In the middle of Italy’s Waterloo
A proven drive combination that should identify the new 131 Mirafiori as a reliable Fiat for all occasions in troubled times. The 4.24 meter long Volks-Fiat for families, taxi fleets and authorities started in 1974, when Europe was suffering from the consequences of the oil crisis and Italy was economically in ruins. Countless strikes, terrorist attacks, 20 percent inflation, negotiations between Rome’s head of government Mariano Rumor and German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt about a five-billion-mark loan that is essential for Italy and the defeat of Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni in Formula 1 against Emerson Fittipaldi, but also the elimination of the favorite Gigliola Cinquetti against the Swedish band Abba at the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton: Italy experienced its Waterloo.
Anniversary of the miracle – Fiat 131 Mirafiori: world car, champion, bore
