Fiat 1500 (1935)
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| Fiat 1500 | |
|---|---|
 Fiat 1500 B, 1938 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Production | 1935–1950 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | sedan |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | straight-6 1493 cc |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat 514 |
| Successor | Fiat 1400 |
The 1949 1500E model featured the simplified frontal treatment first featured on the 1940 1500C model.
- This article is about the 1930s-50s models - there were also entirely different Fiat 1500s manufactured from 1961 to 1967.
The Fiat 1500 was a car produced by the Fiat from 1935 to 1950. The car was introduced in Salone dell'Automobile di Milan in 1935. It was one of the first cars tested in a wind tunnel, following the Chrysler Airflow produced one year earlier. The styling was by the emerging designer, Giacosa,[1] who achieved an aerodynamic efficiency unequalled before it in a touring car,[2] and (contrary to the failure of the "lumpen" Airflow)[3] disproved the thesis aerodynamic cars would not sell.[4]
The second series 1500B, with better brakes, was introduced in 1939, and in 1940, the 1500C, with a redesigned front end.
In 1949, the 1500E appeared, having some exterior changes and the external spare wheel moved inside the car.
Sources
Notes
- ↑ Setright, L. J. K. "FIAT: The Godfather of the Italian Motor Industry" in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1974), Volume 6, p.660.
- ↑ Setright, p.660.
- ↑ Haywood, Paul. "Streamlining: Engineers' Reality, Stylists' Myth" in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1974), Volume 19, p.2215.
- ↑ Haywood, p.2215.
References
- Haywood, Paul. "Streamlining: Engineers' Reality, Stylists' Myth" in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles, Volume 19, pp. 2214–7. London: Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1974.
- Setright, L. J. K. "FIAT: The Godfather of the Italian Motor Industry" in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles, Volume 6, pp. 652–63. London: Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1974.
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