Vehicle Description
1978 Fiat 131 Supermirafiori Coupe Series 2 2L DOHC inline
four-cylinder engine with Weber 34 ADF twin-choke carb Short-throw
five-speed manual transmission Champagne Yellow exterior with black
accents Black interior Air-conditioning Abarth Appearance Package
Cromodora eight-spoke wheels Sonata pushbutton AM/FM stereo Twin
hood scoops, rear wing, aftermarket side mirrors � A rare and very
handsome Italian stallion, MotoeXotica Classic Cars is pleased to
offer this 1978 Fiat 131 Supermirafiori Coupe. Way before its
current 500 models, Fiat sold its 131 models in the U.S. during the
1970s. Dressed in Champagne Yellow with twin black hood scoops and
a black rear wing, the car's finish and trim are in excellent
condition. The windows are in very good order, clear and intact.
The car's lights are in good order, including the amber fog lights.
This car rolls on Cromodora eight-spoke wheels wrapped within
205/50R15 radials. All of its body panels are straight and solid.
The trunk comes with a tire jack, small tool kit, is lined in black
and very spacious. The bumpers are in good condition. Inside, the
black front racing bucket seats are in very good condition, as is
the matching black carpet. The slightly lighter headliner provides
some contrast and is in good order, as is the black instrument
panel but there are a few blemishes on it. The three-spoke
aftermarket steering wheel with the Ferrari center cap is in very
good order. The inner door panels, mirror glass and shifter are all
in good order. The car's interior offered a worldwide first by
having the secondary dashboard switches illuminated by a central
bulb somewhere in the dashboard and used fiber optics from there to
the switches. Completing the interior is a Sonata AM/FM pushbutton
stereo. The 131 was the replacement for the successful�Fiat 124,
and available as a two-door and four-door�saloon�and 5-door�estate.
The 131 was given the Mirafiori name after the�Turin�suburb where
the cars were produced. Naming the car in this way marked a break
with the former Fiat convention, established in the 1960s, of
naming their mainstream models only with a three digit number, and
it set the pattern for Fiat to adopt a new naming practice, with
carefully chosen names for subsequent new models. It received a
minor facelift in 1978. New�DOHC, or "Twin Cam" (TC) engines
arrived, and these models were badged as�Supermirafiori. The
biggest change exterior-wise for the Series 2 was quad round
headlights, new bumpers, new bigger rear lights and new interior
trim including a chunky, single-spoke steering wheel. The Series 2
was marketed in the United States as the Fiat�Brava�from mid-year
1978 with the same 1.8-liter four as had been used in the US-market
131 but before the year was over this was replaced by the
2-liter�twin cam four�also seen in the�Spider.
The�suspension�system utilized fully independent front suspension,
with�MacPherson struts,�track control arms�and�anti-roll bar. The
rear suspension was quite advanced (when using a solid live rear
axle), in that the rear axle was controlled by double unequal
length trailing arms, a�Panhard rod, with�coil springs�and direct
acting�dampers. This design proved far superior to many of its
contemporaries, especially with vehicle stability and handling.
The�braking system�was also typical; the front brakes were�disc
brakes, using a solid iron disc and a single-piston sliding
caliper. The rears were�drum brakes, utilizing leading and trailing
shoe design operated by a dual piston fixed slave cylinder. They
were operated�hydraulically, with a tandem�master cylinder�assisted
by a vacuum�servo�using two separate circuits. A rear-mounted
load-sensing valve varied the bias of effort applied to the rear
brakes, dependent on the load being carried (and also the pitch
dynamics caused by braking effort and road levels). A centrally
located floor mounted�handbrake�operated on the rear axle
using�Bowden cables. Competition to this Fiat in 1978 included
AMC's Concord coupe, Buick's Opel Sport Coupe, Chevrolet's Monza
notchback coupe, Ford's Mustang II and Mercury's Capri II coupe.
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 50,578 miles. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, exempt mileage title.
GET OUT AND DRIVE!!! VIN: 398836 Note: Please see full terms and
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