Fiat 125
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Fiat 125 | |
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Fiat 1500 | |
Successor | Fiat 132 |
The Fiat 125 is a
The body
The floor pan was virtually unchanged from that of the longer variant of the outgoing model, the
Engine and running gear
The new car's engine was based on the one fitted in the Fiat 124 Sport:
Developments
The 125 featured one of the world's first intermittent wipers and was praised when new for its handling and dynamics. British Autocar found the slight understeer tendencies were easily cured by adjusting the front camber.
In 1968 the 125S ("Special") was added to the range, with 100 bhp (from a modified cylinder head, camshafts, inlet/outlet manifold and Weber/Solex carburettor) and, unusually at this time, a five-speed gearbox.[4] It also had halogen lights, servo-assisted twin circuit brakes and optional superlight magnesium wheels. A variety of other improvements were made including improved cabin ventilation, trim and styling.
The Special was facelifted in 1971 using pretty much the same trim as the 125S, but both front and rear lights were new and wider, enhancing the visual width of the car. The interior gained upgraded upholstery of the seats and a wood facia. A three-speed automatic transmission as well as air conditioning became available as an option.
Variations
A variant, the 125 T, was made by the Fiat importers in
Other versions were built by Moretti, who made the 125GS 1.6 with styling similar to the Fiat Dino Spider. Zagato made the 125 GTZ; Savio, a 125 Coupé and 125 Station Wagon; Bertone, a 125 Executive to a Marcello Gandini design; and Vignale produced the Samantha, a two-door coupé with pop-up headlights, designed by Virginio Vairo. Another 125 Station Wagon was build by OSI to a Sergio Sartorelli design.
Production
Production by Fiat in Italy ceased in 1972 when the Fiat 132 was introduced. A total of 603,877 cars having been built.
Foreign production
Poland
A licence copy was also produced in Poland by the Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (FSO) from 1967 until 1991, under the brand Polski Fiat as the Polski Fiat 125p, and later as the FSO 1500, FSO 1300, or FSO 125p.
It was a somewhat simplified variation of the Fiat car, with outdated 1300 cc or 1500 cc engines and mechanicals from the
Yugoslavia/Serbia
The Zastava 125 was a Zastava produced model identical to the Polish 125p. Available versions were called 125 PZ with 1,295 or 1,481 cc engines.
Egypt
In Egypt production of the Polish 125p version went on under the name Nasr 125 until 1983.
Argentina
In Argentina the 125 was built from 1972 to 1982, initially by Fiat-Concord and later by Sevel Argentina. In addition to the 4-door sedan version, a station wagon (called "Familiar"), a pickup (called "Multicarga", a unique Argentine design) were built. There was also a coupe called 125 Sport with the same mechanics than the sedan, but based on the Fiat Coupé 1500 Vignale.
Colombia
A few copies were made of Italian 125 and was quickly replaced by Polish 125p better suited to the local market.
Chile
A car that was manufactured almost equal to the Fiat 125 Special restyling in march of 1970.
Morocco
SOMACA (Société Marocaine de Construction Automobile) assembled 125 in Casablanca.
Soviet Union
VAZ-2103 was based on Fiat 125.
References
- ^ "Somaca Casablanca". Somaca.e-monsite.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ "Autotest: Fiat 125 Special". Autocar. 19 June 1969. pp. 16–21.
- ^ a b c d e "New! Fiat 125: 1,608 c.c. Twin-cam engine in four-door family saloon". Autocar. 126. Vol. nbr 3715. 27 April 1967. pp. 6–8.
- ^ "Used Car Test: 1969 Fiat 125". Autocar. 18 November 1971. pp. 52–53.
- ^ a b c d Simmonds, Mal. "1971 Fiat 125". Dino Enterprises Ltd. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2013.[unreliable source?]