What about a Fiat motor next?

[dmdigital]

Interesting URL found on another forum:

domain-b.com : Fiat eyes a slice of Tata's Jaguar-Land Rover business (http://www.domain-b.com/companies/companies_f/Fiat_India/20080905_jaguar-land_rover_business.html)

[B92 8NW]

Interesting URL found on another forum:

domain-b.com : Fiat eyes a slice of Tata's Jaguar-Land Rover business (http://www.domain-b.com/companies/companies_f/Fiat_India/20080905_jaguar-land_rover_business.html)

If it's anything like their tractors, it'll pull the side of a house down at idle:D

[inside]

Fiat have just released a Defender killer the Campagnola!

[beforethevision]

Fiat have just released a Defender killer the Campagnola!

Its not bad ehh! I like it.

[Bigbjorn]

Fiat make absolutely first class ag. tractors, earthmoving equipment(Fiat-Allis), diesel engines. Pity about the cars which are only marginally better than a Renault, and of their trucks, well, the old adage, if you can't say anything good, say nothing.

[Xavie]

I like that 4wd. looks really good.

[PhilipA]

I am surprised to find I am the first to observe that you are looking at a SANTANA rebadged as a Iveco.
Of course it looks like a Defender killer. It is a Series 111.
And you guys are supposed to be experts.
Regards Philip A

[rick130]

Fiat started making the Campagnolo back in the early fifties.

And I love my Fiat Tractor. Made around 1970, 3.1 litre direct injection, 95mm bore x 110mm stroke, it's a ripper.
I've worked on later model Fiat-Agri's and New Holland's and the same engine as my old girl in six cylinder configuration is used, it just has Iveco stamped on the block these days.
Obviously the really new stuff is common rail, electronic injected.

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Top Ten: Obscure off-roaders

14 Sep 01
http://www.channel4.com/4car/media-legacy/featpics/topten/camp.jpg
IN THIS FEATURE


Obscure off-roaders (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/)
1 Austin Gipsy 1959-67 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/2)
2 Austin Champ 1947-56 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/3)
3 Delahaye VLR 1951-54 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/4)
4 Fiat Campagnolo 1951-1973
5 Road Rover 1952-59 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/6)
6 Willys Jeepster 1948-1950 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/7)
7 Alfa Romeo 1900M 1951-52 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/8)
8 Lamborghini LM 002 1985-92 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/9)
9 Jeep Wagoneer 1961-1978 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/10)
10 Steyr-Puch Haflinger 1959-74 (http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/11)
This was Fiat's answer to the Jeep. Designed by Dante Giacosa, the modest but brilliant engineer responsible for such classics as the Topolino, all of Fiat's rear-engined baby cars of the 50s and 60s, and, later, the 128 and 127. He schemed the Campagnola to Italian military specifications around existing Fiat 1100 and 1900 components, but with a splitter gearbox and transfer box to the front wheels. Because of the political situation in Italy at the time, it was felt that the car should be referred to as an agricultural vehicle, and in the end it was built for both civilian and military use. Production continued well into the '70s, when it was replaced by a new model based on the Fiat 132 chassis, but although it was long-lived and successful it was virtually unheard of outside Italy. Incidentally, Campagnolo meant 'country girl'.


http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/top+ten/1739/5

(and Dad had one of those top ten way back from 1970 on, the Jeep Wagoneer :) )

[LR V8]

I am surprised to find I am the first to observe that you are looking at a SANTANA rebadged as a Iveco.


lol :D

here I was thinking..... Isn't that the spanish thingie....



And you guys are supposed to be experts.
Regards Philip A

not me :D

Cheers Philip.

Pete

[one_iota]

Next thing you know they'll be sticking an Isuzu engine in it :eek:;)

[porgey]

My 1992 Lada Niva has a several components cloned from the Fiat 124
Cheers George

[long stroke]

Its not bad ehh! I like it.

Mmmmmmm are they leaf springs:eek::wasntme:

TIM.

[inside]

Mmmmmmm are they leaf springs:eek::wasntme:
Yes they would be, all round. I thought they'd be a hit with the Defender crowd. You know get rid of these modern coils and all, back to basics. When you're out bush you can now fix the suspension with some horse cart that was dumped 100 years ago on the side of the road.

[Rangier Rover]

The ultimate series:cool: On cart springs:confused:

[inside]

Their website is here. Nice music! Campagnola - Iveco (http://www.campagnola.iveco.com/)

[B92 8NW]

Their website is here. Nice music! Campagnola - Iveco (http://www.campagnola.iveco.com/)

How strange. I posted a vid of that original song in the Obama thread. It's taking over!!!!:o

[Rangier Rover]

My 1992 Lada Niva has a several components cloned from the Fiat 124
Cheers George
Just noticed your post. The lada is no pig as constant 4X4 etc. Just don't do a hand brakie or stall turn like I tried to and found out the hard way:eek:. I must say for a soviet pos I was inpresed:cool:

[beforethevision]

I am surprised to find I am the first to observe that you are looking at a SANTANA rebadged as a Iveco.
Of course it looks like a Defender killer. It is a Series 111.
And you guys are supposed to be experts.
Regards Philip A

Its been around for a while and in the paper for weeks, noone commented because they already knew.

[dmdigital]

I believe the Iveco is released in NZ, is it coming in to Australia?

I just realised a Fiat motor in a Land Rover... hmmmm... like the Lamborgini LM002:eek:

[long stroke]

Yes they would be, all round. I thought they'd be a hit with the Defender crowd. You know get rid of these modern coils and all, back to basics. When you're out bush you can now fix the suspension with some horse cart that was dumped 100 years ago on the side of the road.

I spose, bit like a series111;)
Nice and simple.

TIM.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Fiat have just released a Defender killer the Campagnola!Fiat have been building Campagnola for 57 years. Fiat Campagnola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campagnola) although they may have just released a Defender killer model.

Diana

[dlatn]

The Fiat-tata tie is a serious one and the two companies are intending to establish real synergies. Think win-win. Lets keep a good eye on these developments.
That said, and not too disparage Fiat's excellent (world leading?) diesel engines, the beancounters at Fiat and Tata have already determined that the ultimate goal of the partnership is to combine the tried and true Landrover chassis and aluminium body with the engines of Fiat subsidiary Ferrari.
Solihul engineers have already conducted 2 years of testing in Arctic and Desert environments that have proven that as the Ferrari engines are just as tempermental, unreliable, and as expensive to maintain as traditional Landrover donks, and that they would make ideal powerplants for the Landrover only if they can overcome the technical difficulties of developing a direct injection twin turbo quad-cam 60 valve V-12 that is not encumbered by the inherent disadvantage of a dry sump racing engine; that is no dripping oil on the driveway.

[Pierre]

That's funny!

Pete

[Wortho]

Italians make the best engines, rest of the car may fall apart but the engines never say die. My Lancia 575k before original head gasket went.
I think it would be a good thing. Plus FIAT is a huge company with massive resoursces and some of the best engineering expertise in the world to call on in it's group.