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{{about|the 1960s Fiat 1500|the car of the same name manufactured from 1935 to 1949|Fiat 1500 (1935)}}
{{Infobox Automobile
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
| image = [[Image:Fiat 1500 1.jpg|250px|Fiat 1500]]
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Fiat 1300/1500
| manufacturer = [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]]
| name = Fiat 1300<br />Fiat 1500
| production = 1961-1967
| image = Fiat 1500 1.jpg
| predecessor = [[Fiat 1200]]
| caption = Fiat 1500 C
| manufacturer = [[Fiat Automobiles|Fiat]]
| successor = [[Fiat 124]] (1300)<br>[[Fiat 125]] (1500)<br>[[Fiat 124|Fiat 124 Spider]] (Cabriolet)
| production = 1961–1967 (until 1979 in Yugoslavia)
| class = [[Large family car]]
| aka = Zastava 1300 <br> Zastava 1500
| platform =
| designer = [[Mario Boano]] at Centro Stile Fiat{{sfn|Giacosa|p=234}}
| body_style = 4-door [[sedan]]<br>5-door [[estate car|estate]]<br>2-door [[convertible|cabrio]]<br>[[coupe]]
| engine = 1295&nbsp;cc [[ohv]] [[I4]]<br>1481&nbsp;cc [[ohv]] [[I4]]
| class = [[Compact executive car|Large family car]] ([[D-segment|D]])
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| transmission = 4-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]
| body_style = 4-door [[Saloon (car)|saloon]]<br />5-door [[station wagon]]<br />2-door [[Convertible|cabriolet]]<br />2-door [[coupé]]
| wheelbase = {{Auto mm|2425}} (1300/1500)<br>{{Auto mm|2505}} (1500C)
| related = [[SEAT 1500]]<br />[[Fiat 125]]<br />[[Polski Fiat 125p]]<br />Zastava 1300
| length = {{Auto mm|4030}} (1300/1500)<br>{{Auto mm|4130}} (1500C)
| engine = 1295&nbsp;cc [[Overhead valve engine|OHV]] [[Straight-four engine|I4]]<br />1481&nbsp;cc OHV I4
| width = {{Auto mm|1545}}
| transmission = 4-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]] all-synchromesh
| height = {{Auto mm|1365}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2425|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<br />{{convert|2505|mm|in||abbr=on}} (1500&nbsp;C)
| weight = 960 kg (2116 lb)
| length = {{convert|4030|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<br />{{convert|4130|mm|in||abbr=on}} (1500&nbsp;C)
| aka =
| width = {{convert|1545|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| fuel_economy = 8.8&nbsp;l/100&nbsp;km (1300), 9.4&nbsp;l/100&nbsp;km (1500)
| height = {{convert|1365|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| fuel_capacity=
| weight = {{convert|960|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| related = [[SEAT 1500]]<br>[[Fiat 125]]<br>[[Polski Fiat 125p]]
| predecessor = [[Fiat 1400]], [[Fiat 1200]] cabriolet
| similar = [[Simca 1300/1500]]
| successor = [[Fiat 124]] (1300)<br />[[Fiat 125]] (1500)<br />[[Fiat 124 Sport Spider]] (Cabriolet)
| designer =
| sp = uk
}}
}}
:''This article is about the 1960s models - there were also entirely different [[Fiat 1500 (1935)|Fiat 1500s]] manufactured from 1935 to 1949.''


The '''Fiat 1300''' and '''Fiat 1500''' are [[large family car]]s manufactured by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker]] [[Fiat|Fiat Auto]] from 1961 to 1967, which replaced the [[Fiat 1200]]. The 1300 and 1500 were essentially nearly identical, but differed in [[engine displacement]], as indicated by model names. They were available as a [[saloon car|saloon]] and [[estate car|estate]], and spawned a [[convertible]] version, which shared little mechanically with the other body styles except the 1500 engine.
The '''Fiat 1300''' and '''Fiat 1500''' are a series of front-engine, rear-drive [[automobile]]s manufactured and marketed by [[Fiat]] from 1961 to 1967, replacing the [[Fiat 1400]] and [[Fiat 1200]] coupé, spyder and cabriolet. The 1300 and 1500 were essentially identical to each other except for their [[engine displacement]], as indicated by their model names, and were offered in [[saloon car|sedan/saloon]], [[station wagon]], [[convertible]] and [[coupé]] body styles which shared little mechanically with the other body styles except the 1500 engine.


