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Mini cult: Autobianchi, Fiat 127 and Innocenti 1001 in (historical) comparison

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Created in 1975

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Dirk-Michael Conradt

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Mini cult: Autobianchi, Fiat 127 and Innocenti 1001 in (historical) comparison

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Autobianchi A 112 (1975) - In the factory

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Factory plant of Autobianchi in the year 1975

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Autobianchi A 112 (1975) - Will the whole family fit in?

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Autobianchi A 112 elegant (1975) - Not much bigger than two shopping carts

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Autobianchi A 112 (1973) - durable plastic bumpers - at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show

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Autobianchi A 112 (1974) - the model range, on the right the Abarth variant

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Autobianchi A 112 (1975) - Short wheelbase of only 2034 mm

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1974) - with fashionably sharp hood

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Autobianchi A 112 elegant (1975) - Elegant seats

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Autobianchi A 112 (1975) - one of the most attractive small cars with a top speed of 140 km/h - Geneva Motor Show 1975

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Autobianchi A 112 Abarth (1973) - narrow armchairs

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Autobianchi A 112 E - more elegantly equipped "Elegante" model of the basic A 112 - at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show

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Autobianchi A 112 (1974) - entire model range

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Autobianchi A 112 elegant (1974) - the version trimmed towards luxury

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Autobianchi A 112 elegant (1974) - clearly arranged cockpit

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Autobianchi A 112 (1974) - the basic version

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Autobianchi A 112 elegant (1974) - design without frills

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Autobianchi A 112 elegant (1974) - luxurious upholstery

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Fiat 127 (1973) - with practical tailgate - at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show

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Fiat 127 (1972) - for a trip for three or four

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Fiat 127 (1974) - Popular first car

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Fiat 127 (1972) - two doors and hatchback

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Fiat 127 Special (1976) - with extended equipment

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Fiat 127 (1974) - MacPherson struts at the front

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Fiat 127 (1974) - With its entire clan

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Fiat 127 (1974) - two or three doors?

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Fiat 127 Special (1975) - masters even steep inclines

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Fiat 127 Special (1975) - design by Pio Manzù with hinted Hofmeister kink

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Fiat 127 (1974) - A petite car

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Fiat 127 (1975) - Also built as Seat 127

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Fiat 127 (1975) - Since 1971 also with tailgate

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Fiat 127 (1974) - here the model with tailgate

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Fiat 127 Special (1975) - Inviting interior

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Fiat 127 Special (1975) - fits into any parking space

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Fiat 127 Special (1975) -

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Fiat 127 (1971) - Steering wheel

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Fiat 127 at the 1972 Geneva Motor Show - spacious, spirited and reasonably priced at 7,400 francs

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Fiat 127 (1975) - As a two-door model without tailgate

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Fiat 127 (1972) - pleasing and inconspicuous

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Fiat 127 (1972) - the practical tailgate is missing here

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Fiat 127 (1976) - the right car for female tennis players?

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Fiat 127 Special (1976) - in front of the Deutschordenschloss Kirchhausen

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Innocenti Mini 1001 Export (1974) - with Paola Corazzi

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Innocenti Mini 1300 Export (1974) - min Rosalba Neri

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Innocenti Mini 1001 (1973) - attractively staged with the actress Rosalba Neri

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Innocenti Mini 1000 Export (1974) - with Paola Carozzi

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Innocenti Mini 1000 Export (1974) - with Rosalba Neri

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Innocenti Mini 1001 (1973) - Actress Rosalba Neri in the small car

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Innocenti Mini 1000 Export (1974) - The perfect city runabout?

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Innocenti Mini 1001 Export (1975) - Small and maneuverable

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Innocenti Mini 1001 (1974) - The Mini from Milan

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Innocenti Mini 1001 Export (1974) - Life on a small footprint

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Innocenti Mini Cooper (1973) - top model, compact and sporty - at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - the power is written all over its face

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - rear view

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - compact and sporty

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - who could resist

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Innocenti Mini 1001 (1973) - loved by women

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Innocenti Mini 1001 Export (1974) - Interior

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Innocenti Mini 1001 (1973) - Cockpit of the automatic version

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Innocenti Mini Export (1974) - Ignition lock

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Cockpit of the sporty version

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Innocenti Mini 1300 Export (1974) - Fittings

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - View of the interior

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Innocenti Mini Export (1974) - Identification mark

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - stocky

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Innocenti Mini 1000 (1973) - side view of the normal version

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - rear view

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Innocenti Mini 1001 (1973) - a very special version

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - front view

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Innocenti Mini 1000 (1973) - simpler version

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Innocenti Mini Cooper (1973) - the British Leyland offshoot from Italy is available for 11,400 francs - at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show

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Innocenti Mini Cooper - rich instrumentation and a 1275 cm3 engine from BLMC producing 71 SAE hp - at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show

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Innocenti Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - Silhouette

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Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - built by Innocenti in Italy

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Mini Cooper 1300 (1973) - built by Innocenti, labeled 'Leyland'

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Summary

The first car of your own. The choice is difficult: a used car with steam or a new little one? In 1975, three Italian sports minis were subjected to an in-depth test program. The result was closer than expected ...

This article contains the following chapters

Wolf in sheep's clothing?
Mediocrity
In the cheap seats
Bottom line

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The sport - auto reader wants steam even in the smallest chassis. His car should always be suitable for a proper citizens' slalom or club race outside the restrictive FIA classifications. But if the 10,000 to 15,000 DM that you have to spend on a Cup R-5 or Group 1 Fiat 128 (see issue 5/p. 68) is still too much for you, you can enjoy sporty driving for less than 8,000 DM: With an Autobianchi A 112 E, a Fiat 127 or an Innocenti 1001. It is probably no coincidence that our three test candidates come from Italy. In the land of Enzo Ferrari and Ferrucio Lamborghini, people are still not ashamed of their motorsport spirit, and fast drivers are not labeled as social pests. The Italians therefore wisely took the Mini philosophy to its logical conclusion, knowing full well that shoeboxes amaze the good citizen when they drive around the ears of his family car. One result of this enthusiasm: the A 112 from Autobianchi. The Innocenti 1001 also embodies the southern joy of performance, as the original English Mini, initially built under license in Italy but now also in the hands of Leyland, was too lame for the Italians. So they gave it the Cooper one-liter engine, which the English had brought to Mini fans at great expense in the sixties.

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