Iconic charmer
Charming and iconic though the 500 had become, by 1972 its ’50s design was just a little too passé. Fiat kept a bob each way, bringing in the more modern-looking 126 using a similar platform, while continuing a domestic version of the 500, the 500R. The R used the new 594cc version of the 500 engine, and kept the model alive until 1975.
Fiat itself hit a financial and sales crisis in the early part of the new century, and its decision to launch a ‘new’ 500 later this year looks set to follow the path taken by VW and Mini to try to revive the buzz of their past achievements. The new 500 will, of course, be an entirely new and modern car, but one that recaptures the styling cues of its famous predecessor.
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