The unknown differences between Murat 124 and Sparrow, now the antique of traffic

There are cars that identify with our country not only with their design, but also with their name. Especially in the 1970s and 1980s, we saw that the names of the cars on the roads were translated into Turkish. one of these Murat 124‘s were highly appreciated for their small structure and quality materials.

Years after production of the Murat 124s ended, based on the body of this vehicle, Tofa’s Sparrow started to produce. Although these two vehicles were very similar in appearance, they had many differences. Now we will look at the differences between these two tools.

Murat 124 was produced between 1971 – 1976.

Murat 124, made by Tofaş, was produced in 1971. Murat 124, of which 134 thousand 876 pieces were produced in total, started production of the bird series. It was taken off the production line in 1976. Production of Tofaş Sparrow started in 1984, and production of this vehicle was discontinued in 1995. In other words, there is a difference of 24 years between the first produced copies of Murat 124 and the last copies of Serçe.

Although Murat 124 is older, it was a more detailed car than Serçe.

The Murat 124 is one of the cars known as “legend” to this day. While it seemed from a distance that there wasn’t much difference between him and Sparrow, he still had some serious differences. The first difference most people will notice when looking from the outside between these two cars is the headlight system. The headlights of the Murat 124 are round Sparrow’s headlights were square in shape.

Murat 124 is not found in every car even today. It had disc brakes on all four wheels.

On the other hand, Serçe had disc brakes on the front wheels and drums on the rear wheels.

Murat 124 had butterfly windows. Sparrow, on the other hand, did not have this feature.

Butterfly windows are the glasses used in the top cars of a period and create a natural air conditioning effect on the car. Murat 124, an older model although these vehicles were fitted with butterfly windows.

Murat 124 rims were nailed and nickel plated caps were attached.

As in Sparrow There was no nail rim.

There were also differences in the engines of the two vehicles.

Although the design of the two cars is similar, we have seen that there are important differences. One of them was the engines.. Murat 124’s 1197 cc 65 hp It had a generating engine. This engine could accelerate the vehicle to 170 km/h. In addition, the vehicle was equipped with a 4-speed manual gearbox.

As in Sparrow 1297 cc, again 65 hp There was an engine that could produce power. Serçe also had a four-speed manual transmission.

Let’s move on to the conclusion: which tool was better?

In fact, very little information is available for either vehicle. However, according to the information we obtained from both people who drove the cars and some reliable sources. One of the solid cars of the Murat 124 era we see that.

The Fiat 124, for which Murat 124 is licensed, is a car that won the European Car of the Year award in 1967. Serçe, on the other hand, is characterized by the distinctive features of Murat 124, which came out much later. simplified and cheaper to sell a targeted car. We don’t see an original Murat 124 much these days.

We see Murat 124-looking Sparrows on the roads.

More antique These vehicles, known as Sparrows, are used as infrastructure for some Murat 124 fans. The people who bought the Sparrow are trying to convert it into Murat 124 by making some modifications to the vehicle.