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Fiat – acronym of Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin).

Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. originally FIAT, Italian: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino is an Italian automobile manufacturer, a subsidiary of FCA Italy S.p.A., which is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (previously Fiat S.p.A.). Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced.

Headquarters Turin, Italy

The Fiat 500 is a four-seat, small city car that was manufactured from 1957 to 1975 over a single generation in two-door saloon and two-door station wagon bodystyles.

Launched as the Nuova (new) 500 in 1957, as a successor to the 500 "Topolino", it was an inexpensive and practical small car. Originally the 500 was powered by a 479 cc two-cylinder, air-cooled engine.

set of 500 in white and blue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qawv9pUOdck

500 1957-1975

In 1959, Dante Giacosa received a Compasso d'Oro industrial design prize for the Fiat 500. It was the first time when it was awarded to an automotive industry.

The new car had a rear-mounted engine, on the pattern of the Volkswagen Beetle, just like its bigger brother the 1955 Fiat 600. Several car makers followed the now uncommon rear engine configuration at the time and were quite successful. The Neckar version of the 500 was manufactured in Heilbronn under a complicated deal involving NSU, and was introduced in October 1961.^[2] Steyr-Puch produced cars based on the Fiat 500 under licence in Graz, Austria.

Despite its very small size, the 500 proved to be an enormously practical vehicle with large sales throughout Europe. Besides the two-door coupé, it was also available as the "Giardiniera" estate; this variant featured the standard engine laid on its side, the wheelbase lengthened by 10 cm (3.9 in) to provide a more convenient rear seat, a full-length sunroof and larger brakes from the Fiat 600.

Sports models were produced by Abarth, as well as by Giannini. An Austrian variant, produced by Steyr-Daimler-Puch, the 1957–1973 Steyr-Puch 500, had a motorcycle-derived Puch boxer twin motor, a sports model of which was the 1965–1969 Steyr-Puch 650 TR2.

Production of the 500 ended in 1975, although its replacement, the Fiat 126, was launched two years earlier. The 126 was not as successful as its predecessor in Italy, but sold well in the Eastern Bloc countries, being assembled and manufactured in Poland as a Polski Fiat. The Fiat 500 has a Cx (aerodynamic resistance coefficient) of 0,38, a very good performance for its time.

Fiat previewed an all-new four-seat three-door hatchback 500 model in March 2007 – fifty years after the first Fiat 500 was presented.

Fiat 500 Cream (youtube.com)

Fiat 500 Azzuro (youtube.com)

dino spider 1966-1973

The Fiat Dino was a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car produced by Fiat from 1966 to 1973. The Dino name refers to the Ferrari Dino V6 engine, produced by Fiat and installed in the cars to achieve the production numbers sufficient for Ferrari to homologate the engine for Formula 2 racing.

The car was offered with an all-aluminium DOHC 2.0 L V6. The same 2.0-litre engine was used in mid-engined, Ferrari-built Dino 206 GT, which was introduced in pre-production form at the 1967 Turin Motor Show and went on sale in 1968.

In 1969, both Ferrari and Fiat introduced new 2.4-litre Dino models V6 with an output of 180 PS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-rWC45Y-HQ

The Fiat X1/9 is a two-seater mid-engined sports car designed by Bertone and manufactured by Fiat from 1972–1982 and subsequently by Bertone from 1982–1989. The car was intended to replace the 850 Spider, another Bertone design, not the larger and pricier 124 Sport Spider whose production continued for much of the X1/9's life. The original 1.3-litre, 4-speed X1/9 can be distinguished from the later 1.5-litre, 5-speed model by its wrap-around steel split bumpers with rubber blocks, and the shallower engine compartment lid.

set of x1/9 in black and red https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxghFsm6uUQ

x1/9 1972-1979

With a transverse engine and gearbox in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive configuration, the X1/9 was noted for its balanced handling, retractable headlights, lightweight removable hardtop which could be stowed under the bonnet, front and rear storage compartments — and for being the first Fiat to have been designed from its conception to meet US safety regulations.

The X1/9 was developed from the 1969 Autobianchi A112 Runabout concept, with styling by Bertone under chief designer Marcello Gandini.

Even though the Runabout was named for the Autobianchi A112, it was powered by a version of the brand new Fiat 128 SOHC engine.

The 1.3 the engine produced 75 horsepower and had an all-synchronized 4-speed transmission which was also carried over from the 128. As a consequence the X1/9 had a top speed of over 170 km/h.

In 1979 the Fiat received both exterior and interior revisions including integrated bumpers front and rear, as well as new front grilles and airdams. It also received increase in displacement to 1498 cc and a five-speed transmission.

Unlike Fiat's marketing nomenclature at the time which used a numerical system (e.g., 127, 128, 124, 131) denoting relative position in the model range, the X1/9 retained its prototype code as its marketing name. Fiat's prototype coding used X0 for engines, X1 for passenger vehicles and X2 for commercial vehicles.The X1/9 was thus the ninth passenger car developed using the nomenclature.

