|
Title: 131 coupe 1966? Post by: mirafiori76 on March 05, 2011, 10:28:47 AM This is a page taken from a dutch carmagazine, back in 1966. The reporter thought this coupe would be the next model; 131. :D ;) :D ;) ;)
Title: Re: 131 coupe 1966? Post by: kev131 on March 05, 2011, 10:35:48 AM 1966..? Was that after the 130 then...? ???
Title: Re: 131 coupe 1966? Post by: mirafiori76 on March 05, 2011, 10:45:09 AM No, 130 came in 1969. But Fiat never used follow-up-numbers. Example:130-132-131...
Title: Re: 131 coupe 1966? Post by: mirafiori76 on March 05, 2011, 10:54:58 AM I have some pictures from coupe prototypes which were called 131 at the time, back in 1978/79. Later it turned out that the models were Lancia Beta coupe and spider cars. Sadly all my documentation is in boxes right now, so i can't make scans of them and post them here. But perhaps anybody else can help?
Title: Re: 131 coupe 1966? Post by: wak131 on March 06, 2011, 09:20:30 PM According to the picture, it does look like a 124 Sport Coupe to me. Not sure what years they were made..
Title: Re: 131 coupe 1966? Post by: Tas131 on March 06, 2011, 10:47:11 PM The back looks similar to a 124 AC coupe, 1969.
Title: Re: 131 coupe 1966? Post by: simon131 on March 07, 2011, 09:00:22 AM The 124 AC Coupe was launched in 1967 with the 124 Spider being launched earlier, in 1966. (Strange but true! ;D)
Title: Re: 131 coupe 1966? Post by: mirafiori76 on March 07, 2011, 09:19:23 AM And that car was the one the reporter saw. In the article he states that the car in the pictures is complete with all parts attached. Not a prototype or something. Why he called it 131 is unknown. And it took another 8 years before the real 131 was launched ;)
|