SEAT 124 Sport
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The SEAT 124 Sport is a 2-door Coupé
car built by the Spanish
manufacturer SEAT
between 1970 and 1974, having sold 23,611 units when its production ceased.
The car was presented for the first time at the 1970 Barcelona Motor Show and it was built in Spain under license from Fiat as it had been identical to the Fiat 124 Coupé. It was launched in order to meet the risen local market demand for sport cars next to offerings coming not only from other car makers - like the Mini 1275 GT from Authi
, the Alpine A 110 and the R-TS from Renault
and the Rallye GT from Simca
- but also SEAT itself with the SEAT 850 Sport Coupé and Spider models.
Its motorization consisted of double camshaft (biárbol) engines, with a displacement of either 1,608 cc (1600, FC-00) or 1,756 cc (1800, FC-02). Both engine variants were associated to a 5-speed gearbox, a transmission introduced for the first time in a model of the Spanish market. The first series produced from 1970 to 1973 was equivalent to the BC series of Fiat's version, and used 1608 cc engines provided by Fiat itself. The second series from 1973 onwards was a direct copy of the CC model, with both the 1592 and 1756 cc engines.
Coupé
A coupé or coupe is a closed car body style , the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...
car built by the Spanish
Spain
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manufacturer SEAT
SEAT
SEAT, S.A. is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded on May 9, 1950 by the Instituto Nacional de Industria , a state-owned industrial holding company....
between 1970 and 1974, having sold 23,611 units when its production ceased.
The car was presented for the first time at the 1970 Barcelona Motor Show and it was built in Spain under license from Fiat as it had been identical to the Fiat 124 Coupé. It was launched in order to meet the risen local market demand for sport cars next to offerings coming not only from other car makers - like the Mini 1275 GT from Authi
Authi
The Authi car company of Pamplona, Spain, was founded in 1965 as a result of a collaboration between BMC and NMQ ....
, the Alpine A 110 and the R-TS from Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
and the Rallye GT from Simca
Simca
Simca was a French automaker, founded in November 1934 by Fiat. It was directed from July 1935 to May 1963 by the Italian Henri Théodore Pigozzi...
- but also SEAT itself with the SEAT 850 Sport Coupé and Spider models.
Its motorization consisted of double camshaft (biárbol) engines, with a displacement of either 1,608 cc (1600, FC-00) or 1,756 cc (1800, FC-02). Both engine variants were associated to a 5-speed gearbox, a transmission introduced for the first time in a model of the Spanish market. The first series produced from 1970 to 1973 was equivalent to the BC series of Fiat's version, and used 1608 cc engines provided by Fiat itself. The second series from 1973 onwards was a direct copy of the CC model, with both the 1592 and 1756 cc engines.