The Fiat 127 was built to replace the 850 starting with 1971.
The car was available initially as a 2-door saloon, but was later turned into a 3-door hatch with foldable rear bench seat. This was in fact Fiat’s first supermini-sized hatchback.

The car was appraised for its passenger space and handling back in the day, quickly becoming one of the best sellers in Europe.

The engine was a 903 cc overhead valve, one that was used many times before by Fiat on previous models. A second series was introduced in 1977 with a revised front end and a bigger engine.