| Fiat 1500 | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Fiat_1500_B,_1938.JPG) Fiat 1500 B, 1938 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fiat |
| Production | 1935–1950 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 2-door convertible |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,493 cc I6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,800 mm (110.2 in) |
| Length | 4,465 mm (175.8 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Fiat 515 |
| Successor | Fiat 1400 |
The Fiat 1500 was a six-cylinder car produced by the Fiat from 1935 to 1950. It was one of the first cars tested in a wind tunnel, following the Chrysler Airflow produced one year earlier. The streamlined styling achieved an aerodynamic efficiency unequalled before it in a touring car[1] and (contrary to the failure of the "lumpen" Airflow)[2] disproved the thesis aerodynamic cars would not sell.[3]
- ^ Setright, L. J. K. "FIAT: The Godfather of the Italian Motor Industry" in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1974), Volume 6, p.660.
- ^ Haywood, Paul. "Streamlining: Engineers' Reality, Stylists' Myth" in Northey, Tom, editor. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis Publishing Ltd, 1974), Volume 19, p.2215.
- ^ Haywood, p.2215.