History of Fiat

Fiat first collected in 1899, was a four-seater car, which was sitting behind the driver on the left, and the passengers seated in front of the driver. Management was carried out by linkage. In 1901, there were cars FIAT steering wheel and bench sofas placed one after another. Already in 1911, were produced and the first racing cars, such as S76. He set in motion a four-engine capacity of 28 353 cm3 - more than 28 liters, develops power of 290 liters. with. at 1900 r / min. But the company also manufactures a Fiat compact cars with smaller engines. Today, race cars remain the prerogative of "Ferrari", and cars with improved performance and reserved to "Ferrari" and "Maserati". Both companies are part of the vast empire FIAT. Fiat has always produced sports cars for road and continues to produce them along with numerous others, misrepresented the number of compact models. That small cars such as the 500 Topolino, enabled the company to achieve success. Model, developed in 1936, produced until 1955. Model 500 was the first mass production of compact machines, designed for a couple or small family. He was a low-cost, reliable, and was for many the first car. Topolino model for the 1955 model was followed by Fiat-600, in which the engine was located behind. This car also enjoyed a huge success, and the volume of its sales within five years amounted to 1 million. Two years later, a model Nuova 500, which resembles the old model 500 only in size. Housed behind the two-cylinder air-cooled engine replaced at the front of four-cylinder unit. The car, which enjoyed immense popularity in Italy, constantly improved. Its doors opened "in reverse", were replaced with conventional ones. Steadily increased the size and power of the engine from 479 smya and 13 liters. with. to 594 cm3 and 18 liters. with. But the 500 and could not be really fast car. The latest model of Topolino with difficulty developed speed less than 95 km / h, and its successor, with capacity of 18 liters. with. - A little over 105 km / h With the improvement of cars became smaller and more powerful. So it was with the model of Fiat-850, which replaced the 600. With the engine displacement of 843 cm3 and a capacity of 34 liters. with. it has been in more cars than its predecessor. FIAT-850 model was put into production in May 1964. By the time of its withdrawal from the market in 1971 was ppodano nearly 1.8 million cars, not counting the 350,000 copies of coupes and convertibles 124,000 The latest model Nuova-500 had two-cylinder engine capacity of 594 cm3, which was set in its predecessor, the Fiat-126. This small car 2 +2 was produced in 1972 for twenty years, during which time sold millions of these cars. Fiat produced and larger models, such as the Fiat-1100, which was put into production in 1939 and appeared again after the Second World War. By this time the car did not look ultramodern. Lights were still on the wings, and the central pillar between the doors disappeared, making it easier for getting in and out. Model 1100V 1949 was slightly more powerful engine, and the latest model 1100E spare tire was fixed behind the car, and was inside the luggage compartment. Produced a model Fiat-1500 with the same body, but with a six-cylinder engine producing 45 hp. with. and displacement of 1493 cm3. In 1953 he introduced a completely new series. The new model 1100 resembled predecessor but name. The body became carriers. It was produced with either triple sofas and behind, or with two front seats and triple sofa back. 1100TV model was more rapid version of the previous engine with a capacity of 50 liters. with. instead of the standard 36 l. with. Fiat Model-1200 Granlyuche had engine capacity 1089 cm3, increased to 1221 cm3, the body is identical to the model 1100, with the exception of the grille and two-tone paint. In 1961-1500 model Fiat revived with four-cylinder engine working volume of 1481 cm1 and the capacity of 72 liters. with. The body was similar to the body model 1100. Equipped with an engine capacity of 1295 cm3, the car was known as Fiat-1300. In the higher price range Fiat released in 1950, the model 1400, and two years later - the model 1900. Their bodies were much larger and more spacious than the models 1100 and 1200. On the basis of these cars the Italian designers have created some great cars with coupe and convertible. Four-cylinder engines have options sm3/44l 1395. with. sm3/60 and 1901 liters. with. In the late 50's Italy's economy is booming, increased demand for more expensive cars, so in 1959, Fiat launched the Fiat-1800 and -2100. These models had a new engine and brand new, spacious body. The only difference between the two models is in the working space of six-cylinder engines - 1795 and 2054 cm3. After two years, there was a long version (2279 cm3) of the engine in the model Fiat-2300. Up to the end of production in 1968, this car has not been able to achieve comfort and luxury models FIAT-130. This prestigious car was available in both sedan and coupe. As standard equipment offered automatic transmission and electric windows. Since 1966, the models were given names that were no longer linked to the size of the engine. There are models Fiat 124 and -125 with four-cylinder engine capacity in 1197 and 1608 cm3. Externally, the cars were very similar, but equipped with a larger engine 125 model was slightly more spacious than 124. Another difference is that the model had rectangular headlights 124 and 125 - round. FIAT-128 model, which followed the model of 1100, and like her, was put into production in March 1969. The largest difference was hidden under the hood. Model 128 was the first car company Fiat with a transverse engine with overhead camshaft and front wheel drive. Model 128 was sold in different versions and a great success. When, finally, in 1978, production in Italy was stopped, it was found that sold more than 3 million cars.