As the 8th best selling company worldwide, they are exactly where Giovanni Agnelli predicted they would be. Fiats were a common sight when I was growing up in the Bay Area, (I think it might have been due to the then large Italian-American population,) so I remember seeing a lot of these on the roads back then, and finding them rather attractive. Email us at info@motorlandamerica.com. Used Alfa Romeo 164 For Sale By Year. 1975 was to be Fiats best-ever year here, with 100K cars sold. I also noticed that every car parked in front of the Swedish cultural center in the Portland suburbs was a Volvo, but they may be a self selected sample. BTW I always thought of these as the 131 and not the Brava due to a steady diet of car magazines, and Sandro Munaris rally car. A sales person at a local Fiat dealership as they rumored are slated to be the dealer that sold them. The DOHC engine gave off a delightful growl. Bet it sounds great. Call us anytime at 207.710.6699. I had given a 131 to my brother-in-law only to see he traded it in for a Chevy instead of either giving it back to me or selling it back to me. In europe they are very scarce now. Ive never, ever, seen a 2 door in the metal, they must be quite scarce right now. It was first presented at the Turin Motor Show in 1974. Even should FCA continue losing market share, it is in the too big to fail category on both sides of the pond. We can assist with all transportation arrangements. Probably just as well. Hahah good point! Perhaps Fiat figured Brava would be easier to pronounce for us North Americans as the car dropped the 131 and changed its name on its way over the ocean. Now Flat is number 2 right behind GM. Dropped a Brava interior into it just for the heck of it.. Sweet car inside and out when I was done. Also the last time I saw one on the road was in the late 80s in a heavily Italian neighborhood in the Bronx. But it was a hell of a lot more fun to drive when it ran. Every car company built some crap cars. The Fiat 131 is a small family car that was produced by the Italian company Fiat between 1974 and 1984. Rumor has it HP was underrated for this engine to avoid an Italian tax based on HP. We empower classic and exotic car buyers, sellers, and enthusiasts with insights for the collector car industry - including market values, price comparisons, listing alerts and more. If Im not mistaken in the 80s it was Europes second largest automaker and now Well I hope for the better but fear for the worse. soy dueo de un fiat brava modelo 1980 automatico necesito carroceria tengo 25 aos con el quien pueda ayudarme le estare agradecido. The dealerships had cool names: Autorico, Autorama, Olympic Motors and Pacific Auto are four that I remember. Our hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm and from April-November, we're also open Saturdays 10am-5pm. Pre-internet parts availability probably killed off quite a few in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Fiat was by far the second most popular car in Austria back in the fifties and sixties. Many of our product offerings have multiple choices to match your desired level of quality or price point. Only about 14,000 of Fiats 1979 U.S. sales were Bravas. A clutch return spring that attaches between the clutch fork arm and the transmission body on all Fiat 124-series and 131-series with manual transmissions. 1978 Fiat 131 Abarth Rally Price on request . How the automotive situation has changed in 5 years. February 11, 2018 83 comments. Do you have a Fiat 131 for sale? $7.79, On Sale For: Toyota and Datsun, for starters. I particularly like the one you found, in its unusual color. I owned a 74 X1/9 (beloved, my first new car purchase) and after the 12K warranty period had it worked on at a great independent Fiat shop in Orange, Ca. These are everywhere in Turkey- it seems every car is either a Renault 12 or Fiat 131, not surprisingly as both were made there until recently- or maybe are still being made there, sharing street space with Hummvee like Desoto and Fargo trucks and 4x4s. My first car that I drove regularly was my moms 1978 1/2 SuperBrava 4 door in Champagne (a pale yellow) which we originally got via European Delivery picking it up at the factory in Milan. The list: 75 128 sedan. unrelated topic but the name came back for other markets in the 21st century.I do remember at one time due to Mazda Australia having the rights to the name BRAVO they had to call it a RITMO.whatever did happen to that car might one ask.All I see in Fiat dealers now are either 500s,Pandas or in many cases Vans for either work purposes or to be bought new as airport shuttle vehicles. Shortly after after Fiat left the North American market, people here in Puerto Rico began selling them really, really cheap for fear of being stuck with a car that didnt have dealer support. $348.79, On Sale For: An aftermarket steering wheel fronts a new dash that was sourced from Ireland by the seller and houses Veglia Borletti instruments including an analog clock, a tachometer with a 6,500-rpm redline, and a 120-mph speedometer with a five-digit odometer showing 53k miles. Believe it or not it was also reasonably