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Fiat Archive
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Curbside Find: 1975-1978 Fiat X1/9 – Getting Closer Every Day To One Of Nine Left…
Posted on July 24, 2026 | 56 Comments(Updated 7/24/2026) The parking lot of my local Sprouts Market that houses a branch of the Post Office within and has a UPS Store down the row […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Dino GT Coupe – A Delectable Fastback
Posted on June 2, 2026 | 62 Comments(Updated 6/2/2026) The Great Fastback Epoch swept across America like so many sudden feverish automotive (and food) fads, unleashed by the 1963 Sting Ray. Some were good, like the […] -
Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 4 – AMC, Independents, and Foreign Makes
Posted on April 30, 2026 | 35 CommentsThere is a 35 acre slice of automotive nirvana which contains 4,500 cars awaiting your discovery along its 7 miles of easily navigable walking trails. Sound enticing? Then slide over […] -
Curbside Find: 1983 “Lancia” A112 Elite – Fiat Kills Two Marques With One Clone
Posted on January 12, 2026 | 28 Comments(Updated 1/12/2026) The hook-up of FCA and PSA has a lot of folks worried that some of the old names we hold dear are going to […] -
Women In 1960s New Car Ads: Sex Appeal And Chauvinism From The “Mad Men” Era
Posted on January 2, 2026 | 45 CommentsAs the acclaimed AMC series Mad Men dramatically illustrated, the 1960s brought a new tone to American advertising: provocative, sometimes irreverent — and yet still often full of condescending ’50s-style […] -
Curbside Find: Fiat 128 Familiare Ready To Rally In California
Posted on October 3, 2025 | 8 CommentsOld Fiats have become awfully uncommon in the past couple of decades, but if like me, you miss seeing them around, this fun 128 Familiare should brighten your day. Uploaded […] -
Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat 500 L – The Immortal Yoghurt Pot
Posted on September 24, 2025 | 21 Comments(Updated 9/24/2025) Yes, even waaaaay over in Tokyo, you can find an old Fiat 500 parked on the curb. Makes a nice change from all the JDM stuff, […] -
Unlikely Pair: 1968 Cadillac Convertible and 1997 Fiat Cinquecento Found In Hungary
Posted on August 12, 2025 | 11 CommentsI like to think our brains are wired to enjoy contrasts, especially in pairs. Be it size, age, character or otherwise. You know what I mean; Laurel and Hardy, Harold […] -
Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street
Posted on May 2, 2025 | 55 Comments(first posted 12/26/2014) With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 […] -
Obscure Rebadges From Around the World
Posted on March 4, 2025 | 144 Comments(first posted 1/29/2014) Those who follow the auto industry know of all the lazily rebadged cars used to fill different manufacturers’ model line-ups. The derisive term “badge engineering” was coined […] -
Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice
Posted on July 23, 2024 | 20 CommentsThe streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […] -
Cohort Capsule: Fiat 125 “Samantha” Coupe – One of 100 Built
Posted on May 4, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/3/2018) It’s a real treat to run into a car that I’d utterly forgotten about. When I was scrolling down at the Cohort, and this orange […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively”
Posted on March 4, 2024 | 31 Comments(first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […] -
Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat X1/9 – “A Pleasant Surprise”
Posted on March 1, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 3/1/2018) “Pleasant” is a bit mild of a word when I think of the X1/9. But then my exposure to it was not exactly with a […]
![Curbside Find: 1975-1978 Fiat X1/9 – Getting Closer Every Day To One Of Nine Left… (Updated 7/24/2026) The parking lot of my local Sprouts Market that houses a branch of the Post Office within and has a UPS Store down the row […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_2122.jpg)
