Torino Motors

Fiat 125 T.

Rear view

Torino Motors Limited was a New Zealand manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Auckland-based company built various brands of vehicles for the domestic market. In 1973 the production of an independent model began. The brand name was Fiat . Its production ended in the same year.

vehicles

The only independent model was the Fiat 125 T , intended for car racing. It was based on the Fiat 125 . The engine with a special cylinder head , camshaft and carburetor was the most powerful four-cylinder engine from a New Zealand manufacturer. The body of the four-door sedan was 5 cm lower than the original. The fuel tank was bigger and the trunk volume smaller.

literature

George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 546. (English)

Web links

Commons : Torino Motors - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Contemporary photo of several vehicles in a race, allegedly in 1972 (accessed December 6, 2015)
Contemporary photo of several vehicles on a car carrier, allegedly in 1972 (accessed December 6, 2015)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c ^d George Nick Georgano (editor-in-chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 546. (English)

[Beaulieu-1] A ^b ^c ^d George Nick Georgano (editor-in-chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 546. (English)