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This book, entitledLe fuoristrada FiatThe Fiat off roadsstarts with the beginning of special use cars, from the first experiments with military vehicles in the early 1900's, the Italo-Turkish War and the First World War. Then it talks about theColonialiversions of Fiat cars made for Libya and the Italian Eastern African markets, and finally about theMilitariversions used by the Royal Italian Army to create its Empire and during the Second World War.A brief chapter is dedicated to the Fiat 1014, the first 6x4 off road made by Fiat which was never produced.The books shows in detail the Campagnola and its military versions, A.R. 51, A.R. 55 and A.R. 59.Another chapter talks about the off roads cars made by coach builders and small factories from the late '50s to the '80s and based on chassis or mechanical parts of Fiat cars like the 500, 600, 127, 126 or the 124.Then it describes the New Campagnola and the military A.R.76, and the versions based on them.The last chapter is about the modern 4x4s: first the Panda, then the Tempra S.W. and all the special fittings, the prototypes and the 4WD concept-cars Fiat-based made in the last 20 years, up to the very recent Simba and Doblo' Sandstorm prototypes.Also mentioned: the experimental prototypes never gone into production, the off road cars made abroad under Fiat license, and the small 4x4 lorries with Fiat engine.Made by: Alessandro Sannia Format: DIN A421x29,7 cm Hard paper cover240 pagesMore than 600 pictures b/wItalian text