Russian Steel was used, given to Fiat By the Soviet government as a form of payment for Fiat allowing the 124 to be used as a Basis for the Lada, Not saying it was a bad car good handling and speed for the engine size and advanced features compared to the same class of cars coming from Opel and Ford. and Fiat was the biggest car manufacturer and seller of cars in Europe in the 70's so they were doing something right I guess?
I don't know about Fiats history, But if they were so good, why did Americans stop buying them? They bought Hondas,nissan,toyota, becaues Fiats rusted out and had poor electrical systems, bad customer service, poor fit and finish, and were pieces of shit!
Its true about rust, but most of them were desined by ferrari's desiner. great engines and all mecanical associat, the electrical sistem were good 2!
I have the 124 1800 sport coupe CC with 2 starter sistems, coil and electronic starter. for a car that is from 74 is preety good. the body and chassy were well finished and were great on car performance.
don't know why they stoped buying but i would like 2 know.
Either that or the Americans banned them, like they did the original Mini and triumph Dolomite because of bumper height (a new law was introduced), the MGB because the bumpers were chrome (a new law specified rubber).
America simply uses legislation to protect its car industry. I don't think an MPG in single figures would be competitive otherwise.
Fine in the walm balmy Mediterranean, but get them in the wet or the snow and they just disintegrated in front of your eyes. If Fiat want to take over GM they have to fix this to sell any in North America.
years ago two friends of mine bought fiats....other than the fact that they handled great.....they were total pieces of "junk". Constant electrical problems, interiors that fell apart instantly. One of the two friends sold it back to the dealer after about a year and a half....no one could fix the thing.
We had one of those when I was a kid. It's still in the family and needs some TLC. The early US versions were all sold as automatics because most Americans don't know how to drive a car with an engine that likes to rev.
it's only a mint 124 with big rims... and blue drums lol.. Not really better, they were the same car! The one shown in this video is probably a 1600 Special T, 1600 DOHC that never landed in Turkey... My dad had one, awesome car!!!
This is a dependable automobile. Remy Julienne is greatest stunt driver in all of Europe. In Europe there are 50 varieties of cars. the car Remy Julienne uses in his work is a FIAT automobile. His prefered car to drive is the FIAT 124. The car for the family.
Now that's how you sell a car. Thanks for the post.
professorcookie 4 months ago
the 1966-1974 Fiat 124 was assembled in
Turin, Italy
Casablanca, Morocco
Annihilator1111 5 months ago
i had 5 fiat 124 great cars , far better than ford, i live in the u,k,,,,,
elvischevy 2 years ago
Russian Steel was used, given to Fiat By the Soviet government as a form of payment for Fiat allowing the 124 to be used as a Basis for the Lada, Not saying it was a bad car good handling and speed for the engine size and advanced features compared to the same class of cars coming from Opel and Ford. and Fiat was the biggest car manufacturer and seller of cars in Europe in the 70's so they were doing something right I guess?
danielussr 2 years ago 2
@danielussr you know it was first in 1976 fiat started to use Russian steel
jakobat1994 1 year ago
i drove the wagon--great car and was fun to drive too
kennyt1230 2 years ago
How do the Fiats made now , stack up in quality and reliability vs Honda/ Toyota and American cars? I remember the junk Fiats from the 1970s,
Gamera49 2 years ago
maybe yours was junk, but mine wasn't!
i had a 124tc and it ROCKED!!!
BBQkrewe 2 years ago
I can see u don't know shit about fiat's history, but i respect ur opinion ;)
MainVuper 2 years ago
I don't know about Fiats history, But if they were so good, why did Americans stop buying them? They bought Hondas,nissan,toyota, becaues Fiats rusted out and had poor electrical systems, bad customer service, poor fit and finish, and were pieces of shit!
Gamera49 2 years ago
Its true about rust, but most of them were desined by ferrari's desiner. great engines and all mecanical associat, the electrical sistem were good 2!
I have the 124 1800 sport coupe CC with 2 starter sistems, coil and electronic starter. for a car that is from 74 is preety good. the body and chassy were well finished and were great on car performance.
don't know why they stoped buying but i would like 2 know.
