14 Facts About Fiat 124

Fiat 124 is a small family car manufactured and marketed by Italian company Fiat between 1966 and 1974.

Russian-built VAZ-2101 "Zhiguli" and its many derivatives were based on the Fiat 124, and are the best known of the many licensed variants of the 124 manufactured around the world.

The Fiat 124 featured a spacious interior, advanced coil spring rear suspension, disc brakes on all wheels and lightweight construction.

In October 1968 Fiat launched the 124 Special; like Fiat's other Special models, it was an upmarket, better appointed and higher performance variant of the standard saloon.

Besides engine and rear axle, notable mechanical changes from the regular Fiat 124 were an alternator replacing the dynamo, an uprated clutch, standard radial tyres, and the addition of a vacuum servo to the all-disc braking system.

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The best known of all the Fiat 124 derivates is the Russian-built Lada, which has to date, sold over 15 million units.

In 1966, Fiat 124 entered into a collaborative agreement with the Soviet government to establish car manufacture in the Samara region of Russia.

Fiat 124 was contracted to take part in the creation of the massive VAZ plant in the newly created town of Togliatti, named after the Italian communist leader of the same name.

The updated and restyled versions of the Fiat 124-based design were produced until September 2012, as the VAZ-2104,2105 and 2107 – marketed as the Lada Riva in UK markets.

Fiat 124 was introduced in India by Premier Automobiles Limited.

Fiat 124 was built at the Kilang Pembena Kereta-Kereta factory in Tampoi, Johor, since the latter half of 1967.

Fiat 124 was produced under the name Pirin-Fiat in Lovech, Bulgaria, on the basis of complete knockdown kits between 1967 and 1971.

Fiat 124 was produced under the name Fiat-KIA 124 by Asia Motors in South Korea, between 1970 and 1975.

Reactions were positive, but the Fiat CEO terminated this project in favour of the Pininfarina-styled 124 Sport Spider.