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1470:S76 Record
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295:2008-02-26
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460:(1954–80)
452:(1908–69)
138:Fiat 4 HP
134:F.I.A.T.s
1640:Category
1455:28-40 HP
1424:TrepiĂąno
1409:Fastback
1404:Downtown
1291:Brevetti
1281:24-32 HP
1276:16-20 HP
978:1100/103
922:Croma II
917:Panda II
897:Seicento
892:Multipla
772:Panorama
767:Fullback
649:Fastback
201:See also
126:Welleyes
122:Welleyes
67:Giovanni
1650:Commons
1429:Turbina
1374:Marengo
1369:Fiorino
932:Talento
807:Viaggio
777:Argenta
503:Ceirano
416:Current
390:(2021–)
180:The car
71:Ernesto
1535:People
1521:M14/41
1516:M13/40
1511:M11/39
1450:130 HP
1419:Phylla
1339:1100 T
927:Sedici
847:Ulysse
817:Tempra
792:Regata
721:Abarth
706:Titano
701:Strada
675:Ducato
601:Cronos
546:(1926)
506:(1899)
442:Former
423:Abarth
380:Parent
136:- the
113:) and
75:Matteo
1526:Oltre
1501:L3/35
1496:L6/40
1434:X1/23
1379:Penny
1364:Daily
1286:60 HP
1271:12 HP
1266:10 HP
1225:508 C
907:Albea
902:Stilo
882:Siena
877:Scudo
872:Palio
867:Marea
857:Bravo
837:Linea
832:Punto
827:Coupé
797:Croma
670:Doblò
654:Pulse
611:Panda
535:Simca
488:Iveco
168:(aka
154:Itala
109:(aka
95:Itala
1696:Fiat
1506:3000
1491:2000
1359:900T
1331:LCVs
1301:Zero
1261:8 HP
1256:6 HP
1251:4 HP
1235:1100
1230:2800
1215:1500
1089:X1/9
1054:Dino
1023:2300
1018:1500
1013:1300
1008:2100
1003:1800
988:1200
973:1900
958:1400
937:500L
912:Idea
787:Oggi
746:List
711:Toro
663:Vans
639:500X
606:Mobi
596:Argo
591:500e
579:Cars
519:SCAT
465:IAVA
162:SCAT
97:and
91:SCAT
73:and
1465:S74
1354:242
1349:241
1344:238
1321:505
1316:501
1210:527
1195:524
1190:522
1185:515
1180:514
1175:525
1170:521
1165:520
1160:512
1155:507
1150:503
1145:509
1140:519
1135:502
1125:510
1104:147
1099:133
1094:131
1084:132
1079:126
1074:127
1069:130
1064:128
1059:125
1033:124
1028:850
993:500
983:600
782:Uno
729:595
644:600
586:500
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1311:70
1306:2B
968:8V
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69:,
65:,
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322:t
315:v
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