MainVuper 2 years ago
Either that or the Americans banned them, like they did the original Mini and triumph Dolomite because of bumper height (a new law was introduced), the MGB because the bumpers were chrome (a new law specified rubber).
America simply uses legislation to protect its car industry. I don't think an MPG in single figures would be competitive otherwise.
Lilith81 2 years ago
Fine in the walm balmy Mediterranean, but get them in the wet or the snow and they just disintegrated in front of your eyes. If Fiat want to take over GM they have to fix this to sell any in North America.
PGPyramid1 2 years ago
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josatinho 3 years ago
aahaha, "so good you can escape from the police with ease..."
mrclarky 3 years ago
years ago two friends of mine bought fiats....other than the fact that they handled great.....they were total pieces of "junk". Constant electrical problems, interiors that fell apart instantly. One of the two friends sold it back to the dealer after about a year and a half....no one could fix the thing.
inkey2 3 years ago
hah! - my mechanic could fix my Fiat 124 just fine - every other month. It's pretty bad when your mechanic recognizes your voice on the phone. . .
queenoftheuniverse 3 years ago
no chance of an ad like that on tv nowadays!too unp.c!
131132128 3 years ago
We had one of those when I was a kid. It's still in the family and needs some TLC. The early US versions were all sold as automatics because most Americans don't know how to drive a car with an engine that likes to rev.
johncoktostone 3 years ago
watch?v=C41H74W2Uxw here Murat 124. Made in Turkey.
aakozanoglu 3 years ago
it's only a mint 124 with big rims... and blue drums lol.. Not really better, they were the same car! The one shown in this video is probably a 1600 Special T, 1600 DOHC that never landed in Turkey... My dad had one, awesome car!!!
lookaaaa 3 years ago
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josatinho 4 years ago
Incredible, I guess if you have one, It will work nicely!
EuroCarfan00 4 years ago
Fantastica Fiat
FurryDuna 4 years ago
I can translate this commercial
frankd1965 3 years ago
We are waiting
jasiuss 3 years ago
This is a dependable automobile. Remy Julienne is greatest stunt driver in all of Europe. In Europe there are 50 varieties of cars. the car Remy Julienne uses in his work is a FIAT automobile. His prefered car to drive is the FIAT 124. The car for the family.
frankd1965 3 years ago 2
GREAT CAR..I LIKE FIAT 124 AND 125
josatinho 4 years ago
Awesome, however, the 124 special never really sold well in Italy...Try to find one these days! The estate/wagon is really a collectors item now..
250GTLUSSO 4 years ago
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josatinho 4 years ago
Fiat 124!!! Un'automobile per famiglia....
Taratuff 4 years ago
Hahaha, "Auto por la familia"... For the familia on the run from the mafia, that is :)
dvanderp71 4 years ago
hahahahaahahahaha! Best comment I've seen in you tube! gosh I wish I could get that car here in the states!
acadusle 4 years ago
the lada is a clone of the 124 but worse than the original fiat 124
brattiebear 4 years ago
You should see Tofas/Turkish version of it. Better than Italian original.
aakozanoglu 3 years ago
cfn7usa,i dont have this but this is really such a cool car
brattiebear 4 years ago
Bought a new Fiat 124 sedan in 1972 [similar ad that year butt in color] and this is the way I drove. WHAT A CAR!
cfn7usa 5 years ago
I used to had one in portugal, awsome car!!!hard as a rock!!!!
4disc barkes, nice gearbox, rear traccion, lighweight car and easy to increase the power by installing bigger carburateurs.
R416 5 years ago
yeess.. reallyy supeeerr caar watch maa video
anten57 5 years ago
Great car! - such a shame Fiat gave it to the Russians who made a complete hash of it!
RapidAssistant 5 years ago
the fiat 124...buy this car, and you can get away from the cops!
em23 5 years ago 3
Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
acadusle 4 years ago
@em23 because the cops bought the lada which looked like the fiat, but was worse.
dgurevich1 4 months ago