The Fiat 128 3P was a three-door hatchback version of the huge-selling (in Europe) 128 sedan. Very few made it to our side of the Atlantic.
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Someone pried off the dealership badge on the hatch once it arrived at this place.
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However, i photographed this car two years earlier at the Aspen Auto Everything Must Go auction, and we can see that it was originally sold by Gran Prix Imports in Denver.
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A 6,500 rpm redline was pretty hairy for an econo-commuting hatchback in the middle 1970s.
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The Veglia odometer reads 93,273. Could it really have 100,000 or even 200,000 more miles?
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As far as I can tell, the only available transmission in this car was a four-on-the-floor manual.
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I want to know more about the Diverter Electro Valve relay, which only went on California cars.
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The Sanyo cassette deck looks to be of early-1980s vintage.
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Hatchbacks were all the rage in 1977, and this car offered a passionate Italian alternative to the Honda Accord and Toyota Corolla.
