Fiat 1300 and 1500
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.
| Fiat 1300 Fiat 1500 | |
|---|---|
Fiat 1500 C | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Also called | Zastava 1300 Zastava 1500 |
| Production | 1961–1967 (until 1979 in Yugoslavia) |
| Designer | Mario Boano at Centro Stile Fiat |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Large family car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door station wagon 2-door cabriolet 2-door coupé |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Related | SEAT 1500 Fiat 125 Polski Fiat 125p Zastava 1300 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1295 cc OHV I4 1481 cc OHV I4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual all-synchromesh |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,425 mm (95.5 in) 2,505 mm (98.6 in) (1500 C) |
| Length | 4,030 mm (158.7 in) 4,130 mm (163 in) (1500 C) |
| Width | 1,545 mm (60.8 in) |
| Height | 1,365 mm (53.7 in) |
| Kerb weight | 960 kg (2,116 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat 1400, Fiat 1200 cabriolet |
| Successor | Fiat 124 (1300) Fiat 125 (1500) Fiat 124 Sport Spider (Cabriolet) |
The 1500 offered a 75 hp engine, lightweight construction, front disc brakes and rear alloy drum brakes.
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.
In total, 1,900,000 units were produced worldwide.