1993, 90s, 2dr blue Fiat Type 126, a four passenger, rear-engined city car that was introduced by Fiat in October 1972; Classic cars, cherished veteran, restored old timer, collectible motors, vintage heritage, old preserved, collectable cars crossing the M6 motorway highway road network, UK
The 126 shared its wheelbase and much of the mechanical underpinnings and layout with the Fiat 500, featuring a revised, slightly larger bodyshell designed by Sergio Sartorelli and offering improved safety and interior space. The added interior space resulted from two things: the move of the starter from the top of the engine bellhousing to the side which permitted shifting the bulkhead/rear seat rearward approximately 4 inches (10 cm), and the lengthening of the roof for rear-seat headroom. The engine capacity was increased from 594 cc to 652 cc at the end of 1977 when the cylinder bore was increased from to 77 mm.[5] Claimed power output was unchanged at 23 hp (17 kW), but torque was increased from 39 N⋅m (29 lb⋅ft) to 43 newton metres (32 lb⋅ft).[5] The 594 cc engines were still available in early 1983 production. A subsequent increase took the engine size to 704 cc in the new "restyling" model Fiat 126 Bis (1987–1991), with 26 hp (19 kW) of motive power. The 126 was manufactured at Fiat's Cassino and Termini Imerese plants, until 1979 — with an overall production of 1,352,912 manufactured in Italy. The 126 was also manufactured under licence by Zastava in Yugoslavia. In Austria, it was briefly assembled by Steyr Puch as a successor to the successful Puch 500, with assembly lasting until 1975 — and production of 2069 examples.[6] In Greece, there was an attempt to produce a small car named DIM whose technical layout was largely based on the 126, but only ten were produced before the project was abandoned.[citation needed] The 126 never achieved the popularity of the 500 in Western Europe, as the rear-engined layout lost favor to front-engine, front-wheel drive, nonetheless becoming one of the last and longest-living rear-engine small cars manufactured in Europe, survived only by the VW Beetle whose production lasted until 1978 (2003, globally). The 126 was the last rear-engine small car to be manufactured in Europe until the advent of the Smart Fortwo.
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