{"id":35664,"date":"2014-05-02T13:21:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-02T12:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=35664"},"modified":"2022-06-14T11:13:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T10:13:09","slug":"car-crush-fiat-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/cars\/car-crush-fiat-130\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiat 130"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, so Tony Soprano drove a Cadillac Escalade<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

But back in the old country the early bosses favoured the more understated luxury of the Fiat 130.<\/p>\n

This was a car well suited to dual aspect of the old school \u2018Don\u2019 himself, mixing natural elegance with power and menace. Those cool, boxy lines of the Pininfarina design were juxtaposed nicely with the getaway power of the 3 litre V6 under the bonnet.<\/p>\n

\"Fiat130-5\"<\/a><\/figure>\n

The luxury timber interior with its state-of-the-art fibre optic dials also spoke of legitimate business success without drawing too much attention to the man in the back seat.<\/p>\n

In 1970s Italy this was a car that certainly imbued its owner with serious status. Yet it didn\u2019t so much shout it at you, rather it got up close and whispered it in your ear.<\/p>\n

It also had a decent sized boot for those who just refused to listen…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t