The 1500 offered a 75&nbsp;hp engine, lightweight construction, front disc brakes and rear alloy drum brakes.<ref>Haynes Autobook 214 1972</ref>
The 1300/1500 and their derivatives were also assembled by the [[Yugoslavia]]n [[Zastava]] and Fiat's [[Germany|German]] subsidiary, [[Neckar (car)|Neckar Automobil AG]]. The floorpan of the 1500C was used as a basis for its replacement, the [[Fiat 125]], while another model, the [[Polski Fiat 125p]], made by the [[Poland|Polish]] [[FSO]], was created by mating the body of 125 and mechanicals (engines, gearbox, transmission, suspension) of 1300/1500. In the Italian range, the 1300 was replaced by the [[Fiat 124]] in 1966, and the 1500 by the [[Fiat 125]] a year later.<ref name="CarsFrom">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050401064203/www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html|title=Fiat 1300/1500|work=The Fiat pages @ w w w . C a r s f r o m I t a l y . c o m|accessdate=2006-07-23}} - accessed via the [[Wayback Machine]]</ref>


The 1300/1500 and their derivatives were also assembled by [[Yugoslavia]]'s [[Zastava Automobiles|Zastava]] and Fiat's German subsidiary, [[Neckar (car)|Neckar Automobil AG]], as well as in South Africa. The floorpan of the 1500&nbsp;C was used as a basis for the 1500s replacement, the [[Fiat 125]], while another model, the [[Polski Fiat 125p]], made by the Polish [[Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych|FSO]], was created by mating the body of 125 and mechanicals (engines, gearbox, transmission, suspension) of 1300/1500. In the Italian range, the 1300 was replaced by the [[Fiat 124]] in 1966, and the 1500 by the [[Fiat 125]] a year later.<ref name="CarsFrom">{{cite web |url=http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html|title=Fiat 1300/1500 |website=carsfromitaly.com |access-date=23 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050401064203/http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html |archive-date=1 April 2005}} – accessed via the [[Internet Archive#Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]]</ref>
== Driveline ==
The 1300/1500 were conventional cars, with longitudinally, front-mounted engines powering the rear axle via a four-speed [[manual transmission]]. The engines employed were two versions of the same design, differing in bore<ref name="CarsFrom"/>:
* Fiat 1300 - 1295&nbsp;cc (bore 72 x stroke 79.5 mm) ohv 4-cyl in-line with {{convert|65|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} @ 5,200 rpm
* Fiat 1500 - 1481&nbsp;cc (bore 77 x stroke 79.5 mm) ohv 4-cyl in-line with {{convert|72|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} @ 5,200 rpm


In total, 1,900,000 units were produced worldwide.
Both variants started with a wheelbase of {{Auto mm|2425}}, but from 1964 the wheelbase of Fiat 1500 was increased to {{Auto mm|2505}}.


==Drivetrain==
== Other versions ==
The 1300/1500 were conventional cars, with longitudinally, front-mounted engines powering the rear axle via a four-speed [[manual transmission]] with a column gearchange. The engines employed were two versions of the same design, differing mainly in bore:<ref name="CarsFrom"/>
=== Fiat 1500 L / 1500 Taxi ===
* Fiat 1300 – 1295&nbsp;cc (bore 72 x stroke 79.5&nbsp;mm) OHV 4-cyl inline {{convert|60|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} at 5000 rpm
{{main|Fiat 1800/2100}}
* Fiat 1500 – 1481&nbsp;cc (bore 77 x stroke 79.5&nbsp;mm) OHV 4-cyl inline {{convert|73|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} at 5400 rpm
These models were essentially [[Fiat 1800]]s fitted with the 1500 engine, and therefore referred to as "1500" in Fiat nomenclature. The Taxi version debuted in 1962 and had the engine derated to 60 hp. The 1500 L (for "Lunga" - Italian for "long")
Both engines had alloy cylinder heads with twin rocker shafts and inlet valves angled at 45 degrees<ref>Haynes Autobooks 214</ref>


