Fiat 600 Topolino
The Fiat 600 (Italian: Seicento) is a small city car and economy family car with a rear engine, produced by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1955 to 1969 – offered in two-door fastback sedan and four-door Multipla mini MPV body variants. The 600 is considered a pop icon of the Italian economic miracle, and the three-row Multipla, although small and odd-looking, is seen as one of the first mass-produced minivans. The all-new design was only 3,22 m long and was Fiat's first car with a rear engine, costing approximately £8.680. The total number produced between 1955 and 1969 at the Mirafiori factory in Turin amounted to 2.695.197. The 1955 Fiat 600 also served as the blueprint for an even smaller sibling, the 2,97 m (9 ft 9 in) second-generation "Nuova" (new) Fiat. 500, which was launched two years later – which, although rounder in shape, was largely copied from the layout and design of the 600.
The Fiat 600 (Italian: Seicento) is a small, rear-engined city car and economy family car produced by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1955 to 1969 – offered in two-door fastback sedan and four-door Multipla mini MPV body variants. The 600 is considered a pop icon of the Italian economic miracle, and the three-row Multipla, although small and odd-looking, is regarded as one of the first mass-produced minivans.
The completely new design was only 3,22 m long and was Fiat's first car with a rear-mounted engine, and cost approximately €8.680. The total number produced between 1955 and 1969 at the Mirafiori factory in Turin amounted to 2.695.197.
The 1955 Fiat 600 also served as the blueprint for an even smaller sibling, the 2,97 m (9 ft 9 in) second-generation "Nuova" (new) Fiat 500, launched two years later—which, although rounder in shape, was largely copied from the layout and design of the 600. Later, the 600 platform also formed the basis for the larger 850 sedan, coupé, and spider, launched from 1964, which existed alongside the 600 in the Fiat lineup for five years until the 600 was discontinued.
The car had hydraulic drum brakes on all four wheels. The suspension consisted of a single double-mounted leaf spring – acting as a stabilizer – between the front wheels, coupled to gas-filled shock absorbers, and an independent coil-over-shock absorber setup coupled to semi-trailing arms at the rear. All 600 models had a 3-synchronous (no synchronizer on 1st gear) 4-speed gearbox. Unlike the Volkswagen Beetle or Fiat 500, the Fiat 600 is water-cooled with ample cabin heating, and although cooling is generally sufficient, modified high-performance versions require a front-mounted radiator or oil cooler to supplement the rear-mounted radiator. All models of the 600 had generators with mechanical external regulators.
Top speed ranged from 95 km/h (59 mph) empty with the 633 cc inline-four engine to 110 km/h (68 mph) with the 767 cc version.
Our car is one of the first Fiat 600s and has "suicide doors". This is the beloved and most sought after model. With this car you can enter the most prestigious rally in the world: the Mille Miglia. Inside you will see the original interior, which is very simple but functional. It is a car for the enthusiast.