Nell ' April 1966 Fiat presents his new "spear," the saloon "124" and begin deliveries in Italy. A September production reached 100 thousand units produced and you get to build a thousand copies a day. For October the "124" is presented in key European markets such as England, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, France, Germany and Begio. The presentation then come to the United States.
Our darling is going to take the role for which it was conceived and by virtue of its brilliant features, namely one of the best cars in the European character.
So the most important car magazine and listed in our country takes five copies of "124" and is preparing to make the first major road test.
Equip the car with precision equipment and useful accessories to safety. Is installed in every car an auxiliary fuel tank in the boot order to increase the 'autonomy and allow a better measurement of consumption. And in this regard in the 'interior are also mounted tachographs and precision instruments, including a tachometer - given the characteristics of the motor sports lamprey.
There are also indispensable seat belts, fire extinguishers el 'radio. Outside are a pair of fog lamps mounted basket (the picture of 'article is, solely for explanatory purposes, the images of the Monte Carlo Rally, Ed), the exterior rearview mirror - all' era still not mandatory - and, finally, Reversing light's always a basket. Three cars marching continuously - 24 hours on 24 - on 'Highway of the Sun, the Rome-Milan, the other two run to Rome (urban route).
With these 40 thousand kilometers in extreme conditions they wanted to check the 'reliability of the new Fiat sedan. The test is successfully passed. At that time they were eliminating the "teething problems" as the irregular consumption of oil, carburetor and other minor things difficult. The cars have traveled on the highway about 40 thousand km at an average of 117 km / h, consuming 4,376 gallons of gasoline with an average of 10.92 liters x 100 Km. The oil consumption amounted to 8.8 kg and then 219gr/1000 Km
The cars in the city have traveled 5029 km, the net average of 29.9 km / h with a consumption of 556 liters of petrol for an average 11.5 liters x 100 km; oil consumed gr. Equal to 668 Km 137gr/1000
The "124" was well promoted in the field and let see what they would soon have been able to do that is to be a tireless traveling companion in all conditions and to power million people worldwide in the coming years.