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Created on February 11, 2020

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Mit viel Chrom und der Panoramascheibe bediente sich Designer Rapi einiger amerikanischen Elemente

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Schmalspur

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Man könnte auch vor einem geschrumpften Ford Thunderbird stehen

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Der Designer Rapi hat zuvor schon das Coupé 8V gezeichnet

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Schmale Statur mit rund 1.50 Meter Breite

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Offener Fahrspass im Kleinformat

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Designer Rapi spendierte dem kleinen Fiat viel Chrom

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Die angedeuteten Heckflossen waren damals bei amerikanischen Autos beliebt, trafen aber nicht immer den Geschmack der Europäer

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Bei der zweiten Generation wurden die Stossstangenhörner weiter in der Mitte platziert

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Wer ein Radio wollte, musste Aufprris bezahlen

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Drehbare Sitze, um den Damen das Ein- und Aussteigen zu erleichtern

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Übersichtliches Cockpit mit guter Aussicht

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Wo beim Vorgänger noch ein Nard Holzlenkrad thronte, war beim Nachfolger ein Fiat Dreispeichenlenkrad verbaut

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Der Bandtacho entsprach dem Zeitgeist, wirkt aus heutiger Sicht aber nicht sehr sportlich

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Vierganggetriebe mit unsynchronisiertem ersten Gang

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Der Innenspiegel musste für den Blick nach hinten ausreichen, in Italien waren Aussenspiegel damals keine Pflicht

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Sogar im Innenraum gab es Chromzierrat

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Auch an der Front wurde nicht mit Chrom gespart

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Die Blinker, beim Vorgänger auf den Kotflügeln angebracht, wurden hier wieder konventionell platziert

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Matching Numbers, wichtig für den Werterhalt

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Opulenter Chromschmuck, nicht jedermanns Geschmack

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Aussergewöhnliches Auspufflayout

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - Der kleine Vierzylindermotor leistete knapp über 50 PS

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - 1221 ccm kleiner Motor

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Fiat 1100 TV (1955) - Premiere - für eine fröhliche Tummelfahrt zu Zweit - Genfer Automobilsalon 1955

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Fiat 1100 Spyder (1955) - Bei der frühen Version lagen die Stossstangenhörner noch aussen

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - Das schmucke Cabriolet fand nur wenige Käufer

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - Mit deutlich ausgeprägten Heckflossen

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - Wie ein kleiner Amerikaner

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Fiat 1200 Spyder (1959) - Design von Fabio Rapi

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1956) - noch mit 1100 ccm

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Fiat 1100-103 TV Trasformabile (1956) - elegant und attraktiv

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - Zweisitzer

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - Hier noch mit Lenkradschaltung und dem Holzlenkrad, das ab 1957 einem schwarzen Kunsstofflenkrad weichen musste

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - Verkaufsprospekt französisch

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - Verkaufsprospekt italienisch

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - Verkaufsprospekt französisch

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - An der International Auto Show Turin

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Fiat 1200 Trasformabile (1958) - das seltene, optisch etwas gewöhnungsbedürfige Cabriolet war der Vorgänger des 1200 Spyder

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Fiat 1100 TV Trasformabile (1955) - An der Turiner Automobilshow

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Fiat 1100 TV (1956) - An einer Ausstellung

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Fiat 1100 TV Coupé (1954) - Eleganz im Kleinen von Pininfarina

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Fiat 1100 TV Coupé (1955) - ausgestellt am Automobilsalon in Genf 1955, Pininfarina-Entwurf

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Fiat 1100 TV Coupé (1955) - ausgestellt am Automobilsalon in Genf 1955, Pininfarina-Coupé

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Fiat 1200 Coupé (1957) - dieser Pininfarina-Entwurf atmet bereits den amerikanischen Geist

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Fiat 1200 Coupé (1957) - hübsches 2+2-sitziges Coupé von Pininfarina

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Fiat 1100 TV Coupé (1954) - interessantes Design von Pininfarina

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Fiat 1200 Spider (1959) - das neue Cabriolet auf dem Stand von Pininfarina auf dem Genfer Automobilsalon von 1959

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1959) - hübscher Spider - Auto e Moto d'Epoca in Padua 2017

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Fiat 1200 TV Trasformabile (1957) - Werbefoto

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Summary

Fancy something other than an open-top Alfa Romeo? In the 1950s, Fiat offered a small sports convertible called the "Trasformabile", which is likely to cause a stir at many an Italian or classic car meeting today. The design was (presumably) by Fabio Luigi Rapi, who also gave the famous 8V "Otto VU" its timeless bodywork. This report tells the brief history of the Fiat 1200 TV Spyder and its close relative 1100 TV Trasformabile 2 Posti and shows it in many current and historical pictures, as well as in the sales brochure.

This article contains the following chapters

Special name
Rapid evolution
Larger engine
Practical solution
Sports dwarf

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It doesn't always have to be Alfa Romeo, the Turin-based company Fiat has also built exclusive sports convertibles that still inspire every lover of Italianità today. The Fiat 1200 TV "Trasformabile" makes you want to speed off south to the nearest espresso bar! The suffix "TV" means "Turismo Veloce", i.e. "sports tourer". Fiat then called the open-top version not simply "Cabriolet", but "Trasformabile" ("convertible"), which sounds much more exclusive. At the 1955 Geneva Motor Show, the Fiat 1100 TV was presented as a convertible, the predecessor of the 1200 TV. Of course, the Fiat 1100 of the time served as the basis, and the factory developed its own sporty version based on it, having previously given way to independent coachbuilders.

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