Fiat 1500 Spider car history from 1963 to 1966

Manufacturer	Fiat
Production period:	1963 to 1966
Class :	Sports car
Body versions :	Cabriolet
Engines:	Petrol 1.5 liters
Wheel base:	92.13 in, 2,340 mm
Overall length:	160.83 in, 4,085 mm
Overall width:	59.84 in, 1,520 mm
Overall height:	50.79 in, 1,290 mm

The Fiat 1500 Spider of the Italian car brand Fiat . was a produced between 1963 and 1966 as atwo-door convertible .

History 

The Fiat 1500 Spider replaced the predecessor Fiat 1200 Cabriolet (118G). His Pininfarina body got, among other things, a new front. The largely unchanged chassis received front disc brakes . The most important change was the engine, which came from the sedan Fiat 1500 of 1961: a four-cylinder OHV inline engine with 1481 cc and 67 hp. The top speed was about 155 km/h.

Technical changes 1965 the engine of the Fiat 1500 C with 75 HP and the new five-speed gearbox was installed (118 K), with a maximum speed of approx. 160 km/h.Successor was from 1966, the Fiat 124 Spider , who had only the five-speed gearbox in common with his predecessor.

PERFORMANCE: 1500cc

• Engine capacity: 90.37 cu in, 1,481 cu cm
• Fuel consumption:31.4 m/imp gal, 26.1 m/US gal, 9 Ix 100 km
• Max speed: 99.4 mph, 160 km/h
• Max power (SAE): 80 hp at 5,200 rpm
• Max torque (SAE): 87 1b ft, 12 kg m at 3,200 rpm
• Max number of engine rpm: 5,400
• Specific power: 54 hp/l
• Power-weight ratio: 25.6 lb/hp, 11.6 kg/hp
• Acceleration: standing 1/4 mile 20.3 sec, 0—50 mph (O—80 km/h) 11.5 sec

Also, the sister model Fiat 1600 S (OSCA) convertible equipped with the same Pininfarina body has been redesigned with the 1.6-liter double-camshaft engine from OSCA. It differed apart from the engine of the 1500 Cabriolet by the "four-headlight front" and a clearly high-quality equipped interior. Engine and chassis corresponded to the predecessor model (1600 S, 1962-1963). In 1965, as in the 1500 Cabriolet in the 1600 S, the new five-speed gearbox was installed.In addition to the Fiat Cabriolet, there was also a 1500 Coupe and 1600 S Coupe, but was marketed by Pininfarina itself under its own label.