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Fiat 500 Work of Modern Art
The Fiat 500 has been acknowledged as a work of modern art by the Museum of Modern Art in NY. It is a fitting tribute to the Fiat 500 which celebrates its 60th anniversary to…

Fiat 500 makes "10 reliable cars that refuse to die" list
MSN posted an article on 10 cars that refuse to die . Number six on the list is the Fiat 500, made from 1957-1975. Readers of this blog already know the history of this legendary…

Fiat Nuova 500...The Abarths
1957 Fiat 500 Abarth Abarth is an Italian manufacturer famous for creating record breaking racing cars and performance tuning car engines for regular road use and racing. It wa…

Guide to the Fiat Nuova 500
Never had a chance to drive a Fiat Nuova 500? Are you curious? Well with this guide, you really get the feeling of what it's like to live with one of these gems. Ignition The…

Different models of the Fiat Nuova 500
As I've posted before, to find out the significance of the New Fiat 500 , it helps to find out where it came from and the legacy it inherited. Here's the continuation of …

Design of the Fiat Nuova 500
Let's resume our look at the Fiat Nuova 500 of 1957. In this installment, with the help of Fiat Auto Group Press, we'll look at how the design of the Fiat Nuova 500 came …

Dante Giacosa
Before we continue with the history of the Fiat 500, let's talk about the man responsible for its design. Dante Giacosa Dante Giacosa became one of the most influ…

The Fiat 500, an icon of our time
To find out what kind of car the New 500 is it helps to see where it came from. The Nuova 500 of 1957 was truly a peoples car. It offered the population of Europe a way to …