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The little savages - Fiat 128 Rally, Simca 1000 Rallye 2, Autobianchi A 112 Abarth and Mini 1275 GT in a (historical) comparison test

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Created on December 1, 1973

Reading time 17min

Written by:

Lothar Boschen

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Fiat 128 Rally vs Simca 1000 Rallye 2 vs Autobianchi A 112 Abarth vs Mini 1275 GT – Vergleich der kleinen Wilden

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Fiat 128 (1973) - die besonders sportliche Variante "Rally"

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Fiat 128 (1973) - die Rally-Ausführung

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Fiat 128 Rally (1973) – in voller Fahrt

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Fiat 128 Rally (1973) – neben einer Fiat 128 Berlina

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Fiat 128 Rally (1975) – mit Zusatzscheinwerfern

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Fiat 128 Rally (1974) – Interieur

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Fiat 128 Rally (1974) – Abmessungen

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Fiat 128 Rally (1974) – der Vierzylindermotor

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Fiat 128 Rally (1974) – Vorder- und Hinterradaufhängung sowie Lenkung

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Fiat 128 Rally (1974) – Mechanik

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Simca 1000 Rallye 2 (1973) - mehr Leistung für mehr Bumms, Wasserkühler nun vorne

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Simca Rallye 2 (1973) - kurz und praktisch

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Simca Rallye 2 (1973) - deutlich beschriftet am Heck

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Simca Rallye 2 (1973) - Heckansicht des schnellen Franzosen

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Simca Rallye 2 (1973) - vor allem die Bemalung unterscheidet ihn äusserlich von den schwächeren Variante, frühe Modelle noch ohne Heckspoiler

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Simca Rallye 2 (1974) - leistungsmässig in einer völlig anderen Liga als die 1000-er-Brüder

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Simca 1000 Rallye 2 (1973) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

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Simca Rallye 2 (1973) - Blick ins Interieur

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Simca Rallye 2 (1973) - Sportlenkrad und Armaturenbrett

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Simca Rallye 2 (1973) - Kofferraum und Ersatzrad

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - schneller

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - Vorderansicht mit deutlich sichtbarem Abarth-Zeichen

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - Hochleistungsausführung mit 982 cm3 und 58 DIN-PS - am Genfer Automobilsalon von 1973

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - mit modisch scharzer Motorhaube

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - die schnelllste Variante

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - sportlich und kompakt

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - knapp geschnittene Sessel

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - Lenkrad und Armaturenbrett mit Zusatzinstrumenten in der Mitte

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - das kleine Lederlenkrad verleiht sportlichen Touch

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - karierte Sitzpolster

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Mini 1275 GT (1973) – der spirituelle Nachfolger des Cooper S

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Mini 1275 GT (1974) – rechtsgelenkte Version

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Mini 1275 GT (1974) – mit besonderen Dunlop Denovo Reifen als Option

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Mini 1275 GT (1974) – auch für den kleinen Ausflug zu Zweit geeignet

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Mini 1275 GT (1974) – in voller Fahrt

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Mini 1275 GT (1975) – die stärkste Variante

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Mini 1275 GT (1974) – Cockpit

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Mini 1000 (1973) – die Normalvariante

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Mini Clubman Estate (1973) – als Kombi

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Mini Clubman (1973) – mit neuer Front

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Mini Clubman (1974) – Interieur

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Mini Clubman (1974) – Interieur mit Rechtslenkung

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Summary

Gone were the days in the seventies when hardly anyone drove small cars, because in the age of parking space shortages and second cars, short, agile cars with as little superfluous sheet metal as possible were in demand like never before. Especially if they were also a bit sporty. The four candidates in the 1974 comparison test - Fiat 128 Rally, Simca 1000 Rallye 2, Autobianchi A 112 Abarth and Mini 1275 GT - had to prove themselves both in everyday traffic and on the Hockenheimring.

This article contains the following chapters

Fiat 128 Rally quieter than its principle comrades
Angular driving behavior in slalom: Mini 1275 GT
Engine data
Measurements
Driving tests
Driving behavior
Prices

Estimated reading time: 17min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Gone are the days when small cars were only driven by people who couldn't afford a used Beetle. In the age of parking space shortages and second cars, short, agile cars with as little superfluous sheet metal as possible are in demand like never before. However, hardly anyone wants to settle for weak-chested Fiat 770-style vehicles; in terms of performance, road holding and equipment, it should be a little more. The forefather of all speeding shoeboxes was the Mini Cooper S, the fastest of the ingeniously designed Mini models, which also proved that small cars can have powerful engines without having to be low-flying. With its sporting successes, this powerful Mini, which cost an exorbitant 10,000 marks for the 1960s, built up an image from which the other Mini models, which were mainly modestly powered but sold in respectable numbers, profited for a long time.

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