Subject of previous restoration - Uprated 903cc Fiat 127 Sport engine - Over £5,500 in recent upgrades A hugely important car for Fiat (the first million rolled off the production line in the first six years), the rear-engined, rear-wheel-drive Fiat 600 could carry four adults in comfort.

The new water-cooled engine mustered up to 29bhp, enough to propel the 600 to around 70mph, with around 50 mpg.

All models were fitted with a four-speed manual gearbox and such luxuries as a cabin heater, something of a rarity at the time.

Early 600s were fitted with rear-hinged ‘suicide’ doors, later replaced by front-hinged units from 1964.

The 600 ended production in 1969, after around 2.6 million had been built.

First registered in Pistoia, Tuscany, on the 24th January 1959, this little Fiat is affectionately known as ‘Lollo’.

The 600 was imported into the UK from Tuscany 10 years ago, receiving the age-related registration number 197 UYO.

The then new owner set about a full body restoratio...