Designing the Topolino

By Simon Ryle The Fiat 500 was a remarkable little car which combined extreme economy with advanced engineering. The four cylinder engine was mounted at the front of the chassis with the radiator behind the engine. The front suspension was independent and the cross braced chassis was drilled for lightness. Sliding…

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Flavio – FIAT 500L – AWU 55K

By Marie Named “Flavio” by his present owner, AWU 55K was built in Turin in 1971, and registered BA31 5795 in Bari. Almost nothing is known of the next 13 years, until he was brought to England by Tony Croome and re-registered in Harrogate in September 1984. He had been…

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500 Story

By Peter Jones 1936 saw the birth of the Fiat Cinquecento better known by its nick name “The Topolino” – that’s Mickey Mouse to you.  This car, the brilliant design of Dante Giacosa, sold for less than  10,000 Lire and introduced thousands of people to motoring, something they had previously thought…

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Restoration of a 2300 Station Wagon

By John Melici We rescued the 2300 from a garage where it had been stood for twenty years.  The person, whom we had bought it off, had someone restoring it for him and was having problems with them, in the end the car was left in a garage and never touched…

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