The 65th Turin Motorshow (1994) was used to present a series of concepts based on the Punto. A six-wheeled pickup, the Doblone uses a second, standard Punto rear axle to increase this vehicle's load-carrying ability significantly. The fuel tank is located at the rear, allowing two rear seats to be installed, facing one another. Several variants were prosed, including a van, a people-carrier, an ambulance, etc.
The results of the experiment are impressive. Several cars were presented at the Salon in Turin, developed by order of FIAT by various bodywork studios based on the small Punto used here as a fly. The poor insect turned out to be three sports coupes, a pair of hatchbacks, one roadster, an SUV, a convertible, and even a six-wheeled pickup truck that can be classified as an extended cab.
This is not the first time this has happened. In 1992, body shops made fun of the new Cinquecento model., creating eight concept cars based on it.
It is unknown whether at least one of the proposed nine Punto developments will be put into series. Most likely, it won't. One thing is clear - when the masters come on stage, the performance will not be dull, no matter how boring the play is.
One of the funniest developments on the Punto theme was a pickup truck from Boneschi. The name, in our opinion, can be deciphered as dob, apparently, double-double and lon, most likely, long - long.
The back of the Punto was first greatly elongated. Then they added a couple more wheels to the two rear ones, which Doblone turned out to be. At the same time, the front of the car and the interior were almost unchanged. During development, the emphasis was not on the increased cross-country ability of such a model, as evidenced by the dimensions and type of wheels that are not well suited for this, but on the transportation of fairly heavy loads in a reasonably roomy body on urban or rural roads.
Source: www.carsfromitaly.net Magazine "Autopilot" number 003 dated 04-06-94
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