The Fiat 242 was a van which was produced by

Fiat Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., commonly known as simply Fiat ( , ; ), is an Italian automobile manufacturer. It became a part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2014 and, in 2021, became a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division, Stellant ...

from 1974.

Overview

The Fiat 242 van was the result of a cooperation with

Citroën Citroën ()The double-dot diacritic over the 'e' is a diaeresis () indicating the two vowels are sounded separately, and not as a diphthong. is a French automobile brand. The "Automobiles Citroën" manufacturing company was founded on 4 June 19 ...

and was sold under the name Citroën C35 in France. Both vehicles were produced in Italy till 1987 with Fiat engines, and then in France by Chausson, when Fiat discontinued the 242. Citroën retained the model until 1992. This cooperation was the precursor of

Sevel Sevel S.p.A. (acronym of "Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri" – "Société Européenne de Véhicules Légers" (''European Light Vehicle Company'')) is an Italian automotive company which produces light commercial vehicles. It was first establis ...

Citroën C35

The Citroën C35 shares the same platform as the Fiat 242. The first diesel engine available that had been used in the Citroën C35 since 1973, the *2.2 L (2200 cc)

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inline-four engine was shared with the

Citroën CX The Citroën CX is a large, front-engined, front-wheel-drive executive car/luxury car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1974 to 1991. Production models were either a standard wheelbase or a stretched, more luxurious, four-door fastback ...

2200 D. File:Citroen C35 (33291300458).jpg, Citroën C35 truck File:Citroen C35 1980 frontleft.jpg, Citroën C35 pre-facelift (1980)

References

External links

Citroën World: C15, C25 & C35 links

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Vans Vehicles introduced in 1974 Front-wheel-drive vehicles {{van-stub