10 Facts About Fiat 1100

Fiat 1100 is a small family car produced from 1953 until 1969 by the Italian manufacturer Fiat.

The Fiat 1100 D found a long life in India, where Premier Automobiles continued to build the car until the end of 2000.

At the October 1953 Paris Motor Show Fiat launched a sporting version of the 103, the 1100 TV—standing for Turismo Veloce, "Fast Touring".

At the Fiat 1100 TV was markedly more expensive than the standard Tipo A and B saloons, priced respectively 945 and 975 thousand lire.

The TV was appreciated by Fiat 1100's more sporting clientele, who entered it in numerous races in period; its most prestigious victories include class wins at the 1954 and 1955 Mille Miglia, and an outright win at the 1954 Cape Town to Algiers trans African rally.

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In September 1957 the 1100 was updated again as a 1958 model, most notably with a completely redesigned rear end, and took on the new type code 103 D It premiered at the Paris Motor Show in October, together with the new 1200 Granluce.

The latter was an elegant saloon, developed from the Fiat 1100 designing a more modern bodyshell and enlarging the engine to 1.

Therefore, the Fiat 1100 range was left temporarily without an upmarket variant, and consisted of just two models: saloon and estate, both sporting contrasting colour roofs as standard.

In 1959 Fiat re-introduced an upmarket 1100 model, positioned between the standard saloon and the 1200 Granluce: the 1100 Lusso, known as De luxe or Luxus on foreign markets.

At the front for the first time on a 1100 the Fiat badge was moved from the bonnet to the centre of the grille, featuring a new square mesh radiator.