The X1/9 would actually rust in the showrooms of Chicago.
My boss bought his wife one in the late 70’s, it looked great - for TWO years. Then the rust struck with a vengeance, exceptionally horrible on a white car.
Mom and dad bought one that looked okay on the (Iowa dealer's) showroom floor, but within six months it was beginning to corrode alarmingly. Adding insult to injury, the FIAT badge on the front was one of the first things to lose its plating and begin the transition to oxides.
(The mechanics at the dealership hated - absolutely HATED - to work on the thing.)
Mr. niteowl77