{"id":67630,"date":"2021-04-20T16:03:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T16:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=67630"},"modified":"2021-04-30T07:49:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T07:49:21","slug":"fiat-1500-coupe-pininfarina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/fiat-1500-coupe-pininfarina\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiat 1500 Coup\u00e9 Pininfarina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Beautiful coup\u00e9s often came from Italy in the 1960s. Some were built in small series on the basis of existing vehicles, as had been the case in the 1950s. Others made it into the official range of manufacturers. One example is the Fiat 1500, a classic sedan that appeared in the fall of 1961 and replaced the 1200 Granluce. In addition, Fiat now also offered the Familiare, a station wagon version, ex factory. The number reffered to the engine capacity, which is why there was also a 1300 as an entry-level engine in parallel. Visually, the car was clearly reminiscent of the Chevrolet Corvair, but in Fiat’s case the engine was under the front hood. From 1963, two newcomers were added to the model range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pininfarina design for Cabrio and Coup\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A picture-perfect Cabrio and a Coup\u00e9 based on it were created by the well-known coachbuilding company Pininfarina. If you look closely, you will discover various similarities to the Peugeot 404, which was built at the same time and was also designed by Pininfarina. However, this is not a disadvantage, rather the opposite. The elongated lines with round headlights and vertically positioned taillights are very appealing. Until the end of 1964, both variants had a 67 hp four-cylinder engine and a four-speed manual transmission. For 1965, the technical modifications that the 1500 C sedan and Familiare had already received in the summer of 1964 followed. This gave the engine a power increase to 75 hp, while the gearbox now had five gears. The topspeed increased from 160 to 165 kph. Alternatively, Pininfarina directly offered both the Cabrio and Coup\u00e9 as the 1600 S with a twin-cam engine. Production of both body variants ended in 1967. Only around 2,200 units of the 1500 Coup\u00e9 were built during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n

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