The Fiat 128 (built from 1969-1985 in Italy…and 1980-2001 in Yugoslavia) was the original front-drive modern car [Ed. CFlo: if you don’t count the original Mini…] — it used a transverse front-engine setup that has been copied by billions of cars since, but don’t hold that against it because it certainly won’t drive like a Camry…because […]
The Fiat 128 was a front drive econobox that was released before the roads around the world were clogged with similar piles of garbage, which makes it innovative or hated depending on how you feel about front-drive econoboxes. Personally, I’m ambivalent and prefer to treat them like slow moving chicane cones with a variety of […]
The Fiat 128 might not be well known around these parts, but it was built in Italian factories (and then later around the world) starting in 1969 and continuing all the way through 1985 with over 3 million cars leaving the assembly lines. Licensed versions of the 128 were built in Eastern Europe and the […]
This Fiat 128 Sport Coupe is up for sale after ending an eBay auction for $9,000 in June of 2014. It is still offered in the same city with some of the same photos, so the previous sale might have fallen through or this is a different seller who is looking for a considerable profit […]
The Fiat 128 was a front-wheel-drive economy sedan designed by by Dante Giacosa (Fiat Topolino, 508C, 1400, 1100, 850, 500C) and is considered by many to be the grandpappy of today’s basic FWD sedans. Other OEMs had dabbled in front wheel drive (Saab used a wacky engine backwards on top of trans, Citroen’s engine mounted […]
The Fiat 128 was engineered by Dante Giacosa and is considered by many to be the grandpappy of today’s front-wheel-drive sedans. Plenty of other OEMs had dabbled in front wheel drive – like Saab’s wacky engine backwards on top of trans, Citroen’s engine mounted behind trans, and Mini’s engine/trans shared sump. But the Fiat 128 […]
Casual mention of the name Moretti conjures images of bar rooms and hop infused beverages – not open air motoring. Fortunately for petrol lovers the Moretti we are discussing today is a Turin based coach builder. This 1973 Moretti 128 uses Fiat mechanicals and is for sale in Villeneuve, Switzerland for ebay buy-it-now price of […]