4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY BASE MODEL · 1951–73
BASE MODELItaly

Campagnola 1101 (AR51, AR55, AR59; 1951–73)

Italy’s jeep: Dante Giacosa’s Campagnola of 1951, the Fiat 1101 with a 1.9-litre petrol four (later the 1.9 diesel of 1953), a ladder frame, leaf springs and a two-speed transfer case, built to 1973 as the AR51, AR55 and AR59 of the Italian Army and the civilian 1101; over 33,000 petrol and about 8,500 diesel; two Campagnolas drove Algiers to Cape Town and back in 11 days 4 hours in December 1951; Zastava built 9,089 under licence in Yugoslavia from 1954 to 1974.

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Sources & evidence
Campagnola 1101 (AR51, AR55, AR59; 1951–73) — A first-generation Campagnola at ImolaNo machine-readable author provided · Public domain ↗
MODEL LINECampagnolaBUILT BYFiat, TurinPRODUCED1951–73PRODUCTIONOver 33,000 petrol and about 8,500 dieselLAYOUT4 wheels · 88.6″

The record

Fiat designed the Campagnola (first named Alpina) in 1950–51 for the Army’s AR (autovettura da ricognizione) requirement and for farmers, foresters and the utilities; the AR51 was followed by the AR55 with a stronger engine and the AR59 with a 12-volt system and the diesel. The Carabinieri, Polizia, fire brigades, ENEL and the forestry corps ran it, and Zastava at Kragujevac built the AR51 and AR55 for the Yugoslav army.

Specification

MANUFACTURERFiat, Turin ↗
MANUFACTURED1951–73
ENGINE1.9-litre 1901 cc petrol four, 53–63 hp; 1.9-litre diesel, 40–51 hp
PRODUCTION RUNOver 33,000 petrol and about 8,500 diesel (Fiat); 9,089 Zastava
COUNTRY OF ORIGINItaly
STATUSreplaced by the Nuova Campagnola in 1974
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINECampagnola
FAMILYCampagnola
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE88.6″
BODY STYLETorpedo (open)
VARIANTS3

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Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Verde militare (NATO green)

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Sources

  1. 1Fiat Campagnola ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE
  2. 2Fiat Campagnola (Italian) ↗Wikipedia (it) · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched