Fiat 1200
car model
Fiat 1200 was the name of three distinct models produced by Italian car manufacturer Fiat, all based on Fiat 1100 mechanicals. The first two were introduced in 1957, and replaced the TV (Turismo Veloce) variants at the top of the Fiat 1100 range: the 1200 Granluce, an upmarket small four-door saloon derived from the 1100, and the 1200 Spyder, an update of the previous 1100 TV Trasformabile 2-door roadster.
The 1200 Granluce was discontinued in 1961 when larger Fiat saloons were introduced, while the 1200 Trasformabile/Spyder was replaced in 1959 by the 1200 Cabriolet. This was a new Pininfarina design, later developed into the 1200 and 1500 Cabriolets.
Fiat 1200 Granluce
The Fiat 1200 Granluce was introduced at the Turin Motor Show in November 1957. It was intended to replace the Fiat 1100/103 TV (Turismo Veloce), the sportiest and more luxuriously trimmed model of the 1100 range. The 1200 was equipped with a new engine of 1221 cc, a bored out version of the old 1100, developing 55 PS (40 kW; 54 bhp). This engine had already been used by Simca in France since late 1948.
While derived from the 1100, the 1200 Granluce had an all-new, more modern greenhouse, featuring a wider windshield, ampler side windows and a rear panoramic window—hence the Granluce name, translated as "full-light" in Fiat's own English-language sales materials. At the rear the car adopted the fins and longer boot of the contemporary 1100 model 1958.
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