Fiat Trademarks 124, 124 Spider
Fiat’s future product plans for North America are likely to include something called a 124 in both closed cabin and convertible variants.
The company filed trademark applications for both names with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on December 12 for “automobiles and their structural parts and motors and engines.” Fiat is expected to release a sports car that will share its platform with the upcoming ND Mazda MX-5 that up until now has been referred to in media reports as the Fiat Roadster.
Previously the co-development program for the new Mazda MX-5 was expected to birth a new sports car from Alfa Romeo. Fiat’s filings with the USPTO suggest that it plans to offer its version of the new sports car in both coupe and convertible body styles.
From the mid-1960’s to the mid-1980’s Fiat sold a 2+2 sports car under the 124 Sport Spider nameplate with a body designed by Pininfarina. From the mid-60s to the mid-70s, Fiat also sold a mid-size sedan called the 124.
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