Fiat 124 Familiare

This website specifically writes about everything Fiat 124 Familiare. The Fiat 124 Familiare is the estate (wagon) version of the popular Fiat 124 sedan. Designed by the Italian manufacturer Fiat. Fiat 124 sedan The Fiat 124 sedan was introduced in March 1966 on the Geneva Motor Show. One year later it was selected as "Car of the year" in The Netherlands and many other countries. A succes was born. Styling appears to be 3-box design, making it roomy. The 124 sedan was praised for its roomy interior, modern suspension, brake discs on all axles and lightweight construction. The technical design was developed under the guidance of Dante Giacosa. The car was propelled by the forcylinder 1.2 litre engine with lower camshaft, delivering 60 horsepower (later to be 65 hp). Magazine "Road & Track" praised the accelleration in comperison to cars in the class 1800 to 2000cc. After a couple of years the 1,4 litre and 1,6-litre versions were added to the program. Some of the...

 Our mean green machine came with a set of prestine MOMO alloy wheels. Rather rare. There is not a lot of information available on these wheels. Recently I saw one set on auction; There is an old advertisement on Facebook refering to these wheels If somebody could find me the correct centercaps - please get in touch with me, because those would make the set complete.

 For any old car, the availability of parts is key!  Some of the suppliers, we use frequently: https://www.fdricambi.com/nl/fiat-124-familiare/ https://www.classicpassion.nl/ https://martinwillems.nl/ Wheels: https://maxilite-wheels.com/en/wheels/Shop/WHEELS/Fiat/

 The dimensions of the Fiat 124 Familiare can be found in old brochures and of course on this blog. Fiat 124 Familiare - dimensions

  When you are restoring a Fiat 124 Familiare, it's crucial that all items are bagged and labelled. And even if you have done that...  sometimes the build up, can be a little confusing. Take this for example...   On the ceiling above the doors, are grips (or handles). Building them back on you discover that they are not all the same...  two of them have coat hooks on them, one doesn't. Did I loose anything? Is 1 hook on the garagefloor? Facebook to the rescue! Just ask...  and there is always a fellow Fiat 124 enthousiast that can inform you on the details you won't find in the manual or parts catalogue. For European cars (non UK): Driver side (front left)                    no grip Passenger side (front right)        one grip - but without coat hook Rear left                                ...

There are several versions of the bumpers for the Fiat 124 Familiare. The car was introduced with the small "overriders" with the small rubber pads fitted on them, both front and rear. Used at least in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. Fiat 124 Familiare 1966 *c Fiat 124 Familiare (1969) *a Fiat 124 Familiare (1969) *a Later versions we see larger overriders, rubber overriders, US-spec overriders. Some US versions even have large indicators under the front bumper. Fiat 124 Familiare (1971) Fiat 124 Familiare *b Fiat 124 Familiare (1973) Fiat 124 TC station wagon - USA (1974) Credits *a ototaal *b www.fiat-fan.club *c  Centro Storico Fiat