1. Five of the Best Fiat Cars of the Year
2. Fiat Uno
3. Fiat 127
4. Fiat 124

In 1971, Fiat replaced the curvy 850 with the new 127 'saloon' and at the time it was seen as big a step forward in supermini design as the Uno was from the 127 more than a decade later. Although the 127's mechanicals were pretty much carryover items, the body style and packaging were considered to be state of the art and so it was no surprise that the Car of the Year judges awarded it full marks in 1972.

Although we're slightly too young to have ever actually bought a 127 for ourselves here on Yahoo! Cars, I do remember how much fun my father seemed to have thrashing several versions to within an inch of their lives. The engines were small, but pretty unburstable and the chassis encouraged typically Italian 'press-on' driving. Although the 127 was cheap to buy, its interior had a certain Italian style too, which was not present in the alternative European superminis of the same era.

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