Midwest-Bayless Italian Auto

07/08/2026

We've been getting a lot of inquiries about our K-Swap solution for Fiat and Bertone X1/9s in the last few months. If you're wondering what all the fuss is about, here's a great video by our friend at Tim's Enthusiast Garage that helps explain what the driving experience is like. For the suspension, we recommend KONI single adjustable coil-over struts, good wheels and tires, a front sway bar, and an acccurate alignment set-up. That's all.

K20 swap in an X1/9 ? Yes please! Wow. I am flabbergasted. This is ...

06/18/2026

We wanted to thank everyone who came out to our annual open house this year! 🏁 We know that scheduling a trip in June can be a challenge, but that challenge was accepted! We had 55 Italian cars on the premises. with every space in the parking lot filled and some in the overflow. 😍 We really appreciate your support, and we love hosting this annual event for everyone to enjoy. We will do our best to get it back to August for next year!

06/13/2026

Day 1 of the Midwest-Bayless Italian Auto summer open house is in the books! We had a great turn out for the afternoon drive, and a wonderful reception at RedFrog Classics. Thanks Todd Damon and staff! We finished the night with cars on the patio at Edison Brewing. Great day. Great People. Great cars.

06/08/2026

This is your reminder that in just FOUR days you can come to the Midwest-Bayless and Midwest-124 Open House. Meet the staff of Bayless and Jon Logan from Midwest-124, plenty of other Fiat owners from around the USA and Canada and enjoy the activities we have scheduled. Friday June 12 and Saturday June 13th, the details are here - https://tinyurl.com/4h8wn2wn

Let us know if you're going to make it!

05/26/2026

The Midwest-Bayless/Midwest 124 Open House is coming up in a week on Friday June 12th and Saturday, June 13th. It's going to be a lot of fun packed into two days which includes a drive and a visit to a brewery on Friday and Cars and Coffee followed by the Open house on Saturday. All details - https://tinyurl.com/nv9k3kkm