reliable, especially for a Fiat. Remember, this car was an alternative to Cortinas and Avengers. Absolutely brilliant to drive, bomb proof well built mechanicals and a body that dissolved like a piece of tissue paper in the rain, combined with seriously crappy electrics. To see it on old or classic really videos is a blast. Centralina Preriscaldo Candelette Fiat Panda Bravo Punto Idea 1.3 1.9 Multijet $72.11 Buy It Now , $63.10 Shipping , eBay Money Back Guarantee Seller: lemisit-0 (60) 100% , Location: Vibo Valentia, IT , Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 115766929243 $16.79, On Sale For: Considering the reputation of Chrysler dealers in the US and Fiat dealers in Europe, you can imagine the new corporate dealer training meetings as something from the stonecutters association from the Simpsons. A five-speed manual transmission routes power to a live rear axle located by trailing arms, coil springs, and a Panhard rod. Anyone else but me thinking, AMC, Hudson and the like? We will ship all orders the same day, if ordered by the USPS and fedex cut off time of 4:00 pm. Good luck! I agree with you about some points you stated. As a replacement for the more well known 124 it sold only briefly from 1978 to 1982 the Brava was the North American version of the 131 Mirafiori. Options $0. People will often assume because a car is Italian, French or British it is automatically an unreliable pile of crap. No dings/dents. $247.80, Our Price: Most of the ones sold in the U.S. have probably long rusted away. If you don't win, your existing pre-authorization will be released. It was broken into and the dash got hacked up you cant see it in the pic. It may begin with Europe, not to talk about the (at least until now) failed comeback to USA market. I have four additional 131s - all for sale. $9.99 + $5.99 shipping. The only thing I regret is that I never took a photo. I drove several of these neat 131 Fiats, near new with low mileage. This is one nice car, whether a person likes Fiats or not. Id be very pleased to see FIAT return to former glory, bringing back Alfa and Lancia too, but I fear for the worse. Undercoating and additional firewall insulation were applied by the seller. The heart of the 131 Abarth was a modified twin cam, as many Fiat and Lancia rally cars would use for the next few years. In global markets, it had different names in this period including Supermirafiori and Super Brava. No 128s either. Drop in the ocean anyways. 1977 Fiat 131 Brava - VERY RARE Year: 1977 Mileage: 15,000 Location: Glen Cove, New York, United States 1980 FIAT Brava Year: 1980 Mileage: 51,600 Location: Somers, New York, United States 1979 Fiat 131 Brava Year: 1979 Mileage: 68,685 Location: Kent, Washington, United States 1979 Fiat 131 (Brava) For Parts or Restoration Year: 1979 Last I heard, Ferrari and Maserati are doing ok, but then I havent been paying much attention to those two lately. Hopefully this will lead to the return of Alfa and a larger Fiat range! The car was roomy and airy, especially given its overall size. Information is provided in good faith and no liability can be accepted by any individual for any situation arising from the use of this information. Fiat model Brava (North America 131) belongs to compact / small family car class. For sale or trade. Having owned a classic 3 box sedan, I could have seen myself behind the wheel of another 3 box sedan. I havent seen one here in the U.K since the 80s. Also see Alfasud and Lancia Beta, similarly cursed. All three sold more units than BMW did (and I understand pricing may have something to do with that fact) so they must be doing something right. Brand. This is the wheel I believe. The 1.8-liter Lampredi inline-four features dual overhead camshafts and twin Weber IDF carburetors that were installed by the seller and tuned by Driving Impressions of Dover, New Jersey. At Cars For Sale, we believe your search should be as fun as the drive, so you can start shopping millions and find yours today! It also warms my heart to see a super-high-mileage one of these still chugging along. $9.79, On Sale For: Not a ma . A friend in grad school in the mid-80s had a silver, four-door, five-speed one that I coveted. Description of 1980 Fiat Brava: For Sale is my very rare 1980 FIAT Brava 4-door sedan. Id see one parked in someones backyard, Id ask them what they were doing with it and usually walk away with the car for free. JFrank Then in 1973 I bought Fiat 110052 in Indonesia we called that car Fiat Cooper and in 1985 I sold that car and change to Fiat 1100 Deluxe 1966, Now I just dealing with my friend to buy his car Fiat 131 Brava 1983. Our hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm and from April-November, were also open Saturdays 10am-5pm. $27.79, On Sale For: Fiat did, yes, but so did Ford, GM, and Chrysler, especially back in the 70s. Id always have one in the garage being worked on, when finished, Id pull in another one and just kept on doing this. A new exhaust system from Allison Automotive of Upland, California includes a custom header and a 2.25 pipe routed through a Flowmaster HP-2 muffler. 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