An innovative feature at the time was the fitting of [[disc brakes]] on the front.<ref name="PracticalMotorist1961">{{cite journal |journal=Practical Motorist |volume=7 (nbr 84) |title=News summary: From Turin there is a new Fiat... |pages=1309 |date=August 1961}}</ref>
=== Seat 1500 ===


Both variants started with a wheelbase of {{convert|2425|mm|in||abbr=on}}, but from 1964 the wheelbase of Fiat 1500 was increased to {{convert|2505|mm|in||abbr=on}}. This longer version was called the 1500&nbsp;C and also received three more horsepower (for a total of 75) and various other detail differences, including power brakes and bigger taillights with built-in reverse lamps.
The Seat 1500 was a car unrelated to the Fiat 1500. It was, instead, an underengined version the [[Fiat 1800/2100]] built in Barcelona, Spain by SEAT. 183,652 [[SEAT 1500]] were produced between 1960 and 1972. SEAT later produced the Fiat 131 & 132 series under the name [[SEAT 131]] and [[SEAT 132]] until 1982.


The [[Pininfarina]]-designed [[Fiat Pininfarina Cabriolet|Coupé and Cabriolet]] models of the preceding 1200 continued with largely unchanged bodywork, although they were now equipped with the larger 1.5 litre engine. The [[O.S.C.A.]] engined 1600 S Coupé and Cabriolet also continued to be available. All of the coupés and convertibles were replaced by the new [[Fiat 124|124]] coupés and spiders in 1966.
=== Siata 1500TS ===
[[Siata]], the Italian [[car tuning|tuning]] accessories and special vehicles manufacturer, devised a model called '''TS''' or '''1500 TS''' that differed from the regular Fiat saloon in styling details, including two-tone paint, but mainly in the fact that the engine was tuned to deliver as much as 94&nbsp;bhp. Moreover, there was a '''1500TS Coupé''' version with a unique body designed by [[Giovanni Michelotti]]. Both the saloon and the coupé were also manufactured by Fiat's German subsidiary, [[Neckar (car)|Neckar]] Automobil AG, formerly known as [[NSU-Fiat]], located in [[Heilbronn]] (unlike regular Fiat 1300/1500).<ref name="CarsFromSiata">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050401064203/www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html|title=Siata|work=The Fiat pages @ w w w . C a r s f r o m I t a l y . c o m|accessdate=2006-07-23}} - accessed via the [[Wayback Machine]]</ref><ref name="CarsFromNSU">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20050401064203/www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html|title=NSU Fiat cars|work=The Fiat pages @ w w w . C a r s f r o m I t a l y . c o m|accessdate=2006-07-23}} - accessed via the [[Wayback Machine]]</ref><ref name="ZuckerFabrikNSU">{{cite web|url=http://www.zuckerfabrik24.de/fiat/fiat_lizenz.htm#nsufiat|title=Fiat - Lizenzbau vor 1970 (Pkw und Transporter)|work=ZuckerFabrik24.de|accessdate=2006-07-23}} {{De icon}}</ref>.


The New Zealand importer, Torino Motors, marketed the 1500 as the "Crusader", with corresponding badging.<ref name="NZA">{{cite book |title=Assembly: New Zealand Car Production 1921–98 |last=Webster |first=Mark |publisher=Reed |year=2002 |page=80 |location=Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand |isbn=0-7900-0846-7}}</ref> In South Africa, dealers could also supply the "1500 OTS", a conversion for more power available in two different stages.<ref name="CarZA768">{{cite magazine |magazine=CAR (South Africa) |title=FIAT 1500 OTS Stage Two |last=Symons |first=Leicester |volume=12 |number=7 |date=August 1968 |page=27 |publisher=Central News Agency Ltd. |location=Cape Town, South Africa}}</ref> The OTS was developed by CMI (Cartoria Motor Industries) specifically to suit local production car competition regulations. Rather than the standard car's {{convert|83|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} SAE, the OTS developed {{convert|96|and|108|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} SAE in the respective Stage I and Stage II variants.<ref name="CarZA768" /> A variety of extras were also offered, including lowered suspension and a conversion to a floor-mounted shifter.
=== Zastava 1300/1500 ===
The Yugoslavian automaker [[Zastava|Crvena Zastava]], which was extensively cooperating with Fiat, also assembled the 1300 and 1500, branding them as Zastava 1300 and Zastava 1500, respectively. Zastava went on to produce the 1300 by itself when Fiat stopped production. Better equipment was added and models named DeLuxe and 1300E. The production went on until the eighties.
<ref name="ZuckerFabrikNSU">{{cite web|url=http://digilander.libero.it/zastava/storia.htm|title=Storia della Zastava|work=Italian Zastava Website|accessdate=2006-07-23}} {{It icon}}</ref>


