Fiat 1300/1500
1961-1967

The Fiat 1300 and Fiat 1500 are large family cars manufactured by the Italian automaker Fiat Auto from 1961 to 1967, which replaced the Fiat 1200. The 1300 and 1500 were essentially nearly identical, but differed in engine displacement, as indicated by model names. They were available as a saloon and estate, and spawned a convertible version, which shared little mechanically with the other body styles except the 1500 engine.
The 1300/1500 and their derivatives were also assembled by the Yugoslavian Zastava and Fiat's German subsidiary, Neckar Automobil AG. The floorpan of the 1500C was used as a basis for its replacement, the Fiat 125, while another model, the Polski Fiat 125p, made by the Polish FSO, was created by mating the body of 125 and mechanicals (engines, gearbox, transmission, suspension) of 1300/1500. In the Italian range, the 1300 was replaced by the Fiat 124 in 1966, and the 1500 by the Fiat 125 a year later.
The 1300/1500 were conventional cars, with longitudinally, front-mounted engines powering the rear axle via a four-speed manual transmission. The engines employed were two versions of the same design, differing in bore.
* Fiat 1300 - 1295 cc (bore 72 x stroke 79.5 mm) OHV 4-cyl in-line with 65 bhp (48 kW; 66 PS) @ 5,200 rpm
* Fiat 1500 - 1481 cc (bore 77 x stroke 79.5 mm) OHV 4-cyl in-line with 72 bhp (54 kW; 73 PS) @ 5,200 rpm
An innovative feature at the time was the fitting of disc brakes on the front wheels.
Both variants started with a wheelbase of 2,425 mm (95.5 in), but from 1964 the wheelbase of Fiat 1500 was increased to 2,505 mm (98.6 in).
Other manufacturers versions: Seat 1500
Siata 1500TS
Zastava 1300/1500 (TRISTAĆ)