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1973 Autobianchi A 112 Giovani by Pininfarina
Perhaps motivated by the unexpected success of the Citroën Méhari, Pininfarina set off to design a lightweight multi-purpose vehicle...


1974 Fiat 127 Village by Bertone
The Fiat 127 Village springs from a new way of looking at the automobile. Its conception was shaped by economic factors, which in the...


1974 Fiat 127 Coupe by Francis Lombardi
A coupé prototype based on the diminutive Pio Manzù-designed 127. Though the Lombardi car was never produced, it resembles the Fiat 128...


1975 Zagato Zeta 80 Concept
The Zagato Zeta 80 is a concept car built in 1975. The car was unveiled at the 1975 Turin Motor Show. A concept for a 4-seat coupé,...


1975 Fiat X1/9 Dallara by Bertone
The Fiat X1/9 Dallara was the Turin company’s answer to the race car market, destined for a packed sporting schedule in Group 5...


1975 Fiat Visitors Bus by Bertone
In 1975 Bertone presented a brand new minibus based on Fiat 850 T mechanics at the Industrial Vehicle Show in Turin. This was a vehicle...


1975 Fiat 131 Abarth by Bertone
Fiat 131 was just another forgettable mid-size family car in automotive history, but in 1976 it gave birth to a world-beating rally car,...


1975 Fiat 130 Opera by Pininfarina
The 1975 Fiat 130 Opera by Pininfarina was a proposal for a four-door saloon based on the Paulo Martin-designed Fiat 130 Coupé to replace...


1976 Fiat 126 Cavaletta
Fiat manufactured this 3-door wagon body type in Italy/ It was a RWD (rear-wheel drive) with a manual 4-speed gearbox and a gasoline...


1976 Fiat City Car by Michelotti
The 4-seat Fiat 126-based City was intended for use in urban areas. With two large sliding doors and flexible bumpers, the body was...


1977-1978 Felber Excellence Concepts
Swiss craftsmanship and American engineering combine - again - to create the Felber Excellence, a car that you'd have to have been both...


1978 Fiat Every 4R by Michelotti
In a unique project with the magazine Quattroruote, Michelotti designed the Every 4R in 1978. This car could be converted from a town car...


1978 Fiat Ecos by Pininfarina
The Fiat Ecos by Pininfarina was a study for an environmentally-friendly electric city car, realized in co-operation with the Fiat...


1978 Fiat Campagnola 2000 Sporting 4x4 by Moretti
The Campagnola was a 4x4 originally inspired by the Willys Jeep and made by Fiat principally for the military market since 1951. The...


1980 Fiat Panda 4x4 Offroader by ItalDesign
With this 4WD version, the versatility of the Panda project finds its completion, thanks to ItalDesign's patent on four-wheel-drive. The...


1980 Fiat Panda 4x4 Strip by ItalDesign
Versatile, essential, young, Panda is an off-road vehicle for free time, mountain, beach, and work. Created on the Panda 4×4 mechanics,...


1981 Fiat VSS by I.DE.A
The Fiat VSS prototype was based on the Fiat Ritmo and resulted from the collaboration between Fiat, the I.D.E.A. Institute, and Renzo...


1983 Fiat Ritmo Coupe by Pininfarina
Running prototype exhibited at 1983 Geneva Motor Show but designed in 1981. Based on Fiat Ritmo Abarth 125 TC chassis. Most exterior...


1985 Fiat Halley by Maggiora
The 1986 Fiat Halley Concept by Maggiora was a futuristic coupé prototype based on the Fiat Uno designed by Paolo Martin (pictured)...


25 Concept Trucks That Scream 1990s
The 1990s brought out the wildly creative side of automakers, whether they were designing a production vehicle or a one-off showoff....


1990 Pininfarina CNR E2
The 1990 Pininfarina CNR E2 was an aerodynamic 4-door saloon based on a Fiat Tipo. Source: https://carsthatnevermadeitetc.tumblr.com/

1992 Fiat Panda Destriero Prototipo by Stola
The 1992 Fiat Panda Destriero Prototipo was designed by Stola. It was a first-generation Panda converted by Carrozzera Stola to be a...

1992 Fiat Cinquecento RUSH by Bertone
The spring of 1992 turned out to be an eventful and creatively fruitful one for Bertone. One of the products of this fortuitous period...

1992 Fiat Cinquecento Pick-up by Pininfarina
The 1992 Turin Motorshow was used to present a series of concepts based on the Fiat Cinquecento. Concept of two-seaters open pickup, on...
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