<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Fiat1300_2006.jpg|Fiat 1300 - front fascia
File:Fiat1300a.jpg|Fiat 1300 - front fascia
Image:Fiat 1500.jpg|Fiat 1500 C - front fascia
File:Fiat 1500.jpg|Fiat 1500 C - front fascia
Image:Heckansicht.jpg|1965 Fiat 1300 rear
File:Heckansicht.jpg|1965 Fiat 1300 rear
Image:1966 Fiat 1500 rear view.jpg|1966 Fiat 1500 C rear
File:1966 Fiat 1500 rear view.jpg|1966 Fiat 1500 C rear
Image:Innenraum Fiat 1300.jpg|1965 Fiat 1300 interior
File:Innenraum Fiat 1300.jpg|1965 Fiat 1300 interior
Image:1966 Fiat 1500 interior.jpg|1966 Fiat 1500 C interior
File:1966 Fiat 1500 interior.jpg|1966 Fiat 1500 C interior
Image:Fiat1500 1965.jpg|1965 Fiat 1500 cabrio
File:Fiat 1500 Cabriolet.jpg|[[Fiat Pininfarina Cabriolet|Fiat 1500 Cabriolet]]
File:CL - Centro storico con auto storiche 20.jpg|Fiat 1500 Cabriolet front
Image:Fiat 1500-Coupé.JPG|Fiat 1500 Coupé
Image:Fiat 1300 gr vr.jpg|Fiat 1300 Familiare
File:Fiat 1600 S Coupé, front right.jpg|Fiat 1500 Coupé
File:Fiat 1300 gr vr.jpg|Fiat 1300 Familiare
File:Fiat 1500 Wagon.JPG|Fiat 1500 Wagon
File:FIAT 1500 Coupe Vignale (01).jpg|Fiat 1500 Coupé Vignale
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Fiat 1500 L / 1500 Taxi==
== References ==
{{main|Fiat 1800/2100}}
<div class="references-small">
These models were essentially [[Fiat 1800]]s fitted with the 1500 engine, and therefore referred to as "1500" in Fiat nomenclature. The Taxi version debuted in 1962 and had the engine detuned to {{convert|60|hp|abbr=on}}. The 1500 L (for "Lunga" – Italian for "long") originally had the same {{convert|72|hp|abbr=on}} engine as the regular 1500, and in 1964 was upgraded to {{convert|75|hp|abbr=on}} along with the Fiat 1500 C.
<references/>
</div>


==Other manufacturers' versions==

===Seat 1500===

The [[SEAT 1500|Seat 1500]] was a car unrelated to the Fiat 1500. It was instead, as the Italian Fiat 1500 L, an underengined version of the [[Fiat 1800/2100]]. It was built in [[Barcelona]], where 183,652 were produced between 1963 and 1975.

