Fiat Campagnola

The Fiat Campagnola is a heavy-duty off-road vehicle that Fiat produced from 1951 to 1987, inspired by the Willys Jeep and upgraded in 1974. The Ministry of Defense called for tenders for a light off-road vehicle to replace the worn-out Willys MB left by the allies, and Fiat, which had secretly begun a four-wheel-drive study under the engineer Giacosa, answered with the 1101, while Alfa Romeo answered with its 1900 M. Fiat won the contest. The project name Alpina was changed to Campagnola, meaning countryman, so as not to stress a military use, because Alpina recalled the army's Alpine corps too strongly so soon after the war. In 1953 a Campagnola Diesel appeared with a four-cylinder in-line engine of 1,905 cc and 40 hp, as in the Fiat 1400 Diesel. The 1974 model used the petrol engine of the Fiat 132 with a longer stroke that raised its capacity to 1,995 cc.