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Created in 1974

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Topless - sports driver Ute Glemser tests two convertibles

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - a wedge from Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Three press cars in front of the Hotel Igeia in Palermo

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Body assembly at Bertone in Grugliasco

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - View of the interior with roof installed

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - wedge-shaped and two-seater

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - In front of the start-finish building of the Targa Florio

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Together with its predecessor, the Fiat 850 Spider

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Contemporary color photo

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Demonstration car for journalists in Sicily

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - View into the front trunk

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Intelligent use of space behind the seats

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Contemporary color photo

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Fiat X 1/9 (1974) - with chains in the snow

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - Front and rear lamps

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - the wedge-shaped front end

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Fiat X 1/9 (1974) - on the road on mountain roads with the targa roof open

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - production at Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - Transparency drawing

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - World premiere of the Targa sports car developed by Bertone - at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Cutaway model of the bodywork

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Body assembly at Bertone in Grugliasco

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Air inlets and outlets in the bodywork

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - In an illustration together with its role model Autobianchi Runabout

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Fiat X 1/9 (1973) - at the 1973 Geneva Motor Show

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Contemporary color photo

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Fiat accommodated two trunks and the engine in a length of 3.83 meters

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - the wedge from Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - The interior with center console and rather long gearshift

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Pretty steering wheel and instruments behind a panel

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - During test drives in Sicily

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - On the assembly line at Bertone

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Fiat X 1/9 (1974) - tested together with Matra Bagheera and VW-Porsche 914

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Fiat X 1/9 (1974) - together with various derivatives of the Fiat 128

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - Schematic plan view of drive and chassis

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - During test drives in Sicily

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Fiat X 1/9 (1974) - in the handling test

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Fiat X 1/9 (1972) - View of the interior with the roof removed

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Fiat X 1/9 (1974) - tested in a harmonious ambience

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1971) - in the background you can also see the 504 Cabriolet - Peugeot stand at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet S (1974) - the open version

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1970) - Transparency drawing

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1970) - Interior with leatherette seats

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1970) - in the photo studio

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1970) - Trunk with enough space for the luggage of two passengers

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1970) - typically French with a comfortable chassis even for bad roads

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1971) - elegant little runabout for two

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1971) - Dashboard with elegant but difficult to read instrument cluster

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Peugeot 304 Cabriolet (1972) - suitable as a city runabout and for trips to the countryside

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Peugeot 304 (1971) - On the road in the forest

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Peugeot 304 (1972) - The lion of the country road

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Peugeot 304 (1973) - The design comes from Turin

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Peugeot 304 (1974) - Coupé and convertible

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Peugeot 304 (1974) - Built from 1970 to 1976

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Peugeot 304 (1973) - Seats with good lateral support for fast cornering

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Peugeot 304 (1971) - Plenty of storage space for a convertible

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Alfa Romeo 1300 Spider (1970) - still with the old hubcaps

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VW-Porsche 914 (1970) - arouses a lot of interest

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Triumph Spitfire Mk IV (1974) - equipped for another six years

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VW 1303 Cabriolet (1974) - with negative steering roll radius and thus more stability

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BMW 2002 Cabriolet (1972) - a roll bar for the sake of safety

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Summary

Convertible drivers, it seems, are a very special breed of people. They are said to have a great desire for freedom, extravagance and vitality. And since women seem to dominate this group, Ute Glemser, the sister of German champion Dieter Glemser, tested and compared two 12,000-mark cars, the Fiat X 1/9 and the Peugeot 304 S.

This article contains the following chapters

Fiat X 1/9
Peugeot 304 S
A feeling of freedom
Alternative 1: For the sophisticated world
Alternative 2: For sporty enthusiasts
Alternative 3: For men with a pipe
Alternative 4: For small and large families
Alternative 5: For solid eccentrics

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Convertible drivers, it seems, are a very special breed of people. They are said to have a great desire for freedom, extravagance and vitality. And since women seem to dominate this group, sport - auto sent Ute Glemser, the sister of German champion Dieter Glemser, out on the track in two 12,000-mark cars, the Fiat X 1/9 and the Peugeot 304 S. Ute Glemser seemed predestined for this task to the editors: having been initiated into the secrets of cars and driving by her "big brother" Dieter from an early age, there is actually no common vehicle of recent years that she has not yet driven. Even comparatively "monsters", such as the Ford Transit or the VW Kasten, are not foreign to her - for professional reasons alone. No wonder she wanted to do the same as her brother on the race track. But her successful entry into the touring car class is still a long way off. In Zolder, she was thrown out of the race while slowing down, and later in Hockenheim at the Escort Cup she suffered the same fate twice as drivers who had since become famous elsewhere: best practice time and retirement from the race.

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