===Siata 1500 TS===
[[Siata]], the Italian [[car tuning|tuning]] accessories and special vehicles manufacturer, devised a model called '''TS''' or '''1500 TS''' that differed from the regular Fiat saloon in styling details, including two-tone paint, but mainly in the fact that the engine was tuned to deliver as much as {{convert|94|bhp|abbr=on}}. Moreover, there was a '''1500 TS Coupé''' version with a unique body designed by [[Giovanni Michelotti]]. Both the saloon and the coupé were also manufactured by Fiat's German subsidiary, [[Neckar (car)|Neckar]] Automobil AG, formerly known as [[NSU-Fiat]], located in [[Heilbronn]] (unlike regular Fiat 1300/1500).<ref name="CarsFromSiata">{{cite web |url=http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html |title=Siata |website=carsfromitaly.com |access-date=23 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050401064203/http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html |archive-date=1 April 2005}} – accessed via the [[Internet Archive#Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]]</ref><ref name="CarsFromNSU">{{cite web |url=http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html|title=NSU Fiat cars |website=carsfromitaly.com |access-date=23 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050401064203/http://www.carsfromitaly.com/fiat/index.html|archive-date=1 April 2005}} – accessed via the [[Internet Archive#Wayback Machine|Wayback Machine]]</ref><ref name="ZuckerFabrikNSU">{{cite web |url=http://www.zuckerfabrik24.de/fiat/fiat_lizenz.htm#nsufiat |title=Fiat – Lizenzbau vor 1970 (Pkw und Transporter) |website=zuckerfabrik24.de |access-date=23 July 2006 |language=de}}</ref>

[[File:Zastava 1300 in Croatia.jpg|thumb|left|Zastava 1300 in Croatia]]
[[File:Zastava 1300 Luxe F.jpg|thumb|Zastava 1300 Luxe in Kragujevac, Serbia]]

===Zastava 1300 and 1500===
The Yugoslav automaker [[Zastava Automobiles|Zastava]], which was extensively cooperating with Fiat, also assembled the 1300 and 1500, branding them as '''Zastava 1300''' and '''Zastava 1500''', respectively. Zastava went on to produce the 1300 by itself when Fiat in 1967 stopped production. During the seventies better equipment was added and models named DeLuxe and 1300E. The production finished in December 1979. 201,160 copies were made since 1961. The car was nicknamed ''Tristać'' (''trista'' means 300 in Serbian language.). The saloon model in the Zastava's version is the same as in the Fiat's version, but the estate model is different. This model is used as the foundation of the Fiat 1300/1500's successor, [[Fiat 124]].

With all-around disc brakes, rear-wheel drive, up to 72 horsepower (the engine could propel the car to a top speed of 155&nbsp;km/h), the elegant ''Tristać'' was Yugoslavia's favorite upmarket car. The Zastava 1300 was also assembled by [[Compañía Colombiana Automotriz|Leonidas Lara (C.C.A.)]] in Bogotá, [[Colombia]].<ref>{{citation |title=Análisis estratégico del sector automotriz en Colombia |trans-title=A strategic analysis of Colombia's automotive sector |language=es |publisher=Universidad del Rosario |location=Bogotá, Colombia |url=http://repository.urosario.edu.co/bitstream/10336/3955/3/1020727693-2012.pdf |page=10 |first1=Laura Cristina |last1=Munar Guerrero |first2=Johana Patricia |last2=Quiroga Porras |first3=Manuel Fernando |last3=Peña Mayorga |date=9 October 2012}}</ref> Assembly of Zastavas in Colombia began as early as 1969.<ref>{{cite journal |title=El proceso de internacionalización del sector automotriz en Colombia en el marco de los tratados de libre comercio con Estados Unidos y Corea del Sur: análisis y perspectivas |trans-title=The internationalization process of the automotive sector in Colombia as part of free trade agreements with the United States and South Korea |language=es |publisher=Universidad del Rosario |location=Bogotá, Colombia |url=http://repository.urosario.edu.co/bitstream/10336/3681/4/1032383638-2012.pdf.txt |page=7 |date=July 2012 |first1=Juan Camilo |last1=Ortega Peña |first2=Leonardo Andrés |last2=Dueñas Rojas |access-date=20 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203120912/http://repository.urosario.edu.co/bitstream/10336/3681/4/1032383638-2012.pdf.txt |archive-date=3 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Argentinian Fiat 1500===
[[File:Fiat 1500 - Frente II.JPG|thumb|Argentinian-made Fiat 1500]]
For South American market Fiat Concord in [[Buenos Aires]] from 1963 produced a 1500 version. This was available as "Berlina", "Familiar," and in a pick-up version with three seats in the front row named "Multicarga". A total of 123,059 examples were produced. A [[Vignale]]-bodied coupé version, very rare in Europe, was more common in Argentina where 5,228 units were built between 1966 and 1970.<ref name=RAclub>{{cite web | url = http://www.clubfiatclasicos.com/N_Notas_40Vignale.htm | title = El "Proyecto Vignale" |trans-title=The "Vignale Project" | language = es | work = Club Fiat Clásicos de Argentina | first = Mario M. | last = Perman | access-date = 2017-07-10 }}</ref> These four-seater coupés differed in minor ways from the Vignale coupés built in Italy and provided the basis for the 1969 1600 Sport, a fastback coupé that eventually developed into the Argentina-only 125 Sport. These later versions no longer required Fiat Concord to pay (steep) royalties to Vignale.<ref name=RAclub/> The 1600 received an enlarged version of the 1500s engine, displacing 1625&nbsp;cc.

