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Compact symbiosis of driving dynamics and rich equipment - Fiat 1500 (historical test)

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Created on August 15, 1963

Reading time 19min

Written by:

Clauspeter Becker

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Fiat 1500 (1963) - schön in Szene gesetzt

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

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Durchsichtszeichnung

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Interieur, mit umgelegten Vordersitzen

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - "Prova"-Exemplar

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Fiat 1500 L, Fiat 1500 und 1100D im Jahr 1963

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1962) - von aussen sahen der 1300 und 1500 identisch aus

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Übernahme eines Testwagens

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - präsentiert auf einem Flugfeld

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Fiat 1500 (1964) - elegant präsentiert in herbstlicher Atmosphäre

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Eindruck schinden geht mit Weisswandreifen natürlich besser

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Testfahrt in der Kälte des Nordens

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Fiat 1300 / 1500 (1961) - eine elegante Erscheinung

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Testfahrt am kalten 'Polcircel'

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Fiat 1300 und 1500 stehen beim Werk in Reih und Glied

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Testfahrt in Somaliland

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - Kofferraum und Ersatzrad eines Testwagens

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - eine sorgfältig konstruierte Mittelklasse-Limousine

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - ein Testwagen, klar mit 'Prova' gekennzeichnet

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Fiat 1500 (1965) - die Motorhaube öffnete nach vorne, wie alle anderen Öffnungen auch

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Motoren des 1300 und 1500 im Vergleich

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Fiat 1300 und 1500 (1961) - Abmessungen

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Fiat 1500 (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - Schnittmodell - bescheidene Abmessungen und viel Platz für die Passagiere

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Fiat 1500 (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - Schnittmodell - gut ausgenutztes Wagenheck

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Fiat 1500 (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - Schnittmodell - gut sichtbar die Konstruktion der Vorderradaufhängung

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Fiat 1500 (1965) - auf allen Strassen zuhause

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Fiat 1300 (1961) - die definitive Version, wenige Wochen vor der offiziellen Ankündigung zusammen mit dem Fiat 1500

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Fiat 1300 (1961) - Testfahren in Afrika

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Fiat 1300 (1962) - Blick ins Cockpit, baugleich mit Fiat 1500

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Fiat 1300 (1962) - Interieur des 1300ers, praktisch baugleich mit dem 1500

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Fiat 1500 Familiare (1962) - Frischer Fisch direkt vom Strand?

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - auf der Frankfurter IAA 1961

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Fiat 1500 (1965) - auch für den noblen Anlass

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - frühes Pressebild, schön arrangiert

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - als auch 1300-er erhältlich

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - am Genfer Autosalon 1962

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - am Genfer Autosalon als aufgeschnittenes Modell

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - Blick auf die vordere Scheibenbremse - Genfer Autosalon 1962

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - Blick unter die Motorhaube des Testwagens

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - Blick unter die Motorhaube einer britischen Version

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - Frontansicht

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - Gruppenbild mit Damen - Fiat-Palette des Jahres 1962 mit 1100, 1800 und 2300

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Fiat 1500 (1965) - elegant und sportlich

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - Testwagen im Winter

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - zusammen mit Fiat 1300 als Testwagen zur Winterszeit

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - zusammen mit Fiat 1300 als Testwagen

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Fiat 1500 (1962) - zusammen mit Fiat 1300 als Testwagen

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - Blick in den Kofferraum

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - Blick ins Cockpit

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - Frontansicht

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - frühe Probefahrt

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - integrierte Türgriffe

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Fiat 1500 (1961) - rundliche Rückleuchten

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Fiat 1500 (1965) - Blick in den Innenraum

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Fiat 1500 Familiare (1962) - auch als Kombi 150 km/h schnell

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Fiat 1500 Familiare (1962) - Kombiversion des Fiat 1300/1500 mit grosser zusammenhängender Ladefläche

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Summary

The Fiat 1500 was not cheaper than its German and French competitors at the time. However, as Turin supplied expensive extras such as front disc brakes as standard and gave the pretty car a good dose of temperament, the Italian was ahead of its competitors in many respects. This original test report from 1963, illustrated with many historical photos, explains how the Fiat defied common prejudices and what the idiosyncratic chassis was all about.

This article contains the following chapters

For example, it is claimed that you can't sit in a Fiat as a full-grown Teuton!
It is also claimed that Fiats start badly in the cold.
After all, they say: Fiat cars are expensive to repair!
The Fiat 1500 does not have a peasant engine
The sporty engine of the Fiat 1500 is in no way quiet!
The Fiat 1500 has a firm suspension!
The Fiat 1500 handles well as long as the road is good.
The purchase price of a Fiat includes a lot of nice little things.
Technical data and test results

Estimated reading time: 19min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Fiat 1500 is a dangerous car. Not on the road - no, in the showroom. Because it is very reasonably priced. 6990 from Heilbronn, just 150 marks above the base price of our well-off middle class, represented by Ford and Opel. The Fiat 1500, however, has neither a base price nor a final price. This car has everything included, apart from extras such as a radio and whitewall tires. Automatically included in the purchase price are: four doors, four gears, front disc brakes, individual seats with reclining fittings, bumper horns and reversing lights. All things you have to pay for elsewhere. In addition, this car offers driving performance that is 2000 marks more expensive elsewhere.

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