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Fiat 509 - huge success in the twenties thanks to installment payments

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Created on May 9, 2012

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Stefan Fritschi

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Fiat 509A (1927) - auch den hinten sitzenden Passagieren offeriert der Fiat einen einfachen Einstieg dank hinterer Türen

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Fiat 509A (1927) - der klassische Fiat-Kühler

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Fiat 509A (1927) - das Verdeck liegt nicht auf, nimmt keine Sicht

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Fiat 509A (1927) - Silhouette ohne Firlefanz

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Fiat 509A (1927) - Heckansicht

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Fiat 509A (1927) - aus der Fahrerperspektive

Bild von Partner Planai Classic 2025 Inline 1

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Fiat 509A (1927) - übersichtliches Armaturen"brett"

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Fiat 509A (1927) - rechts gelenkt, wie die meisten Autos damals

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Fiat 509A (1927) - Markenzeichen auf dem Kühler und auf dem Tankverschluss

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Fiat 509A (1927) - über Aerodynamik wurde damals noch nicht nachgedacht

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Fiat 509A (1927) - wassergekühlter Vierzylindermotor

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Fiat 509A (1927) - hier ist die Technik noch sichtbar

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Fiat 509A (1927) - nachgefertigte Chassis-Plakette

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Fiat 509A (1927) - der Schriftzug auf dem Motor

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Fiat 509 (1931) - Angebotspalette der verschiedenen Varianten im damaligen Verkaufsprospekt

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Fiat 509 A Cabriolet (1927) - zeitgenössische Illustration

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Fiat 509 (1926) - das Modell "Torpedo" - aus einem zeitgenössischen Verkaufsprospekt

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Fiat 509 (1926) - Fahrzeugdetails aus einem zeitgenössischen Verkaufsprospekt

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Fiat 509 (1926) - die Limousine

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Fiat 509 (1926) - Produktionslinie für den 509er

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Fiat 509 (1927) - Franz Weber bei der 4. Rallye Wädenswil im Jahr 1961

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Fiat 509 S Sportroadster (1928) - an einer Oldtimer-Ausstellung

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Inserat für Fiat-Automobile in der Automobil Revue im Jahr 1927

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Summary

Between 1925 and 1929, Fiat built the 509, vehicles and chassis with a contemporary technical profile. The car sold well, and Fiat was able to sell as many as 90,000 units. This was helped not only by installment payments and insurance cover as an option, but also by the variety of models. This report portrays a Fiat 509A from 1927 and briefly describes the history and technology of the model series, supplemented with historical images and brochures.

This article contains the following chapters

Success with a wide range of variants and installment payments
The "Torpedo" model
509 chassis as the basis for the very first Graber model
Gaston Lagaffe also drives a 509
Chassis specification (from 1926 brochure)
Further information

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Before the Second World War, Fiat brought out a whole series of vehicles from 1919 onwards, which were numbered more or less consecutively from number 501 to 527. However, the numbers provided no information about the engine or car class. Only the 508 was given the catchy surname Ballila (little pigeon) or the 500 later became the little mouse alias Topolino. The Fiat 509 was a lower mid-range car, although it is also known as Fiat's first small car. It was presented at the Turin Motor Show in 1925. Initially, three different body variants were available: The prices were between 16,000 and 25,000 lire. Fiat also offered insurance in the list of optional extras. And the 509 could also be paid off in installments through the SAVA financing company - a novelty at the time.

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