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Fiat 1300 and 1500 - two fast stars of the middle class

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Created on June 1, 1961

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Günther Gebhardt

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Fiat 1500 (1964) - elegantly presented in an autumnal atmosphere

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - making an impression is of course better with whitewall tires

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Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - front and rear view

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Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - an elegant appearance

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Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - Interior with instrument cluster and four-cylinder engine under the forward-opening hood

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Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - Front and rear suspension

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - dynamic appearance

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1962) - simple but elegant design

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - a carefully designed mid-size sedan

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - presented on an airfield

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Interior - Bandtacho

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Interior, with front seats folded down

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Fiat 1300 and 1500 lined up at the factory

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Takeover of a test car

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Test drive on the cold 'Polcircel'

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Test drive in the cold of the north

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Test drive in Somaliland

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1962) - from the outside, the 1300 and 1500 looked identical

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Fiat 1500 (1964) - the Fiat 1500 L represented and had a lot of space

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - a test car, clearly marked 'Prova'

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - Trunk and spare wheel of a test car

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - Rear access, on a test car

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Transparent drawing - Basic structure and mechanical units

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Transparency drawing

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - A comparison of the 1300 and 1500 engines

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Fiat 1800 (1961) - the estate version offers space for everything, there was also a Familiare version of the smaller 1300/1500

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Fiat 1300 and 1500 (1961) - Dimensions

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Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - Front- und Heckansicht

Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - eine elegante Erscheinung

Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - Innenraum mit Kombiinstrument und Vierzylindermotor unter der nach vorne öffnenden Haube

Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - Vorder- und Hinterradaufhängung

Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - dynamische Erscheinung

Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1962) - schlichte aber elegante Gestaltung

Summary

The new Fiat mid-range was awaited with great interest in 1961. And the Fiat 1300/1500 did not disappoint, at least not the 'writer' of the magazine 'hobby'. He found hardly a fly in the ointment and praised the interior design, performance and driving characteristics. This article reproduces the original wording from 1961 and shows the Fiat 1300 and 1500 models in historical photos and in the original sales brochure of the time.

This article contains the following chapters

For established and experienced buyer groups
Eagerly awaited
A fast pike in the carp pond
Trapezoidal shape from the wind tunnel
Bigger on the inside than on the outside
Practical
For the pampered sports driver
Front disc brakes
Good acceleration values
In good contact with the road
Not a wannabe road cruiser

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Not so long ago, hobby published an article entitled 'Into battle, 600s!', which examined the opportunities that had opened up almost overnight for the then newly acquired market for larger small cars. We wrote that it would be a fight to the death - and developments proved us right. In the meantime, many months of economic prosperity have passed and we haveraised our standards - including those of our car: the front line has gradually shifted. The year 1961 will go down in automotive history as the year of the car battle in the mid-range segment. Judging by the first 'deployment reports' from the mid-range front, it will be no less fierce and no less hard-fought. On the contrary!

Welcome to Zwischengas!

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Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - Front- und Heckansicht

Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - eine elegante Erscheinung

Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - Innenraum mit Kombiinstrument und Vierzylindermotor unter der nach vorne öffnenden Haube

Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - Vorder- und Hinterradaufhängung

Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - dynamische Erscheinung

Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1962) - schlichte aber elegante Gestaltung

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