Fiat 126 Iron 1972 - 2000 - Model history

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Fiat 126 Iron

The Fiat 126 is a small car that has made Poland famous. The cute baby was produced in several different countries in the period from 1972 to 2000, but the two countries where the production was the largest were Italy and Poland. The Italians presented for the first time Fiat 126 u Turin In 1972, during the Trade Fair, which was held in that city, where the largest factory of this renowned Italian manufacturer was otherwise housed.

Production in Italy lasted until 1980. Initially, the 126 had a two-cylinder engine with a displacement of 594 cc with front-wheel drive. However, as early as the following year of production, the drive was shifted from the front to the rear wheels. As time passed, the volume of the engine was increased to 652 cc, and the diameter of the cylinders was significantly increased. This increase contributed to the increase in the total power of the Fiat 126 engine, so it now had close to 23 horsepower and a 4-speed gearbox. As the engine power increased, so did the diameter of the wheels by half an inch to keep up with that increase.

Fiat 126 - Iron

Fiat 126 - Iron

 
In the period 1972-1980. While manufactured in Italy, the Fiat 126 was a huge success for the Turin plant, with almost 1.4 million units produced in Italy alone. However, it was expensive and unprofitable to continue to produce this model in Italy, so production was discontinued in 1980.

However, that was not the end of the Fiat 126, as the small car was extremely popular in Poland. During the communist rule, salaries in Poland were quite low, and owning or buying your own car was almost unthinkable. That is why the low price of the 126 together with the general situation in the Polish economy at that time contributed to the great success of Fiat! Since the start of production, the Fiat 126 has been given a new brand name: the Polish Fiat 126p (or PF 126P). In Poland, production lasted from 1973 to 2000. As it became the nation's favorite, with its huge popularity, the Fiat 126 also gained a nickname among Poles - Malusz - which actually means 'little one'.
Fiat 126 - Iron

Fiat 126 - Iron

The Polish manufacturer of the Polish Fiat 126p exported vehicles to almost all the then communist countries in the region, which led to the huge popularity of this model in those countries as well. And so it becomes one of the most important things in the lives of the majority of the population of all communist countries. One of the best indicators of the great popularity of this model are the various nicknames that this model received in different countries: In Slovenia it was called 'flea' which means 'flea'. In Hungary, 126 is known as 'kispolák' which means 'little Pole'. They also gave him the funny nickname 'egérkamion' which means mouse truck, and in our country 'Peglica' because it reminds her of a laundry iron.
Collectors and fans of the Fiat 126 are most interested in the 2000 model. This model marked the end of production of the 126 and was completed with two limited editions of special colors: yellow and red. Fiat produced 500 yellow and 500 red vehicles and gave them the nickname Happy End. The final number of Fiat 126s produced worldwide is close to 5 million units, and most of them, as many as 3.3 million, were produced in Poland.  

Text: Marko Purar
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