▁a ▁passenger ▁car ▁( with ▁certain ▁off - road ▁capabilities ), ▁while ▁its ▁design ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁fashion able ▁" fun ▁car ". ▁Most ▁important , ▁though , ▁was ▁a ▁provision ▁of ▁Greek ▁law ▁that ▁categor ized ▁such ▁cars ▁as ▁" com mer cial ▁vehicles " ▁making ▁them ▁che aper ▁to ▁own . ▁Thus , ▁A ▁Ell ados ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁( after ▁Nam co ) ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Greek ▁companies ▁that ▁introduced ▁similar ▁cars , ▁claim ing ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁market . ▁▁▁ ▁As ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁car ▁increased , ▁A ▁Ell ados ▁built ▁a ▁larger ▁factory ▁in ▁Th iva ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁while ▁local ▁content ▁progress ively ▁increased ▁to ▁near ▁ 5 0 %. ▁The ▁Sc out ▁ 1 2 7 ▁( in ▁the ▁mean while ▁renamed ▁Am ico ▁ 1 2 7 ) ▁received ▁some ▁fac el ifts ▁by ▁the ▁company , ▁which ▁also ▁presented ▁a ▁van ▁version . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁A ▁Ell ados ▁developed ▁a ▁model ▁of ▁its ▁own , ▁the ▁P oker ▁ 1 2 6 , ▁following ▁similar ▁philosophy , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁F iat ▁ 1 2 6 ▁( this ▁car ▁wasn ' t ▁as ▁successful , ▁as ▁it ▁sold ▁only ▁ 2 5 3 ▁units ). ▁Moreover , ▁it ▁assemble d ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁types , ▁including ▁the ▁F iat ▁ 2 3 8 ▁and ▁F iat ▁ 9 0 0 T ▁v ans . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁However , ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the