For example the Polski Fiat 125p Finn Special created in 1973 for the Finnish market featured a more powerful 1.5 l engine developing 82 hp, Compomotive wheels as well as a two-color upper body. Milicja Obywatelska used both the sedan and station wagon (Polski Fiat 125p Kombi) versions.
Although Warszawa-based replacements had been under development within the FSO, the authorities decided to pursue talks with the Italian Fiat, which was seeking to expand its international presence by establishing production in the countries of the Eastern Bloc. Note since the 1500 engine version entered production in 1969, all vehicles produced between 1967 and October 1968 were powered by 1.3 l engine. Photographs and information on the FSO Polonez (basically a Fiat 125 with a different body). In the 1960s, the only passenger car manufacturer in socialist Poland was the FSO in Warsaw, which manufactured the dated Syrena small car and the Warszawa, a larger model whose roots could be traced back to 1940s. The car was produced until 26 June 1991 (to fulfill factory preproduction sales obligation - the communist prepayments system (system przedpłat)); in total, 1,445,689 were manufactured. New type of door handles.
After the termination of the license agreement, the car was also branded as the FSO 1300, FSO 1500 or FSO 125p. The Polski Fiat 125p is a motor vehicle manufactured between 1967 and 1991 in the People's Republic of Poland (1968 - 1990) and the Republic of Poland (1990 - 1991) by the state-owned manufacturer Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych ("FSO") under a license agreement with Fiat.
In Poland the Fiat 125p is often referred to as the ‘Duzy Fiat’ (the big Fiat), as opposed to the Fiat 126p which is called ‘Maluch’ or ‘Maly Fiat’ (the small one). Polski Fiat 125p (1970) - Lack of assisted disc brakes that were added in 1969. By the time of the car's demise, the Lada Riva, itself derived from the Fiat 124, was the only similar Eastern European car available in the UK. There was a small restyling in 1973, when the chrome front grille was replaced with black plastic one and in 1975, when a new black plastic grill arrived along with new turn indicators, enlarged horizontal rear lamps (instead of pairs of thin vertical ones), and a mildly modernised interior, new plastic dashboard and steering wheel, hubcaps featuring modern patterns stamped, new bumpers with horizontal strip of rubber which replaced pairs of vertical guards. Polski Fiat 125p MR'76 - Addition of a draftless ventilation system which meant that there was no need for the front part of the front door window to be "flappable" thus a handle which was meant for doing that has been removed. There was also a 5-door station wagon variant known as Polski Fiat 125p Kombi (produced from 1971) and a 2-door pickup truck variant known as Polski Fiat 125p Pick-up (produced from 1975). Some examples received a new type of rear view mirror designed to, in case of an accident, detach itself to prevent further injuries. For example between 1972 and 1975 there was a small series of Polski Fiat 125p automobiles in both the 1300 and 1500 engine versions fitted with a sunroof.
Some of the export versions also had a sunroof.