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Originally Posted by Paul
I've owned many Fiats, raced Fiats, and once worked for a Fiat dealer as an independent mechanic....
Failure in Automotive Technology
F'ing Italians Attempt at Transportation
are the ones I remember.
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They can say what they wish, the 128 was the first car produced with a tranverse engine & transmission combo, copied the next year by VW rabbit, now used everywhere. When, I was a lot younger and the dealership was at it's glory, I tuned my Spyder every week, MG's Triumphs of the time were no match for a 124, I still enjoy driving it even if the manual steering is a #$%&^* when parking. Fiat had twin overhead cam engines and shim & bucket valve setups, far ahead of the competition of the time. Even the sedans came standard with Pirellis or Michelins before most people appreciated the difference. The American metal of that time, a la Maverick, Mustang II, comet, were no match in a corner for even a lowly 128 sedan.