• Desirable trasformabile (opening roof) model • Purchased in Switzerland in May 2020 • Beautiful condition • 'Vintage'-style Bluetooth radio Apart from a Ferrari, no car is more recognisable as classically Italian than the FIAT 500.

Replacement for FIAT's much-loved 500 'Topolino', the Nuova 500 debuted in 1957.

A radical departure from its predecessor's essentially pre-war design, FIAT's new baby featured unitary construction, a full-length opening (trasformabile) fabric roof and all-independent suspension while carrying its engine at the rear.

The 479cc power unit was an air-cooled overhead-valve twin, the first such used by FIAT, and the gearbox a four-speeder.

The austerity of the basic 500 - it was known as the 'Economica' - was not well received, prompting the swift introduction of a revised and better equipped model, which first appeared towards the end of 1957 at the Turin Show.

Refinements incorporated in this less Spartan version included wind-down windows, an upholster...