===Polski Fiat 125p===
Although considered a variant of [[Fiat 125]], the [[Polski Fiat 125p]] was actually a combination of bodywork of Fiat 125 and engines and mechanicals of Fiat 1300/1500.
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==References==

===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book |first=Dante |last=Giacosa |title=I miei 40 anni di progettazione alla Fiat |publisher=Centro Storico Fiat |year=2014 |orig-year=1st pub. Automobilia, 1979 |url=http://www.fcagroup.com/it-IT/group/history/Documents/Dante_Giacosa_-_I_miei_40_anni_di_progettazione_alla_Fiat.pdf |language=it |ref={{sfnref|Giacosa}}}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 4 May 2024

This article is about the 1960s Fiat 1500. For the car of the same name manufactured from 1935 to 1949, see Fiat 1500 (1935).

Fiat 1300
Fiat 1500
Fiat 1500 C
Overview
ManufacturerFiat
Also calledZastava 1300
Zastava 1500
Production1961–1967 (until 1979 in Yugoslavia)
DesignerMario Boano at Centro Stile Fiat[1]
Body and chassis
ClassLarge family car (D)
Body style4-door saloon
5-door station wagon
2-door cabriolet
2-door coupé
LayoutFR layout
RelatedSEAT 1500
Fiat 125
Polski Fiat 125p
Zastava 1300
Powertrain
Engine1295 cc OHV I4
1481 cc OHV I4
Transmission4-speed manual all-synchromesh
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,425 mm (95.5 in)
2,505 mm (98.6 in) (1500 C)
Length4,030 mm (158.7 in)
4,130 mm (163 in) (1500 C)
Width1,545 mm (60.8 in)
Height1,365 mm (53.7 in)
Kerb weight960 kg (2,116 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorFiat 1400, Fiat 1200 cabriolet
SuccessorFiat 124 (1300)
Fiat 125 (1500)
Fiat 124 Sport Spider (Cabriolet)

The Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500 are a series of front-engine, rear-drive automobiles manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1961 to 1967, replacing the Fiat 1400 and Fiat 1200 coupé, spyder and cabriolet. The 1300 and 1500 were essentially identical to each other except for their engine displacement, as indicated by their model names, and were offered in sedan/saloon, station wagon, convertible and coupé body styles which shared little mechanically with the other body styles except the 1500 engine.

The 1500 offered a 75 hp engine, lightweight construction, front disc brakes and rear alloy drum brakes.[2]

The 1300/1500 and their derivatives were also assembled by Yugoslavia's Zastava and Fiat's German subsidiary, Neckar Automobil AG, as well as in South Africa. The floorpan of the 1500 C was used as a basis for the 1500s replacement, the Fiat 125, while another model, the Polski Fiat 125p, made by the Polish FSO, was created by mating the body of 125 and mechanicals (engines, gearbox, transmission, suspension) of 1300/1500. In the Italian range, the 1300 was replaced by the Fiat 124 in 1966, and the 1500 by the Fiat 125 a year later.[3]

In total, 1,900,000 units were produced worldwide.

