Fiat 125

The Fiat 125 was a large family car made by Fiat from 1967 to 1972, with licensed versions built outside Italy until the 1990s. It was an interim answer to the ageing 1500 and 1800: engineer Dante Giacosa combined the platform of the Fiat 1500, the central body structure of the Fiat 124 and new front and rear sections with an enlarged twin-cam engine of 1,608 cc. It was shown at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show, three months ahead of schedule, with four disc brakes, a vacuum servo and a four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox. It blended saloon accommodation with sports car performance, a mix other European makers copied in the following decade, and it was among the first cars to have intermittent windscreen wipers as standard. The more powerful 125 S followed, and the Fiat 132 replaced the model.