Fiat X1/9 Black (youtube.com)

Fiat X1/9 Red (youtube.com)

x1/9 1979-1989

In 1980 Fiat substituted the 1498-cc engine from the Ritmo/Strada sedan and got rid of the original 4-speed transaxle for a 5-speed transmission.

In '81 Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection took the place of the earlier Weber carburetor. The X1/9 models underwent exterior and interior updates that included a new front grille and airdam and integrated bumpers front and rear. A redesign of the dash and instrument panel relocated the heating and ventilation controls from the center console to the main dash. The radio was moved to the center dash area, the glove box was moved to the top of the dash and fuse panel went from the spot above the driver's left knee to the area above the passenger's footwell where the glove box had been.

Sales of both the X1/9 and the 124 Spider had fallen so drastically due to quality control issues and the high rust issue for Fiat cars. Fiat removed themselves from the sports-car business and removed their presence from the U.S. in 1982.

In 1982, shortly after the introduction of the 1500 model, complete production was assumed by Bertone with models subsequently badged as the "Bertone" X1/9. Bertone models featured revised footwells redesigned to enhance legroom and sitting comfort for persons taller than the original design's target.

The last production models were named the Gran Finale and sold over the 1989/1990 period. They were a dealer modification of the special edition (commonly abbreviated to SE) of 1988/1989, with the addition of a rear spoiler and "gran finale" badges.

The last four X1/9s were imported to the U.S. in April 1990 (1989 model year cars).

Fiat X1/9 MKII (youtube.com)

panda 34 1980-2003

The Fiat Panda, is a front- and all-wheel-drive, five-passenger city car manufactured by Fiat.

In 40 years Panda production has reached over 7.8 million, of those, approximately 4.5 million were the first generation. During its initial design phase, Italdesign referred to the car as il Zero. Fiat later proposed the name Rustica. Ultimately, the Panda was named after Empanda, Roman goddess and patroness of travelers.

The Panda was discontinued in May 2003. Its total production run of 23 years makes the Fiat Panda one of Europe's longest-lived small cars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amuW536uuRk

ritmo cabriolet mkII 1982-1988

The Fiat Ritmo is a small, front-engine, front-wheel drive family car manufactured and marketed by Fiat, launched in April 1978 at the Turin Motor show and offered in 3- and 5-door hatchback and cabriolet body styles – from 1978 to 1988 with two facelifts.

Styled by Sergio Sartorelli at Fiat's Centro Stile in Turin, export versions for the UK, US and Canada were marketed as the Strada. In 1979, SEAT Ritmo production began in Spain, with a facelift in 1982, the SEAT Ronda.

The name Ritmo derives from the Italian for "rhythm", and Strada derives from the Italian for "road." Production reached a total of 1.790.000 and ended in early 1988 it was replaced by the Fiat Tipo.

The initial four-cylinder engine range included 1.1-litre (60 PS), 1.3-litre (65 PS) and 1.5-litre (75 PS) petrol engines, inherited from the Fiat 128, although the engines were noticeably quieter in the more insulated Ritmo.

The Ritmo finished second in the European Car of the Year awards, finishing narrowly behind the winning car, the Simca-Chrysler Horizon – which was similar in concept.

In October 1982, the Ritmo was reengineered and restyled to improve its competitiveness against rivals, which included the MK3 Ford Escort and the first front-wheel drive Opel Kadett (Vauxhall Astra in the UK). The chassis was lighter by 70 kg and benefitted from better noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) control.

The Fiat Ritmo cabrio was originally displayed as a concept at the 1979 Frankfurt Motor Show but went on sale in mainland Europe only in 1981. It was assembled by Bertone and, coinciding with the 1982 facelift, was badged as a Bertone instead of a Fiat. It was cheaper than, and competed against, the Volkswagen Golf cabriolet but was not up to Volkswagen standards in terms of quality or ability, despite the fact that the German rival was not built in-house, but by Karmann.

The Bertone cabriolet was sold in various European markets in petrol-engined form only (75S, 85S, 100S; some with fuel injection) until 1988. There were various special editions including the Ritmo Cabrio Chrono and Ritmo Cabrio Bianco (all white).

Fiat Ritmo Cabriolet (youtube.com)

tipo 183 barchetta 1995-2005

The Fiat Barchetta is a roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1995 to 2005. Barchetta in Italian means "little boat", and also denotes a type of open-top sports car body style.

It was designed by Andreas Zapatinas and Alessandro Cavazza, under the supervision of Peter Barrett Davis and other car designers at the Centro Stile Fiat, and prototyping was carried out by Stola.

The Barchetta was based on the chassis of the Mark 1 Fiat Punto, but with shortened wheelbase. The Barchetta has 1747 cc DOHC petrol engine fitted with variable valve timing.

The engine has 131 PS at 6300 rpm and 164 N⋅m of torque at 4300 rpm. The Barchetta weighs 1056 kg without air conditioning and can accelerate to 100 km/h in 8.9 seconds and has a top speed of 200 km/h.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPRYROz7kwA