions, mean $8,315, median $7,995Sep 1984: 12 cars, 17 insertions, mean $8,896, median $8,743Jun 1984: 11 cars, 23 insertions, mean $9,590, median $9,990Oct 1984: 9 cars, 17 insertions, mean $9,387, median $9,650Nov 1984: 12 cars, 25 insertions, mean $9,310, median $8,100Apr 1984: 14 cars, 23 insertions, mean $8,897, median $8,990Dec 1984: 8 cars, 15 insertions, mean $8,938, median $9,250Jan 1984: 9 cars, 9 insertions, mean $8,410, median $7,900Mar 1984: 16 cars, 21 insertions, mean $10,226, median $9,745Feb 1984: 9 cars, 15 insertions, mean $9,506, median $9,750Feb 1985: 16 cars, 35 insertions, mean $9,573, median $8,945Apr 1985: 18 cars, 56 insertions, mean $8,443, median $8,900Aug 1985: 12 cars, 40 insertions, mean $9,010, median $9,223Jun 1985: 12 cars, 50 insertions, mean $9,578, median $9,625Dec 1985: 11 cars, 42 insertions, mean $9,323, median $9,000Nov 1985: 11 cars, 24 insertions, mean $9,618, median $8,400Sep 1985: 9 cars, 42 insertions, mean $8,094, median $7,620Jul 1985: 15 cars, 30 insertions, mean $9,042, median $8,995Mar 1985: 27 cars, 81 insertions, mean $8,526, median $8,000Oct 1985: 10 cars, 28 insertions, mean $8,991, median $9,250Jan 1985: 8 cars, 11 insertions, mean $9,216, median $8,990May 1985: 14 cars, 39 insertions, mean $8,650, median $8,000Jul 1986: 7 cars, 27 insertions, mean $8,584, median $8,500Mar 1986: 13 cars, 31 insertions, mean $9,126, median $9,350May 1986: 12 cars, 46 insertions, mean $8,761, median $7,950Jan 1986: 10 cars, 36 insertions, mean $10,410, median $9,975Dec 1986: 10 cars, 22 insertions, mean $11,040, median $11,825Nov 1986: 6 cars, 15 insertions, mean $11,733, median $11,200Jun 1986: 10 cars, 39 insertions, mean $9,870, median $9,750Feb 1986: 15 cars, 48 insertions, mean $9,023, median $8,500Apr 1986: 15 cars, 44 insertions, mean $9,581, median $8,900Oct 1986: 2 cars, 5 insertions, mean $10,700, median $10,700 (thin: fewer than 3 cars)Sep 1986: 9 cars, 44 insertions, mean $9,581, median $9,500Aug 1986: 6 cars, 20 insertions, mean $9,000, median $9,350Jan 1987: 42 cars, 57 insertions, mean $11,358, median $12,950Apr 1987: 21 cars, 48 insertions, mean $10,774, median $10,999Jun 1987: 19 cars, 55 insertions, mean $10,086, median $9,350May 1987: 24 cars, 53 insertions, mean $10,549, median $9,990Mar 1987: 24 cars, 40 insertions, mean $11,314, median $10,950Dec 1987: 11 cars, 34 insertions, mean $12,568, median $12,500Feb 1987: 28 cars, 46 insertions, mean $11,267, median $11,950Nov 1987: 10 cars, 31 insertions, mean $11,520, median $11,750Sep 1987: 17 cars, 41 insertions, mean $10,182, median $9,990Aug 1987: 10 cars, 27 insertions, mean $11,555, median $11,225Jul 1987: 11 cars, 35 insertions, mean $9,579, median $9,400Oct 1987: 7 cars, 29 insertions, mean $10,429, median $10,995Aug 1988: 22 cars, 62 insertions, mean $12,619, median $11,250Mar 1988: 23 cars, 59 insertions, mean $11,288, median $10,990Nov 1988: 27 cars, 51 insertions, mean $12,565, median $12,000Jan 1988: 13 cars, 42 insertions, mean $12,609, median $11,500May 1988: 10 cars, 41 insertions, mean $9,557, median $8,950Apr 1988: 14 cars, 53 insertions, mean $9,925, median $9,648Jul 1988: 20 cars, 54 insertions, mean $11,472, median $11,000Jun 1988: 15 cars, 36 insertions, mean $13,849, median $14,995Feb 1988: 14 cars, 44 insertions, mean $11,432, median $10,990Oct 1988: 29 cars, 82 insertions, mean $12,839, median $12,000Dec 1988: 11 cars, 20 insertions, mean $12,653, median $12,900Sep 1988: 14 cars, 40 insertions, mean $12,091, median $11,175Oct 1989: 17 cars, 40 insertions, mean $13,262, median $10,990Sep 1989: 20 cars, 43 insertions, mean $15,783, median $11,250Feb 1989: 17 cars, 48 insertions, mean $13,125, median $10,000Jul 1989: 23 cars, 43 insertions, mean $13,567, median $14,990Jun 1989: 15 cars, 35 insertions, mean $14,989, median $11,999Mar 1989: 23 cars, 53 insertions, mean $14,478, median $14,600Apr 1989: 21 cars, 42 insertions, mean $17,591, median $14,950Dec 1989: 12 cars, 33 insertions, mean $10,360, median $9,275Nov 1989: 15 cars, 32 insertions, mean $10,652, median $10,400Jan 1989: 14 cars, 41 insertions, mean $11,832, median $10,850May 1989: 21 cars, 37 insertions, mean $9,840, median $9,400Aug 1989: 11 cars, 27 insertions, mean $10,202, median $10,000

Nominal asking prices of the advertisements matching this search, not sale prices; the axis starts at $0. Each car counts once per month (its mean asking price in that period); a hollow column is a period with fewer than three cars, and an empty one had no priced advertisement. The mix of age, variant and condition changes over time, so this is not a depreciation curve. Each advertisement counts as the one car recorded for it.

Newspaper advertisement, 1975-03-05
X1/9 nr. Sydney 5 Mar 1975
Newspaper advertisement, 1975-03-22
X1/9 nr. Sydney 22 Mar 1975
Newspaper advertisement, 1977-02-12
X1/9 OXD638 nr. Avalon Beach 12 Feb 1977
Newspaper advertisement, 1977-03-16
X1/9 $10,750 OWQ83111 ads nr. Sydney 16 Mar 1977
Newspaper advertisement, 1977-03-19
X1/9 $10,750 OWQ83111 ads nr. Sydney 19 Mar 1977
Newspaper advertisement, 1977-03-26
X1/9 OWQ83111 ads nr. Sydney 26 Mar 1977
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