Zastava 750

Zastava 750
Overview
ManufacturerZastava Automobili
Also calledZastava 600
Zastava 850
Fiat 750Z
Production1962–1985
Assembly
Body and chassis
ClassSupermini (B)
Body style2-door saloon
LayoutRear engine, rear-wheel drive
RelatedFiat 600
Powertrain
Engine
  • 767 cc OHV I4
  • 843 cc OHV I4
Transmission4-Speed Manual gearbox[1]
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,010 mm (79.1 in)[2]
Length3,300 mm (129.9 in)[2]
Width1,390 mm (54.7 in)[2]
Height1,410 mm (55.5 in)[2]
Curb weight640 kg (1,411 lb)[2]
Zastava 750 Yugoslav police car
Zastava 750 (pre-1969 version with suicide doors)

The Zastava 750 (Застава 750) is a supermini made by the Yugoslav car maker Zavod Crvena Zastava in Kragujevac. It was a version of the Fiat 600 made under licence from 1962[3] and was somewhat longer than the Fiat version. The Zastava 750 has a 767 cc (46.8 cu in) engine, which produces 25 PS (18.4 kW). The more powerful 750 SE has 30 PS (22.1 kW) at 5400 rpm and torque is 38 lb⋅ft (52 N⋅m) at 3600 rpm.[2] It is the smallest car ever made by Zastava. Later on during production, in 1980, the Zastava 850 was introduced. It is nearly identical to the Zastava 750 but the engine had a larger capacity. The Zastava 850 is harder to find than the 750 model but both are still widely available in former Yugoslavia.

The Zastava 750 is widely known by its nickname "Fića" (Фићa) in Serbian, "Fićo" in Bosnian and Croatian, by "Fičo" or "Fičko" in Slovene and by "Fikjo" (Фиќо) in Macedonian. The nickname "Fića" comes from the main character of a comic published by the newspaper Borba during the first years of the car's production.

  1. ^ "1964 Zastava 750 full range specs".
  2. ^ a b c d e f "1979 Zastava 750 Specs". CarQueryAPI. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  3. ^ A. J. Jacobs, Automotive FDI in Emerging Europe, page 297