Fiat 242

Fiat 242 (1975-1980)

The Fiat 242 is a small van, Fiat from Italy developed together with the Citroën C35 and Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri Sevel in Italy from the fall of 1975 to mid- 1987 as a panel van, pickup was built with single and double cabin, RV and chassis.

It replaced the Fiat 241 and was especially popular in his home country due to its robustness and reliability. Thanks to the time not the usual front-wheel drive, he had a lot of cargo space and a low loading height. He already had four disc brakes. The Fiat 242 was not offered in France and, conversely, the Citroën C35 not in Italy. As the successor shall be the already introduced in January 1982 in the Fiat Ducato Maxi version.

In October 1975, the launch took place with a 2.0 -liter gasoline engine from Fiat and a 2.2 -liter diesel engine from the Citroën CX. Available from work as a van, chassis for bodies, small and mini bus.

Beginning of 1980, the model was revised. A 2.5 - liter diesel engine replaced the 2.2-liter liter, the turn signals were placed next to the headlamps, reversing light was available and side crash barriers. The end of 1984 was the 242 new dashboard.

In the summer of 1987, the production ended after over 500,000 units.