Fiat 1100

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The designation Fiat 1100 carried two different models of the Italian automobile manufacturer FIAT .

Frame models (1937–1953)

Fiat 508C Balilla Transformablie, 1938
Fiat 1100 S, 1947

The first model was built under the name Balilla 1100 or Fiat 508 C / L in the years 1937 to 1939. The four-door sedan had a wheelbase of 2420 mm in the short (C) version and 2743 mm in the long (L ) version , a ladder frame with cross struts and a four-cylinder in-line engine with overhead valves , 1089 cm³ (bore 68 mm, stroke 75 mm) and 30 to 32 HP / 22 to 23.5 kW. The rear axle was driven via a four-speed gearbox with center shift (III and IV synchronized) and a split cardan shaft . The top speed was 95–110 km / h.

Around ten two-door coupés, Fiat 1100 508 C - MM (508 C - Mille Miglia) were also created as competition vehicles. The same engine served as the drive, but with an output of 42 HP / 31 kW. The top speed was 142 km / h.

Between 1937 and 1951, SIMCA manufactured the Fiat 1100 as Simca 8 in France . As Simca 8/1200 there was a version with a 1221 cm³ engine as early as 1949, eight years before the corresponding FIAT model. This more powerful engine was introduced in the Simca 8 Sport in 1948 .

1939-1948 the above sedan was essentially unchanged with both wheelbases under the name of Fiat 1100 / Fiat 1100 L continued to be built. The distinctive feature of the 1100 A was the bow-shaped radiator grille ("mussone").

From 1947 to 1950 a competition coupé was built again, but this time the Fiat 1100 S in series (401 units) . The body corresponded roughly to that of the Mille Miglia model, the engine output was 51 HP / 37.5 kW. The car reached max. 150 km / h.

In 1948 the technically modernized sedan was given the name Fiat 1100 B / BL , the engine output rose to 35 HP / 26 kW for the short "B", the long "BL" still had 30 HP. The performance also remained the same. In 1949 the corresponding models with steering wheel gearshift and trunk lid were called Fiat 1100 E / EL , in 1950 production of the EL was discontinued, but the taxi version 1100 EL Tassi remained in the range until 1953. The Fiat 1100 S coupé was built with a heavily modified body (Pininfarina) as Fiat 1100 ES until 1951. With the same engine output, it managed "only" 140 km / h due to the higher weight - still as fast as a Porsche back then. In 1953, production of the 1100 E sedan also ended.

1100 ELR

Fiat 1100 F - Fiat 1100 ELR (1941–1953)

From 1941 there was the Fiat 1100 F delivery van based on the 1100 with a long wheelbase. It was developed at Viotti with the participation of Mario Revelli di Beaumont , had a payload of 600 kg and was available as a flatbed or box van . After the end of World War II , the 1100 F became the 1100 ALR in 1947 and now had a payload of one ton. Simultaneously with the revision of the sedan in 1948, the cab of the 1100 ALR was also revised and the torque in the engine increased, which means that the model was now called the Fiat 1100 BLR. An improved dashboard, along with a modernized heating system and indicators , made the 1949 model the Fiat 1100 ELR. As early as 1951, the Fiat 615 replaced the flatbed truck, which was initially built further and, like the panel van, was built until the end of 1953. The model was also manufactured under license from Steyr-Puch in Austria and Zastava in Yugoslavia .

Models with a self-supporting body (1953–1970)

NSU / Fiat Neckar 1100-103 H, manufactured in 1959
Fiat 1100-103 D, manufactured in 1962

In 1953 the Fiat 1100 was replaced by the 1100-103 or Fiat Nuova 1100 . The model was produced in Italy until the late 1960s . It was also assembled outside of Italy, including as NSU-Fiat  Neckar (body production near Weinsberg) in Germany or as Steyr-Fiat in Austria. In India, the Fiat 1100 was built by Premier from 1964 to 2001 under license as the Premier Padmini.

The Nuova 1100's self-supporting pontoon body with front subframe and the chassis with front wheels individually suspended from double wishbones and the driven rigid axle on leaf springs at the rear were redesigned. Front and rear there was a stabilizer bar and telescopic shock absorbers all around. The steering worked with a screw and roller .

The four-cylinder in-line engine was essentially carried over from its predecessor. It had a displacement of 1089 cm³ and developed 36 hp (26.5 kW). The engine block was made of gray cast iron, the cylinder head of aluminum. The crankshaft had triple bearings and the side, chain-driven camshaft operated the overhead valves via tappets, push rods and rocker arms. As in the Fiat 1100 E, the four-speed gearbox was shifted using a lever on the steering column. The cardan shaft was one-piece and the differential housing was flanged from the front to the rear axle body pressed from sheet metal. ( Banjo axis )

The car was available as a four-door sedan (see above) and a five-door station wagon (Familiare). Its top speed was 115 km / h. The sedan was the Fiat 1100-103 TV model with an engine output of 50 hp (37 kW) and a top speed of 135 km / h, which also took part in the Mille Miglia because of its sporty driving performance . The Fiat 1100-103 TV Trasformabile , a two-door convertible, was equipped with the same engine (see Fiat 1100TV Spider ) and some racing cars were also built with its technology. Its top speed was 143 km / h. From 1954 the 1100 ELR panel van was replaced by the 1100-103 L, also as a panel van.

Starting from 1956 the models were called Fiat 1100-103 E . The engine output in the sedans and station wagons rose to 40 (SAE) -PS (29 kW), the top speed to 120 km / h, in the "Trasformabile" to 53 (SAE) -PS (39 kW) with a top speed of 142 km / h H. The 1100 sedan had a folding rear seat back. The TV model was given a two-tone paintwork in metallic tones and an elaborate interior.

From 1957, the Fiat 1100-103 D developed 43 hp (31.6 kW). The "Trasformabile" was replaced by the Fiat 1200 Spider with 53 HP and 1221 cm³ displacement and the type TV by the Fiat 1200 Granluce .

In 1959, the engine output of the Fiat 1100-103 H (1100 Luxus) increased further to 50 ( CUNA ) PS which corresponds to 48 (DIN) PS (36.5 kW), the top speed increased to 130 km / h.

In 1960 the model Fiat 1100 Luxus (103H) was replaced by the Fiat 1100 Export (also 103H) with simpler equipment and the station wagon Fiat 1100-103 D by the station wagon based on the Fiat 1100 Export (engine 103H). At the same time came the first Fiat 1100 with front hinged doors: the Fiat 1100 Speciale with the body of the Fiat 1200 in simplified equipment.

From 1962 the Fiat 1100 D (103 G) presented itself with a revised body and the engine of the Fiat 1200 Granluce with 1221 cm³ and 50 HP (DIN) / 37 kW, which was no longer built. The front was designed more delicately, it had a radiator grille without the bulging chrome edge.

The last change was due in 1966: The Fiat 1100 R (103 P) not only had a newly redesigned radiator grille and a new rear view with round lights (sedan), it had been radically redesigned under the sheet metal shell. The chassis was changed, he got disc brakes , smaller wheels, a different cardan shaft, in the interior a middle gear and a completely redesigned dashboard awaited the driver. - And it was a 1100 again: the 1089 cm³ engine was used again, again with 48 (DIN) HP / 35 kW (DIN). Because of the significantly lower weight, the top speed increased slightly to 132 km / h.

In 1970 the Fiat 1100 was finally discontinued and replaced by the front-wheel drive Fiat 128 , which had appeared a year earlier and was based on the experience with the Autobianchi Primula models, which were initially also equipped with the engine of the Fiat 1100 or Fiat 1200.

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