Having commissioned its newly acquired Abarth competition department to create a Group 4 homologation special based on the 124 Sport Spider, Fiat’s new-for-1973 special stage challenger…
Read MoreHaving already created a 594cc version of Fiat’s eponymous 500 back in 1963 (the 595), Abarth elected to take the four cylinder engine’s capacity out to just under 700cc with the 695 SS of 1964.
Read MoreAlongside Abarth’s high performance conversions, the Jolly beach cars coachbuilt at the Ghia works from 1957 remain arguably the most sought after iteration of Fiat’s ubiquitous 600.
Read MoreThe Dino-badged Fiats and Ferraris of the late 1960s were created in order to homologate a V6 Formula 2 engine. As Ferrari did not have the capacity to build the 500 engines required, a…
Read MoreHaving commissioned arguably the most radical rally car ever to tackle the special stages in 1971 (the Lancia Stratos), for marketing reasons the Fiat Group decided its replacement should be more…
Read MoreLaunched at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1952, the 8V utilised Fiat’s new two-litre overhead valve all-alloy V8 that had originally been conceived for use in a large Berlina (Saloon). The rakish…
Read MoreFor three straight season between 1974 and 1976, Lancia set the World Rally Championship alight with the purpose-built Stratos, the like of which had never been seen before. However, while the…
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