Fiat 1600 (Argentina)

The Fiat 1600 was a model specific to Fiat's Argentine subsidiary, built under licence by Fiat Concord from 1969 to 1972 and then replaced by the Fiat 125. It came as a saloon, a sporting coupe and a pick-up. From 1966 Fiat Italy had studied a replacement for the ageing Fiat 1300 and 1500 range, which became the Fiat 125 on a modified 1500 platform, and when the Argentine subsidiary asked to replace its local 1500, Fiat chose to launch there the model it had designed for Poland, but with the mechanics of the 1500 in the new 125 body. The result had the 1,625 cubic centimetre Fiat 115 C engine, derived from the 1,481 cubic centimetre type 115, with a Weber carburettor, a top speed of 155 kilometres an hour, a four-speed gearbox and front disc brakes, on a self-supporting body with an unusually roomy cabin. A more luxurious version with 90 horsepower followed the next year, and the 1600 Sport coupe was shown at the end of 1969.