Drivetrain

[edit]

The 1300/1500 were conventional cars, with longitudinally, front-mounted engines powering the rear axle via a four-speed manual transmission with a column gearchange. The engines employed were two versions of the same design, differing mainly in bore:[3]

  • Fiat 1300 – 1295 cc (bore 72 x stroke 79.5 mm) OHV 4-cyl inline 60 hp (45 kW; 61 PS) at 5000 rpm
  • Fiat 1500 – 1481 cc (bore 77 x stroke 79.5 mm) OHV 4-cyl inline 73 hp (54 kW; 74 PS) at 5400 rpm

Both engines had alloy cylinder heads with twin rocker shafts and inlet valves angled at 45 degrees[4]

An innovative feature at the time was the fitting of disc brakes on the front.[5]

Both variants started with a wheelbase of 2,425 mm (95.5 in), but from 1964 the wheelbase of Fiat 1500 was increased to 2,505 mm (98.6 in). This longer version was called the 1500 C and also received three more horsepower (for a total of 75) and various other detail differences, including power brakes and bigger taillights with built-in reverse lamps.

The Pininfarina-designed Coupé and Cabriolet models of the preceding 1200 continued with largely unchanged bodywork, although they were now equipped with the larger 1.5 litre engine. The O.S.C.A. engined 1600 S Coupé and Cabriolet also continued to be available. All of the coupés and convertibles were replaced by the new 124 coupés and spiders in 1966.

The New Zealand importer, Torino Motors, marketed the 1500 as the "Crusader", with corresponding badging.[6] In South Africa, dealers could also supply the "1500 OTS", a conversion for more power available in two different stages.[7] The OTS was developed by CMI (Cartoria Motor Industries) specifically to suit local production car competition regulations. Rather than the standard car's 83 bhp (62 kW) SAE, the OTS developed 96 and 108 bhp (72 and 81 kW) SAE in the respective Stage I and Stage II variants.[7] A variety of extras were also offered, including lowered suspension and a conversion to a floor-mounted shifter.

  • Fiat 1300 - front fascia
    Fiat 1300 - front fascia
  • Fiat 1500 C - front fascia
    Fiat 1500 C - front fascia
  • 1965 Fiat 1300 rear
    1965 Fiat 1300 rear
  • 1966 Fiat 1500 C rear
    1966 Fiat 1500 C rear
  • 1965 Fiat 1300 interior
    1965 Fiat 1300 interior
  • 1966 Fiat 1500 C interior
    1966 Fiat 1500 C interior
  • Fiat 1500 Cabriolet
    Fiat 1500 Cabriolet
  • Fiat 1500 Cabriolet front
    Fiat 1500 Cabriolet front
  • Fiat 1500 Coupé
    Fiat 1500 Coupé
  • Fiat 1300 Familiare
    Fiat 1300 Familiare
  • Fiat 1500 Wagon
    Fiat 1500 Wagon
  • Fiat 1500 Coupé Vignale
    Fiat 1500 Coupé Vignale

Fiat 1500 L / 1500 Taxi

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Main article: Fiat 1800/2100

These models were essentially Fiat 1800s fitted with the 1500 engine, and therefore referred to as "1500" in Fiat nomenclature. The Taxi version debuted in 1962 and had the engine detuned to 60 hp (45 kW). The 1500 L (for "Lunga" – Italian for "long") originally had the same 72 hp (54 kW) engine as the regular 1500, and in 1964 was upgraded to 75 hp (56 kW) along with the Fiat 1500 C.

Other manufacturers' versions

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Seat 1500

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The Seat 1500 was a car unrelated to the Fiat 1500. It was instead, as the Italian Fiat 1500 L, an underengined version of the Fiat 1800/2100. It was built in Barcelona, where 183,652 were produced between 1963 and 1975.

