Start with what the Fiat 70 is: a Sedan with straight-4 2001 , built from 1915 to 1920, as the assembly line was turning motoring into an industry. What it meant takes a little longer.
The background
The Fiat 70 was a car produced by Italian car manufacturer Fiat between 1915 and 1920. The 70 used a 2-liter straight-four engine producing 21 hp and capable of a top speed of 70 km/h (43 mph). Around a thousand of this model were produced, with almost all going to the Italian army. The car was quite advanced for its time, featuring a complete electrical system. The 70 was replaced by the Fiat 501.
The engineering
The engine is straight-4 2001 . On the scales it comes to 1735 kg. Drive goes through a 4-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2706 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
In the Fiat line-up the Fiat 70 has a clear place: it replaced the Fiat Zero; it handed the line to the Fiat 501. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Oldsmobile Model 43, the British Motor Corporation Morris Cowley, the Chevrolet 490. Its Fiat stablemates include the FIAT 702 and the Fiat 1.
Owning one today
There is no federal ownership record for the Fiat 70 — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.