Fiat 1300/1500

Infobox Automobile


name = Fiat 1300/1500
manufacturer = Fiat Auto
production = 1961-1967
predecessor = Fiat 1200
successor = Fiat 124 (1300)
Fiat 125 (1500)
Fiat 124 Spider (Cabriolet)
class = Large family car
platform =
body_style = 4-door sedan
5-door estate
2-door cabrio
coupe
engine = 1295 cc ohv I4
1481 cc ohv I4
transmission = 4-speed manual
wheelbase = Auto mm|2425 (1300/1500)
Auto mm|2505 (1500C)
length = Auto mm|4030 (1300/1500)
Auto mm|4130 (1500C)
width = Auto mm|1545
height = Auto mm|1365
weight = 960 kg (2116 lb)
aka =
fuel_economy = 8.8 l/100 km (1300), 9.4 l/100 km (1500)
fuel_capacity=
related = SEAT 1500
Fiat 125
Polski Fiat 125p
similar = Simca 1300/1500
designer = :"This article is about the 1960s models - there were also entirely different Fiat 1500s manufactured from 1935 to 1949."

The Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500 are large family cars manufactured by the Italian automaker 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 and estate, and spawned a convertible version, which shared little mechanically with the other body styles except the 1500 engine.

The 1300/1500 and their derivatives were also assembled by the Yugoslavian Zastava and Fiat's German subsidiary, 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 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.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]

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:
* Fiat 1300 - 1295 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 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

Both variants started with a wheelbase of Auto mm|2425, but from 1964 the wheelbase of Fiat 1500 was increased to Auto mm|2505.

Other versions

Fiat 1500 L / 1500 Taxi

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 derated to 60 hp. The 1500 L (for "Lunga" - Italian for "long") originally had the same 72 hp engine as the regular 1500, and in 1964 was upgraded to 75 hp along with the Fiat 1500 C.

Seat 1500

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.

Siata 1500TS

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. 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 Automobil AG, formerly known as NSU-Fiat, located in Heilbronn (unlike regular Fiat 1300/1500).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] 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] 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] .

Zastava 1300/1500

The Yugoslavian automaker 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.cite web|url=http://digilander.libero.it/zastava/storia.htm|title=Storia della Zastava|work=Italian Zastava Website|accessdate=2006-07-23 It icon]

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