The Fiat 343 was an Italian

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produced by

Fiat Veicoli Industriali Fiat Società per Azioni, S.p.A., or ''Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino'' (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), was an Italian holding company whose original and Core business, core activities were in the automotive industry, and that was s ...

(

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's bus division before the creation of the

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consortium) starting from 1966. It was very similar to the previous Fiat 306, although it included numerous innovations. It was produced in two versions, one 11 meters and one (named 343L) 13 meter long. The engine was of two types, the FIAT 8200.12 (9,819 cc with 194 hp) and 8200.13 (10,308 cc with 208 hp, mounted on the 343L). The production (also destined to foreign countries) ended in 1978, together with that of Fiat 308. They were replaced by the

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, produced since 1977.

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