In 1973, I sat in a chocolate brown Fiat X1/9 parked in a Fiat showroom, and swore that an X1/9 would be my first car. It was a beautifully-styled vehicle for the time, and the controls seemed designed for my 5'3" frame. One year and an 11" growth spurt later, they would have had to cut a hole in the targa top for me to fit inside. To this day, I don't know if that was a shame or just dumb luck...