Product Description

The Fiat 127 and 128 revolutionised Italian motoring in the 1970s. Launched in 1971, the 127 was the successor to the 850 and introduced front-wheel drive with a transverse engine, practicality and low fuel consumption. Compact and lively (903 cm³ with 47 hp), it was the best-selling car in Europe for years. The 128, which preceded it by two years, was released in 1969 and was a more spacious mid-size saloon with a lively and reliable 1100 cc engine producing 55 hp. Also with front-wheel drive and a transverse engine, they marked an epoch-making change for Fiat. Both, born from designs by Dante Giacosa, combined modern technology and simplicity. The 127 became the car of young people, the 128 the choice of families. Two different but complementary cars: practical, economical and intelligent, symbols of an Italy racing towards the future. That is why retracing their history means not only addressing a fundamental moment of mechanical and technical revolution but also taking a dip into an important page of our country’s culture and society that these cars represented.