Various Autobianchi and Fiat 127!

Autobianchi A112 and Lancia A112 - my old folks are said to have had one of those a couple of years before I came into the picture, shuttling my brother and sister to daycare around the mid-'80s. Now, I've heard at various times that it was a Fiat 127, or initially just a 127, but when Mom and Dad thought it over, they leaned more towards it being an Autobianchi Fiat or Lancia A112. This car was supposedly a real quick purchase that Mom and Dad got on the cheap. It eventually turned out to be a real dud: the car was worn out, and supposedly, it only lasted a few months before it had to be hauled off to the junkyard. Maybe that's why it was in such bad shape for the price, that it was simply a luxurious and expensive Autobianchi or Lancia A112. Perhaps even an Autobianchi Abarth.

The Fiat 127 Sport and Abarth were also some of those so-called spirited versions of the Fiat 127. Maybe it was one of these that Mom and Dad drove instead.

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