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David Wilkins

It’s Small Red Fiat Day again today. This is the Targa-style convertible mid-engined X1/9, designed by Bertone and manufactured by Fiat from its introduction in 1972. From 1982, production of the later ‘big bumper’ models like this one was switched to Bertone. These cars also got a 1.5-litre engine in place of the original 1.3. Pic: NEC Classic Motor Show, 1924.

Red ‘big bumper’ Fiat X1/9, front quarter view
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David Wilkins

After the P1800/P1800ES, this is what Volvo came up with in 1977 to fill the coupé-shaped hole in its range - the 262C, a chopped version of the 200 series with the 2.7-litre PRV V6 engine. In case you’re wondering what the Bertone badges are all about, the 262C was made by Bertone but to Volvo’s own design. Note the cool headlamp wipers. Volvo UK heritage fleet car at this year’s Southern Group of Motoring Writers heritage driving day.

Silver Volvo 262C with black vinyl roof, front quarter view
Silver Volvo 262C with black vinyl roof, rear quarter view
Silver Volvo 262C with black vinyl roof, Bertone badge
Silver Volvo 262C with black vinyl roof, headlamp wiper
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David Wilkins

After yesterday’s 850 Coupé, here’s another member of the Fiat 600/850 family, the Bertone-designed 850 Spider (I think), seen here at Automotoretro in Turin in 2016. In Italy, the term Spider usually refers to a convertible. There was a similar but separate version/model with a fixed coupé-style roofline, the Racer, but I think this is a Spider with a separate hard-top fitted, rather than one of those.

Red Fiat 850 Spider, front view
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David Wilkins

Today, we’re looking at Fiat’s mid-engined X1/9. I should logically have done this one after I covered the Fiat 128 as it uses the 128’s engine and gearbox shifted to the rear - rather in the manner of the later Metro/MGF ‘flip’ I also featured recently. The X1/9, introduced in 1972, was designed, and later manufactured, by Bertone. It carried that company’s badge, rather than Fiat’s, from 1982. I saw this one at Techno Classica Essen in 2014.

Green metallic Fiat X1/9, front quarter view
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