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The "Cinquecento" Fiat Nuova 500 was built from 1957-1977 in 3,702,078 copies and had 470 to 525 kg. The engine produced 13 to 18 hp, only the Abarth models were more powerful. At the beginning, the small 500 did not have a good reputation at all, especially among the specialist journalists, firstly because of its spartan equipment and its small engine. This was then impressively disproved by six long-distance records in seven days with six drivers in February on the Monza race track in the 350 to 500 cc class. As Abarth had rebuilt this Fiat 500 Elaborazione, it too could prove that a considerable increase in power did not come at the expense of robustness and longevity. Fresh air only came in through the front vent windows, as the windows were not initially fitted with cranks to lower them. Instead, it was built with a folding roof, as you can still see a lot of them being driven with today. In hot Italy, where daily average temperatures of around 40° Celsius in summer are quite normal, this was a good compensation. The designer was Dante Giacosa (1909-1996), who designed and was responsible for countless models at Fiat, such as Fiat Topolino, Autobianchi Bianchina, Fiat 127, Fiat 1500, Fiat 130.
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…