Fiat 1100

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Fiat 1100
Fiat 1100/103
Manufacturer	Fiat
Production	1937-1969
Predecessor	508 "Balilla"
Successor	Fiat 128
Class	city car
Body style(s)	saloon convertible cabriolet estate car
Layout	FR
Engine(s)	1089/1221 cc four cylinder ohv
Transmission(s)	four speed manual

The Fiat 1100 was an automobile produced from 1937 to 1969, by the Italian car maker Fiat.

Contents 1 The Fiat 508C Nuova Balilla 1100 2 The Fiat 1100-103 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External links

[edit] The Fiat 508C Nuova Balilla 1100

The Fiat 1100 was first introduced in 1937 as an updated version of the 508 "Balilla" (its real name was the 508C) with a look similar to the 1936 Fiat 500 "Topolino" and the larger 1500, with the typical late-30s' heart-shaped front grille. It was powered by a 1089 cc four cylinder, overhead valve, engine. Drive was to the rear wheels through a four speed gearbox. Subsequently the car underwent a partial restyling around the front end and gained new streamlined window-shaped louvres and was re-named the 1100B and popularly known as the "1100 musone" (i. e. "big nose"). After World War II, in 1949, the car was re-introduced with a curvy trunk and new name, the 1100E. Both the 508C and the 1100B were also available as the long wheelbase 508L and mainly used for vans and taxis.

[edit] The Fiat 1100-103

In 1953 the 1100 was completely redesigned as a compact 4-door sedan, with a modern monocoque bodywork and integrated front lights. The new model was called the 1100/103 after its project number, and was offered (as usual at that time) in two different versions: "economica" (cheaper) and "normale" (standard). The car became available in a sporty version, the 1100TV with a third light in the middle of the grille and in station-wagon version, with a fifth door.

Between 1956 and 1960 the new 1100 underwent several slight changes in fittings and details, e.g. newly designed grille, more rectangular profile, dual color dressing, and eventually small fintails with spear-shaped backlights. A special version, the 1100 Granluce (i.e. "Large light"), without suicide doors, launched in 1959, had both fintails and wider windows. As an option it could be fitted with a new powerful 1221 cc engine.

Retaining the exterior changes of this model, in 1962 Fiat introduced the 3rd generation 1100, called the 1100D. "D" stood for Delight. It was a sober yet comfortable 4-door sedan, very similar to the Granluce but with simpler sides and a new simpler rectangular mouth. The 1100D was a successful Italian standard in the early sixties and along with its own estate car version survived without any substantial alteration until 1966, when the introduction of the groundbreaking 124 model imposed a further change in styling.

The very last 1100 model, born that year, was the 1100R (R = Rinnovato). It had a longer, straighter and slimmer line, with a square back and a front-end look not so different from its bigger sister the Fiat 124. At the same time, the larger engine was withdrawn in order to avoid undue overlap with the 124. The 1100R was offered only with the older 1089 cc engine^[1]. The 1100R finally gave way in 1969 to the new middle-class Fiat 128.

The Fiat 1100D was made in India from 1964 onwards. In 1973 (for that model year alone) it was named the Premier President. From 1974 onwards until it was finally discontinued in 2000, it was known as the Premier Padmini.

[edit] Gallery

Fiat 1100-A	Fiat 1100-E	Fiat 1100-D	Fiat 1100 Special (1960)
Fiat 1100 R (1966)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Photo of a Padmini in Mumbai, India
• Well maintained Padmini S1 in Chembur, Mumbai, India

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Type	1960s										1970s										1980s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
City car	500												126
	600																				Panda
Supermini					850							127												Uno
Small family car	1100									128									Ritmo										Tipo
		1300					124								131										Regata
Large family car					1500			125					132									Argenta				Croma I
Executive car		2300								130
Coupé / Roadster								Dino
									124 Coupé
Sports car													X1/9
Panel van																		Fiorino I							Fiorino II
Compact MPV	600 Multipla
Van	600 T									850 T						900 T
	1100 BLR / ELR / I / T										238
						241									242
																				Daily
																						Ducato I
Off-road	Campagnola (1101)														Campagnola (1107)

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Type	1920s										1930s										1940s										1950s										1960s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
City car																																						Fiat 500
																	500 Topolino																			600
					509								508 Balilla							1100 Balilla																									850
Small family car																																		1100/1200														124
	501/502						503			514			515			1500															1400											1300/1500						125
														518 Ardita																			1900
Large family car	505						507		520		521		522			527																								1800/2100
	510						512		525				524						2800																							2300							130
			519
Luxury car		520
Sports car																																	8V			Trasformabile											Dino
MPV																																					600 Multipla									850 Familiale
Off-road																																Campagnola

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