{"id":19747,"date":"2016-10-28T09:54:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T07:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/fiat-1927-509a\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:47:13","slug":"fiat-1927-509a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/fiat-1927-509a\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiat, 1927, 509 A Weymann"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fiat “509 A Weymann”, 1927, Italy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

An example of popular car, the 509<\/strong> was presented in 1925 and updated in 1926\u00a0with the \u201cA\u201d version to fix some mechanical issues immediately highlighted. The 509A had a wide spread, thanks also to the variety of bodies offered, among them the <\/span>Weimann<\/strong> sedan. This type of flexible body was patented in France by <\/span>Charles Torres Weymann<\/strong> and allowed to build lighter and soundproof bodies than the traditional ones. It was based on a light frame, fixed to the chassis with rubber supports, and was covered by an oilcloth and by a jut cloth which was covered with leatherette (pegamoide).
\n<\/span>This system had a big spread during the 20\u2019s and the patent was purchased by many automobile companies and by many private coachbuilders; the largest limits of the Weymann system were the poor shock resistance and the need to adopt rather squared lines for the bodywork.
\n<\/span>The car shown in the museum is kept in its original and still well-preserved conditions, as you can see by its\u00a0wooden frame, the basis of the <\/span>Weymann<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>patent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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