![Fiat Abarth 1000 – The Little Mouse That Roars (Updated 6/15/2026) One of my favorite stopping off points downtown is Joe Potter’s shop. A superb restoration specialist who often works closely with the Sports Car Shop across the street, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/CC-140-053-800.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat Dino GT Coupe – A Delectable Fastback (Updated 6/2/2026) The Great Fastback Epoch swept across America like so many sudden feverish automotive (and food) fads, unleashed by the 1963 Sting Ray. Some were good, like the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CC-124-061-800.jpg)
![Exploring Old Car City USA: Part 4 – AMC, Independents, and Foreign Makes There is a 35 acre slice of automotive nirvana which contains 4,500 cars awaiting your discovery along its 7 miles of easily navigable walking trails. Sound enticing? Then slide over […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Captura-de-pantalla-2026-04-29-14.14.23-115x115.png)
![Curbside Find: 1983 “Lancia” A112 Elite – Fiat Kills Two Marques With One Clone (Updated 1/12/2026) The hook-up of FCA and PSA has a lot of folks worried that some of the old names we hold dear are going to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20200102_155748-copy.jpg)
![Women In 1960s New Car Ads: Sex Appeal And Chauvinism From The “Mad Men” Era As the acclaimed AMC series Mad Men dramatically illustrated, the 1960s brought a new tone to American advertising: provocative, sometimes irreverent — and yet still often full of condescending ’50s-style […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1963-Dodge-Pardon-Us-large-section-115x115.webp)
![Curbside Find: Fiat 128 Familiare Ready To Rally In California Old Fiats have become awfully uncommon in the past couple of decades, but if like me, you miss seeing them around, this fun 128 Familiare should brighten your day. Uploaded […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-10-01-15.16.27-115x115.png)
![Curbside Classic: 1970 Fiat 500 L – The Immortal Yoghurt Pot (Updated 9/24/2025) Yes, even waaaaay over in Tokyo, you can find an old Fiat 500 parked on the curb. Makes a nice change from all the JDM stuff, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190729_182353-copy.jpg)
![Unlikely Pair: 1968 Cadillac Convertible and 1997 Fiat Cinquecento Found In Hungary I like to think our brains are wired to enjoy contrasts, especially in pairs. Be it size, age, character or otherwise. You know what I mean; Laurel and Hardy, Harold […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Captura-de-pantalla-2025-08-10-16.04.26.jpg)
![Curbside Classic: Fiat X1/9 – The Mid-Engine Revolution Arrives On Main Street (first posted 12/26/2014) With depreciation and cars like the Porsche Boxster and the Lotus Elise keeping mid-engined cars from being completely unreachable for anyone below Fortune 500 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CC-202-099-1200.jpg)
![Obscure Rebadges From Around the World (first posted 1/29/2014) Those who follow the auto industry know of all the lazily rebadged cars used to fill different manufacturers’ model line-ups. The derisive term “badge engineering” was coined […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/800px-MITSUBISHI_PROUDIA_BY51_01_ceficefi.png)
![Rental Car Review: 2023 Jeep Compass Italian spec–The Big Mac of Venice The streets of Venice are quiet at 6AM, which is a blessed relief from the daytime hell-swarm of tourists stuffing gelato cups and Coke cans into the crevices of St. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/dianteira-do-jeep-compass-limited-td350-2022.webp)
![Cohort Capsule: Fiat 125 “Samantha” Coupe – One of 100 Built (first posted 5/3/2018) It’s a real treat to run into a car that I’d utterly forgotten about. When I was scrolling down at the Cohort, and this orange […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/39828235780_78eabf4d67_k.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat Sport Coupe 1800 – “A Larger Engine Keeps It Lively” (first posted 3/4/2018) We covered the original Fiat Sport Coupe (AC) here in rather considerable detail. It was face-lifted twice and received several bumps in engine size and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pages0096.jpg)
![Vintage R&T Review: 1974 Fiat X1/9 – “A Pleasant Surprise” (first posted 3/1/2018) “Pleasant” is a bit mild of a word when I think of the X1/9. But then my exposure to it was not exactly with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Fiat-x19-a.jpg)


