The

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850 was a car launched in 1966, based upon the

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. Originally only available with the same 2-door sedan body as used in Italy, two different 4-door versions also appeared in 1967. The very rare ''corto'' (short) used the bodywork developed by

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for the Fiat 850 "Lucciola", while the ''largo'' (long) version used a floorpan lengthened by 15 cm and bodywork developed specifically by SEAT. The car was produced in Spain from April 1966 to 1974 and it was quite popular during that time. SEAT 850 rear

At the 1971 Paris Motor Salon, the 850 ''Especial Lujo'' (Special deLuxe) was presented, only available with the 4-door ''largo'' body. Production ended in late 1974, having been replaced by the

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, essentially an 850 rebodied in the style of the 127. Sedans and the standard coupé received 843 cc four-cylinder engines with either . After

production ceased in Italy in 1972, the SEAT version was sold in European countries through Fiat dealers for a couple of years. These cars had a

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badge which had "costruzione SEAT" underneath it.

Production figures

The total production per year of SEAT 850 cars is shown in the following table :

SEAT 850 Sport

The SEAT 850 Sport model was based on the

Coupé and Spider versions and was also available in two variants: * SEAT 850 Sport Spider, the

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variant * SEAT 850 Sport Coupé and SEAT 850 Coupé, the two model versions of the coupé variant The Sport Coupé and Spider versions were also built in Spain, although they were never exported. They were equipped with a 51 horsepower 903 cc engine as opposed to the lower powered, 843 cc standard cars.

References

850 ''For codepage, see CP850.'' __NOTOC__ Year 850 ( DCCCL) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * February 1 – King Ramiro I dies in his palac ...

Rear-engined vehicles {{Classicpow-auto-stub Cars of Spain Cars introduced in 1966