Fiat does not build many cars like the Fiat 8 HP with straight-2 1082 , built from 1901 when a car was a rich man's adventure and every maker was a workshop. Its designer of record is Aristide Faccioli.
Where it came from
The Fiat 8 hp is a car produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat in 1901. The car has a straight-2 engine rated at 8 hp and a top speed of 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph).
Under the skin
Under the skin sits straight-2 1082 . Kerb weight is 1000 kg. The gearbox is a 3-speed manual. The wheelbase is 1750 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Fiat's history is not in doubt: it was built at Turin. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Mercedes-Benz Mercedes 35 hp, the Oldsmobile Curved Dash, the Panhard & Levassor type B tonneau. Nearby in the Fiat catalogue sit the FIAT 702 and the Fiat 1.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Fiat 8 HP has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.