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r000 The brilliant 19XX Fiat Make designer Dante Model Giacosa had designed a successor to
estimate: $000 000 - $000 000
the Topolino 500C, which was as revolutionary as its predecessor had
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been. It was developed with painstaking care, and it used an absolute
minimum of sheet metal and materials while retaining the maximum
interior space for four people. The rear-engine layout was chosen
purely for economic reasons. The Fiat 600, which made its sensational
debut in 1955, was miles ahead of its contemporaries, and it gained
universal praise for being the standard for its class.
Spain took years longer to recover from its Civil War than Europe
did from the Second War. The Spanish government and its financial
institutions entered into an agreement with Fiat to produce the 600,
which had already experienced two years of unqualified success. The
relatively inexpensive car helped start Spain’s economic boom, and it
became a popular symbol of the economic miracle. The SEaT 600
followed the developments and upgrades of the Italian models, but its
popularity caused it to be produced for an additional four years after the
Fiat 600 was discontinued. There was a Spain-only version, popularly
called the “four-door 600,” or the SEaT 800. This lovely example is
manufacturer finished in light Manufacturer blue with cream wheels. production It bears all # of its distinctive
origin features, such City, as Country the bumper with guards, ID no. the winged # emblem in the
motor middle of the motor nose, and the aggressive-looking displacement turn cc signals on top of
the power fenders. The hp interior is tan piped in white, length which completes mm a warm
and inviting appearance.
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