With approx. 4.5 million (worldwide 8.8 million) Fiat 127 sold, the car was like a jack-of-all-trades in all lanes and became "Car of the Year 1972" shortly after its appearance.
However, and I have to write this with wistfulness, not even 300 127s are registered in Germany, or left over. Then it will probably not look much better in the rest of Europe, of the Fiat 127 Sport presumably almost nothing more, at least in Germany, visible still at the fight of the dwarves on the Nürburgring/Hockenheim/Zandvort etc.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…