Fiat 130

Fiat
Fiat 130 (1969-1976)
130
Production period:	1969-1977
Class :	upper middle class
Body versions :	Limousine , coupe
Engines:	Petrol engines : 2.9-3.2 liters (103-121 kW)
Length:	4750-4842 mm
Width:	1760-1803 mm
Height:	1378-1473 mm
Wheelbase :	2720 ​​mm
Empty weight :	1474-1615 kg
Previous model	Fiat 2300

The Fiat 130 is a passenger car model of the upper middle class with six-cylinder - V-engines , which by Fiat been established between the beginning of 1969, and the end of the 1977th It was the successor of the model series 1800 / 2100 / 2300 with six-cylinder in-line engines .

In addition to the series-produced four-door sedans and two-door coupés (together almost 19,500 vehicles), various special bodies were also created.

variants

130 sedan

Rear view

The sedan came on the market in spring 1969. In the first version, a V6 engine with a displacement of 2.9 liters and initially 103 kW (140 PS), later with 118 kW (160 PS), served as the drive source. With a 6 mm larger bore and thus 3.2 liter displacement, it developed 121 kW (165 hp) in the second series from spring 1971 and in the coupé. The engine was designed by Aurelio Lampredi , but it is not the engine of the Ferrari Dino , as many have claimed. Lampredi had also worked at Ferrari, among others.

The cast iron engine block has a bank angle of sixty degrees; The cylinder heads are made of an aluminum alloy and have one overhead camshaft driven by a toothed belt per cylinder bank . The heads are a typical Lampredi construction of the time and very similar to those of the four-cylinder engine for the Fiat 128 . They are designed in two parts, one cast part carries the wedge-shaped combustion chambers and the gas ducts, valve seats and valves hanging in parallel, a second carries the camshaft with its bearings. The valve clearance is adjusted by spacer plates inserted into the top of the bucket tappets and thus follows the Lampredi development patented for Fiat. Since the valves are not positioned in the cylinder axis, but at an angle to it and at an angle when viewed along the longitudinal axis of the engine into the interior of the cylinder V, the result is an unfavorable gas flow for the exhaust ports of the engine with a very small radius in the cylinder head. As a result, this engine could never shine with its high power output. Not even the sports variant in the Abarth SE 030 for the Giro d'Italia, a competition vehicle based on the Lancia Montecarlo developed at the same time, with a displacement of 3.6 liters did not exceed 265 hp (195 kW). The cultivated, but poorly performing and thirsty V6 remained the Achilles heel of the Fiat 130.

The body of the sedan was designed in Fiat's own Centro style; the responsible designer was its head Mario Felice Boano . The shape was developed from the lines of the small Fiat 128 ; the body of the 130, however, had much more chrome trim. Boano's draft was the subject of severe criticism from the start. Even today the limousine is described as “stylistically wrong” or “baroque and pompous”. It was 4750 mm long, 1803 mm wide, 1473 mm high and weighed between 1474 and 1615 kg.

On request, the 130 could be equipped with numerous extras: air conditioning, electric windows, limited-slip differentials, light alloy wheels, transistor ignition, leather upholstery and automatic transmission.

However, at least in Germany there was a lack of suitably prepared dealers who could offer and wait for such a luxurious model, which is why the 130 was not very successful. The technical revision in spring 1971 (larger 3.2-liter engine with 121 kW / 165 hp) did not change anything.

After around 15,000 copies were produced, the sedan was finally taken out of the range at the end of 1976.

Fiat 130 Coupé (1971-1977)

130 coupe

→ Main article : Fiat 130 Coupe

The Fiat 130 Coupé was produced in small numbers at Pininfarina from spring 1971 . With 3238 cm ³ capacity was made by the motor 121 kW (165 hp).

The coupé was designed at Pininfarina; executive designers were Paolo Martin and Leonardo Fioravanti . This car is still considered a design milestone today. Essential features of the design can be found in the Rolls-Royce Camargue , also designed by Pininfarina . The dimensions of the coupé were L × W × H = 4842 mm × 1760 mm × 1378 mm, the weight was between 1559 and 1600 kg.

Regardless of this, the 130 Coupé was not an economic success. There were not enough customers for such an expensive vehicle that was sold under the Fiat brand.

At the end of 1977 production was stopped after almost 4,500 copies.

Special structures

Fiat 130 station wagon (prototype)

Factory superstructures

In the early 1970s, Fiat produced a prototype for a station wagon that did not go into series production. The basis was the sedan.

Pininfarina designs

In the 1970s, Pininfarina derived two special models from his coupé design, each of which remained unique:

• The Fiat 130 Maremma was a three-door sports station wagon in the style of a shooting brake. The vehicle had extensive glazing behind the B-pillar. The trunk lid was tilted sharply and opened wide.
• The Fiat 130 Opera was a four-door notchback sedan that consistently continued the design of the 130 Coupé. The car was generally perceived as significantly more elegant than the Fiat sedan; however, series production was not started.

Further structures

• Officine Introzzi from Lipomo in northern Italy manufactured at least one station wagon based on the factory sedan in the late 1970s, with side panels made of imitation wood and imitating the style of American "woodies".
• The Carrozzeria Pilato produced five funeral vehicles based on the factory sedan; the Carrozzeria Casale produced at least one hearse based on the 130 Coupé.

Fiat 130 in the TV movie

A Fiat 130 still plays a minor role in the ARD crime series Tatort : Inspector Kopper from the Ludwigshafen am Rhein crime scene drives a Fiat 130 sedan of the second series (built in 1971) as a company car.

Technical specifications

literature

• Automobil Revue , catalog numbers 1971, 1973 (technical data and prices)
• Dieter Günther: Lifted off . Model history of the Fiat 130 Sedan and the Fiat 130 Coupé. In: Oldtimer Markt , issue 4/1995, p. 8 ff.
• Kevin Brazendale: The Encyclopedia of classic cars . Advanced Marketing Services, London 1999, ISBN 1-57145-182-X (English)

Web links

Commons : Fiat 130  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oldtimer Markt, issue 4/1995, p. 11.
2. ↑ Brazendale, p. 211.
3. ↑ See Motor Klassik , issue 3/2006, p. 34.
4. ↑ Pictures of the Fiat 130 Maremma on www.coachbuild.com
5. ↑ auto catalog, 1983/84 edition with illustration
6. ^ Fiat 130: Cool car, Inspector Kopper; Article from focus.de
7. ↑ The Commissioner's Secret - The Fiat 130; Article at n24.de
8. ↑ The most beautiful old-timers at the "Tatort"; Article at autobild.de
9. ↑ http://www.kfz-tech.de//Bilder/Hersteller/Fiat/Fiat13012.jpg Drawing of the front axle