{"id":16869,"date":"2016-10-05T09:34:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T07:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/?p=16869"},"modified":"2024-07-12T12:40:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:40:29","slug":"fiat-1100-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/fiat-1100-103\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiat, 1954, 1100\/103"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fiat \u201c1100\/103\u2033, 1954<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Introduced at the 1953 Geneva\u00a0Motor Show,<\/strong> the 1100\/103 marked the end of the period started with 508 Balilla and opened the way to one of the most popular and fortunate models of the Turin company. The 1100\/103 model was the first of along series of 1100s that will be produced until 1970<\/strong> with stylish and mechanical updates, until 1970. It got rid of\u00a0the traditional\u00a0body-on-frame\u00a0for a more modern monocoque.<\/strong> The style reflected the styling trends of the period with a modern 3-volume body.
\nOffered in two versions, the more spartan A type<\/strong> and the more refined B type<\/strong> with a bench seat<\/strong> in the front and heater,<\/strong> like the car\u00a0of the museum.
\nThe 1100\/103 was\u00a0sold\u00a0at an attractive price<\/strong> in accordance with the market expectations. Strong and reliable, the car had a considerable success and, on the Italian market,\u00a0rivaled with\u00a0the faster Alfa Romeo Giulietta<\/strong><\/a> and the more elegant Lancia Appia<\/a>.
\n<\/strong>Luciano Nicolis used to say: “This car drove around Villafranca, it still has Verona license plates<\/em>”
\n“In May 15th,\u00a01939<\/strong> to\u00a0the\u00a0presence\u00a0of\u00a0<\/strong>Mussolini, the new\u00a0Mirafiori<\/strong>\u00a0factory was inaugurated on a one-million square meters area, 300.000 of which were covered. The first model produced in Mirafiori was the 1100, destined to become, in its 1100\/103 version, one of the most popular in the 50s and 60s”.
\nFrom\u00a0Storia Sociale dell’Automobile in Italia<\/em>, Federico Paolini<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shooting, Ruoteclassiche<\/strong><\/a>, Fiat 1100\/103<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n