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SERIES 3 FIAT 127 GT SPORT
PLEASE SEE IMAGES OF A 3 OR 4 PAGE WRITE UP ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR WRITTEN IN 2016.
SINCE THE CURRENT KEEPER PURCHASED IT IN 2016 IT HAS CONTINUED TO BE WORKED ON AND FIXED WHERE REQUIRED INC CAM BELT CHANGE, ROLLING ROAD ROAD TUNE (PEAK POWER 80 BHP).
THE LAST BILL FOR WORK WAS A MAJOR BRAKING SYSTEM OVERHAUL IN SEPTEMBER 2023 FOR OVER £1300.
THE CAR HAS CURRENTLY AN ADVISORY FREE MOT UNTIL 29. 09. 2024
BELOW IS A BREIF GUIDE TO THE MODEL RANGE AND HISTORY. DETAILS OF THIS CAR ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN A STORY PUT TOGETHER BY THE ONE BUT LAST OWNER.
The Fiat 127 is a supermini car produced by Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1971 to 1983.
It was introduced in 1971 as the replacement for the Fiat 850.
Production of the 127 in Italy ended in 1983 following the introduction of its replacement, the Fiat Uno (WE HAVE ONE!), although the nameplate continued to be used on cars imported from Brazil.
The 127 is generally regarded as one of the most influential small cars of all time, and more than any other as the car which defined the modern supermini – with its body configuration and engineering template being followed in almost all B-segment cars that followed, in that it employed a transverse engined layout, with an end-on mounted transmission and front wheel drive, and was sold overwhelmingly in hatchback format.
Early cars were branded the series one.
The Series 2 version of the 127 debuted in May 1977. Although the body shell remained fundamentally the same, the Series 2 hinted towards a more angular styling direction which would be seen in the Ritmo/ Strada (WE HAVE ONE!) the following year. It featured a restyled front and rear and larger rear side windows, losing the upswept belt line of the Series 1, as well as adding a distinctive "Hofmeister kink" on the C-pillar. The new rear quarter pressings were derived from those used on the Brazilian market Fiat 147, although without the rear quarter extraction vent used in South America. The Series 2 also offered the option of the 1049 cc engine - uniquely for the 127 this was the five-bearing OHC "Brazil" engine from the 147 rather than the Fiat OHC unit from the 128. The tailgate was extended and now reached nearly to the rear bumper, addressing complaints about the high lip over which luggage had to be lifted for loading into the earlier 127 hatchbacks. The interior was revised with a new dashboard which was identical in layout to the original car but was plainer in appearance and lost the wood embellishment of the Series 1. The underside of the dashboard was tidied up with new cover panels to enclose the steering column, brake master cylinder (on right hand drive versions) and the pedal mechanisms.
A new Sport model was available from June 1978 which featured a high output 70 PS (51 kW) version of the standard 1049 cc engine. This was achieved by incorporating Abarth revisions to the head with larger valves and an Abarth exhaust system and the use of a twin choke Weber carburetor. Changes were also made to the gearbox final ratio to improve the performance.
The Sport model has bespoke high back sporty cloth seats with either blue or orange piping and bespoke racing wing mirrors as well as a rev counter, sports wheels, sports leather steering wheel and sport three-piece stripe with 127 Sport decals. It was available in three colours, Black with orange stripes, Silver with black stripes and Orange with black stripes.
In March 1980, the 147 Panorama went on sale in several European markets with "127" badging, originally only with the 1050 engine. The Panorama used the 147's recently updated "Europa" front, with reverse-angled rectangular headlights and blocky combined marker lights/ turn signals wrapping around the corners. There was also a "high-cube" panel van version, known as the Fiorino, which was based on the Series 2 bodyshell. This remained in production until the end of 1987, when a new Uno-based Fiorino debuted.
SERIES 3:-
Despite a completely new replacement being only a year away, the Series 3 was presented in November 1981 and launched in Italy in January 1982, soon thereafter reaching other European markets. It is distinguishable from the Series 2 by its grille. The third series received a completely new dashboard design and interior, following the design language first seen in the Ritmo. Body panels are all as before, except for a longer bonnet required to clear the larger headlights. The 1301 cc Fiat Fiasa engine replaced the earlier 1050 in the Series 3 Sport. New for the Series 3 was also the option of a five-speed manual transmission, a first for the 127 as it had not fit in earlier models. It was available in the 1050 Super (called "Comfort" in some markets) and was also installed in the 127 Sport.[12] The new 127 Sport cost less than its more highly strung predecessor, and had more power from its larger engine. It remained on sale in Italy until December 1983, when the Uno Turbo replaced it.
In nations like Norway, Denmark and Finland this generation was particularly successful. For 1983, Swiss buyers received the Autobianchi A112's 965 cc engine rather than the 903 cc unit in the 127 Special, so that the importer would not have to make two similar engines pass local emissions standards.[13] Fiat also bumped up the compression ratio and installed a somewhat larger carburetor in the 1. 05-litre 127 Super, increasing power somewhat so as to maintain its power advantage over the lesser 127 Special.
The 127 was replaced as Fiat's high volume product in this sector by the Fiat Uno in January 1983, though Italian manufacture continued until the end of 1983 and it continued in production in South America until 1995. The 127 disappeared from the right-hand drive British market soon after the Uno went on sale there in June 1983.
