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Good driving Fiat with Belgian papers Slight carburetor fire damage on bonnet paint The Fiat 500 was introduced by FIAT in 1957 and is one of the smallest cars mass produced. On July 4, 1957, the first examples of the Fiat 500 Nuova were shown to the public in Turin. A procession of cars, each Fiat 500 with a beauty queen on board, drove out of the factory. At the same time, a similar procession drove to St. Peter's Square in Rome. The 500 Nuova has become legendary, although sales got off to a slow start, that was because the 500 was delivered very bare to keep the market share of the Fiat 600. Later this changed and almost 3.5 million copies were made. The 500 Nuova was produced until 1975. Exactly 50 years after the launch of the Fiat 500 Nuova, a retro version of the Fiat 500 was released. Technical data Bodywork Length (cm) : 297 Width (cm) : 132 Height (cm) : 133 Wheelbase (cm) : 184 Weight (kg) : 510 Mechanism Engine : 2 cylinder in line 499 cc, rear Valves : 4 Fuel system : carburetor Gearbox : 4 speed, manual Transmission : at the rear wheels Maximum power : 18 hp (13 kW) at 6000 rpm Maximum torque : 19 Nm at 3200 rpm Top speed : 97 km/h
Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (FIAT to you and I) was founded by Giovanni Agnelli in 1899. Their first car 3 ½ CV had a strong resembledence to contemporary Benz, only 25 examples were built. By 1910 Fiat had established itself as Italia's biggest car manufacturer and expanded to the US, where a new plant was built in Poughkeepsie, NY.
At that time Fiat cars were big and luxurious barges for the wealthy or barking mad racing cars like S76 , The beast of Turin, with its 290HP 28.5-liter, four-cylinder engine.
However, today Fiat is better reknown for its small symphatic peoples carriers, Topolino, 500 "Cinquecento" and 600.
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