Italian Week on Daily Turismo continues with this next beast: Nothing says Italian like a Fiat that was built somewhere near Bombay, India…whoops…I guess it is called Mumbai now and the car was called the Premier Padmini, but would a Fiat 1100 by another other name be as slow? Sure. Find this 1969 Fiat 1100 Delight […]
Every watch Bollywood films and want to be the mustachio’d protagonist? You know, the one with the hammer pants and mad song and dance skills, who drives a Premier Padmini complete with enormous entourage. That could be you, my friend, with equal parts elbow grease, dance lessons, and voice coaching. Find this pair of 1958 […]
In 1955 Fiat released a convertible (Italian Trasformabile) version of their 1100 series compact family car. Styling was done in house by Fiat’s design director Fabio Luigi Rapi and coachwork was done by the in house special bodies division (Sezione Carrozzerie Speciali). This was the first post-war small drop top from Fiat (it could be […]
The MG 1100 was developed as part of BMC’s (British Motor Corp’s) ADO16 (Amalgamated Drawing Office project number 16) sedan platform. The combined ADO16 family included a fleet of Pininfarina styled vehicles, including the Austin 1100/1300, MG 1100/1300, Austin America, Riley 1300, Wolseley 1100/1275/1300 and Morris 1100/1300. An MG 1100 in need of restoration […]
You’ve seen this 1963 Renault 8 1100 before…it was featured as a seller submission back in January of this year. The buyer is apparently a small time dealer located in Lawndale, CA and is now offering it for $8,750. Find it here on hemmings. The same reason we liked it before still apply; it is […]
In 1962 BMC (British Motor Corp) launched the development of a new family car under the name ADO16 (Amalgamated Drawing Office project number 16). This ADO16 would be the basis for a family of larger than the Mini vehicles including the Austin 1100/1300, MG 1100/1300, Austin America, Riley 1300, Wolseley 1100/1275/1300 and Morris 1100/1300. Combined […]