To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' The Hershey Auction event, 7 - 8 October 2026.

Offered Without Reserve | $15,000 - $20,000 USD The iconic “little mouse,” Italy’s first successful people’s carFirst-series 500 A, with 13-hp flathead inline-four and four-speed gearboxDesirable convertible variant with roll-back roof panelPreviously restored in maroon and black over a tan interiorUtterly charming and historically significant, in equal measure Please note that this lot is titled by a Florida state assigned VIN.

The original Fiat 500 stemmed from a government directive to put the country on wheels in the interwar years, and to do so with a car that would not cost more than 5,000 lira—a modest sum attainable to the typical working man.

Throughout the 1930s Fiat pursued different routes toward this goal, even going so far as to build and test a front-wheel-drive prototype.

The design that ultimately won out was developed by brilliant engineer Dante Giacosa, who ha...