When introduced in 1971 FIAT did not offer a 4-door version of the 127 and in their great tradition Carrozzeria Lombardi in Vercelli Italy offered from 1972 on their own version of a 4-door 127, called Lucciola ( like their 600 and 850 4-door versions ). As usual they offered a car with considerably more headroom above the rearseats and a much more generous glasshouse than the standard 127. Styling of Lombardi's 127 was very elegant and quite exclusive, though with an elevated price. Only the front-end of the car is identical to the standard 127 for the rest all the bodywork is completely different from the standard 127. To our knowledge no more than 50 cars have been built and sold by Lombardi. The introduction of the SEAT 4-door version in 1973 ( our AV015 ) must have hampered sales of the Lucciola version a lot.