Siata 1500 TS

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Siata, the Italian tuning accessories and special vehicles manufacturer, devised a model called TS or 1500 TS that differed from the regular Fiat saloon in styling details, including two-tone paint, but mainly in the fact that the engine was tuned to deliver as much as 94 bhp (70 kW). Moreover, there was a 1500 TS Coupé version with a unique body designed by Giovanni Michelotti. Both the saloon and the coupé were also manufactured by Fiat's German subsidiary, Neckar Automobil AG, formerly known as NSU-Fiat, located in Heilbronn (unlike regular Fiat 1300/1500).[8][9][10]

Zastava 1300 in Croatia
Zastava 1300 Luxe in Kragujevac, Serbia

Zastava 1300 and 1500

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The Yugoslav automaker Zastava, which was extensively cooperating with Fiat, also assembled the 1300 and 1500, branding them as Zastava 1300 and Zastava 1500, respectively. Zastava went on to produce the 1300 by itself when Fiat in 1967 stopped production. During the seventies better equipment was added and models named DeLuxe and 1300E. The production finished in December 1979. 201,160 copies were made since 1961. The car was nicknamed Tristać (trista means 300 in Serbian language.). The saloon model in the Zastava's version is the same as in the Fiat's version, but the estate model is different. This model is used as the foundation of the Fiat 1300/1500's successor, Fiat 124.

With all-around disc brakes, rear-wheel drive, up to 72 horsepower (the engine could propel the car to a top speed of 155 km/h), the elegant Tristać was Yugoslavia's favorite upmarket car. The Zastava 1300 was also assembled by Leonidas Lara (C.C.A.) in Bogotá, Colombia.[11] Assembly of Zastavas in Colombia began as early as 1969.[12]

Argentinian Fiat 1500

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Argentinian-made Fiat 1500

For South American market Fiat Concord in Buenos Aires from 1963 produced a 1500 version. This was available as "Berlina", "Familiar," and in a pick-up version with three seats in the front row named "Multicarga". A total of 123,059 examples were produced. A Vignale-bodied coupé version, very rare in Europe, was more common in Argentina where 5,228 units were built between 1966 and 1970.[13] These four-seater coupés differed in minor ways from the Vignale coupés built in Italy and provided the basis for the 1969 1600 Sport, a fastback coupé that eventually developed into the Argentina-only 125 Sport. These later versions no longer required Fiat Concord to pay (steep) royalties to Vignale.[13] The 1600 received an enlarged version of the 1500s engine, displacing 1625 cc.

Polski Fiat 125p

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Although considered a variant of Fiat 125, the Polski Fiat 125p was actually a combination of bodywork of Fiat 125 and engines and mechanicals of Fiat 1300/1500.

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Giacosa, p. 234.
  2. ^ Haynes Autobook 214 1972
  3. ^ a b "Fiat 1300/1500". carsfromitaly.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2006. – accessed via the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Haynes Autobooks 214
  5. ^ "News summary: From Turin there is a new Fiat...". Practical Motorist. 7 (nbr 84): 1309. August 1961.
  6. ^ Webster, Mark (2002). Assembly: New Zealand Car Production 1921–98. Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand: Reed. p. 80. ISBN 0-7900-0846-7.
  7. ^ a b Symons, Leicester (August 1968). "FIAT 1500 OTS Stage Two". CAR (South Africa). Vol. 12, no. 7. Cape Town, South Africa: Central News Agency Ltd. p. 27.
  8. ^ "Siata". carsfromitaly.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2006. – accessed via the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "NSU Fiat cars". carsfromitaly.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2006. – accessed via the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Fiat – Lizenzbau vor 1970 (Pkw und Transporter)". zuckerfabrik24.de (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2006.
  11. ^ Munar Guerrero, Laura Cristina; Quiroga Porras, Johana Patricia; Peña Mayorga, Manuel Fernando (9 October 2012), Análisis estratégico del sector automotriz en Colombia [A strategic analysis of Colombia's automotive sector] (PDF) (in Spanish), Bogotá, Colombia: Universidad del Rosario, p. 10
  12. ^ Ortega Peña, Juan Camilo; Dueñas Rojas, Leonardo Andrés (July 2012). "El proceso de internacionalización del sector automotriz en Colombia en el marco de los tratados de libre comercio con Estados Unidos y Corea del Sur: análisis y perspectivas" [The internationalization process of the automotive sector in Colombia as part of free trade agreements with the United States and South Korea] (in Spanish). Bogotá, Colombia: Universidad del Rosario: 7. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ a b Perman, Mario M. "El "Proyecto Vignale"" [The "Vignale Project"]. Club Fiat Clásicos de Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2017.

Bibliography

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