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{{Short description|1960s rear-engine small city car}}
{{About|the car manufactured from 1957 to 1975|the first, pre-war Fiat 500|Fiat 500 "Topolino"|the car manufactured since 2007|Fiat 500 (2007)|other uses}}
{{Use British English|date= April 2023}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Fiat 500
| image = 1970 Fiat 500 L -- 2011 DC 1.jpg
| caption = 1970 Fiat 500 L
| aka = [[Puch 500]]
| manufacturer = [[Fiat Automobiles|Fiat]]
| production = 1957–1975<br />3,893,294 units<ref name="automania">{{cite web |url= http://www.automania.be/en/cars/fiat/fiat-history/fifty-years-since-the-launch-of-the-fiat-500-part-ii.html |title=Fifty years since the launch of the Fiat 500 (Part II) |publisher=automania.be |date=19 June 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141205110937/http://www.automania.be/en/cars/fiat/fiat-history/fifty-years-since-the-launch-of-the-fiat-500-part-ii.html |archive-date=5 December 2014 | first = Christian | last = Bouchat}}</ref>
| assembly = {{unbulleted list |Italy: [[Turin]]|Italy: [[Desio]]<ref name="automania"/>|Italy: [[Termini Imerese]]<ref name="automania"/>|Austria: [[Graz]] ([[Steyr-Daimler-Puch|Steyr&nbsp;Puch]])|New Zealand: [[Ōtāhuhu]] (Torino Motors)<ref name="NZA">{{citation |title=Assembly: New Zealand Car Production 1921-98 |last=Webster |first=Mark |publisher=Reed |year=2002 |pages=78, 80 |location=Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand |isbn=0-7900-0846-7}}</ref>}}
| designer = [[Dante Giacosa]]
| class = [[City car]] ([[A-segment|A]])
| body_style = {{ubl
  | 2-door [[Sedan (automobile)|saloon]]
  | 2-door [[semi-convertible]]
  | 3-door [[Station wagon|estate]] ('Giardiniera')
  | 3-door [[panel van]]
  }}
| layout = [[Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear-engine, rear-wheel drive]]
| doors = {{ubl|[[Suicide door|Suicide]] (1957–1965)|[[Car door#Conventional|Conventional]] (1965–1975)}}
| related = {{unbulleted list |[[Autobianchi Bianchina]]|[[NSU/Fiat Weinsberg 500]]|[[Vignale Gamine]]|[[Autobianchi Giardiniera]]}}
| engine = {{unbulleted list |479&nbsp;[[Cubic centimetre|cc]] [[Straight-twin engine|I2]]|499&nbsp;cc I2|594&nbsp;cc I2}}
| transmission = 4-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]] ([[Non-synchronous transmission|non-synchronous]])
| wheelbase = {{ubl|{{convert|1840|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}|{{convert|1940|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (Giardiniera)}}
| length = {{convert|2970|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<br>{{cvt|3185|mm|in|1}} (Giardiniera)
| width = {{convert|1320|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1320|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|499|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| predecessor = [[Fiat 500 "Topolino"]]
| successor = {{ubl|[[Fiat 126]]|[[Fiat 500 (2007)]]}}
| sp = uk
}}

The '''Fiat 500''' ({{langx|it|Cinquecento}}, {{IPA|it|ˌtʃiŋkweˈtʃɛnto|pron}}) is an [[Economy car|economy]] / [[city car]] that was manufactured and marketed by [[Fiat Automobiles]] from 1957 until 1975. It was sold as a two-door [[semi-convertible]] or [[saloon car]] and as a three-door [[panel van]] or [[estate car]].

Launched as the ''Nuova (new) 500'' in July 1957,<ref name=Autocar1969>{{cite journal |title=Used Car Test: Fiat 500D |issue=130 |journal=Autocar | volume=818 |pages=49–50|date=17 April 1969}}</ref> as a successor to the [[Fiat 500 "Topolino"|500 "Topolino"]], it was an inexpensive and practical small car. Measuring {{convert|2.97|m|ftin|abbr=off}} long, and originally powered by a [[rear-engine design|rear-mounted]] 479&nbsp;cc two-cylinder, air-cooled engine, the 500 was {{convert|24.5|cm|ftin|abbr=off}} smaller than [[Fiat 600|Fiat's 600]], launched two years earlier, and is considered one of the first purpose-designed city cars.{{cn|reason=Did Fiat's 1957 marketing emphasize the new 500 as a mostly personal city car, just 12 yrs after WWII; and Italy still in the midst of rebuilding a ravaged country? Offering such a big convertible roof section, that also benefits rear passengers, suggests otherwise|date=November 2023}}

In 1959, [[Dante Giacosa]] received a [[Compasso d'Oro]] industrial design prize for the Fiat 500. This marked the first time a Compasso d’Oro was awarded to an automotive manufacturer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcaheritage.com/en-uk/brand/fiat-people|title=Fiat - The people|website=fcaheritage.com|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref>

==History==
In 1936, Fiat released the front engine [[Fiat 500 "Topolino"]] [[economy car]]. In 1949 to meet the demands of the post-war market, production resumed as the 500C with revised front and rear bodywork. Initially, it only had a 2-door coupé body with sun-roof, like before the war, which was later complemented by an [[station wagon|Estate]] version, importantly offering some family-valued rear seating space. Both continued until 1957 when they were replaced by an all-new, lighter car. The new car had a rear-mounted engine, on the pattern of the [[Volkswagen Beetle]], just like its bigger brother, the 1955 [[Fiat 600]]. Several car makers followed the until then uncommon [[Rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive|rear engine and drive]] configuration at the time and were quite successful. From October 1961, a [[NSU/Fiat Weinsberg 500|'Neckar']] version of the 500 was manufactured in [[Heilbronn]], [[Germany]], under a complicated deal involving [[NSU Motorenwerke AG|NSU motorcars]],<ref name=Autocar1969/> and [[Steyr-Daimler-Puch|Steyr-Puch]] produced a Fiat 500 version under licence in [[Graz]], [[Austria]].

Despite its very small size, the 500 proved to be an enormously practical vehicle with large sales throughout Europe. Besides the two-door saloon, it was also available as the "Giardiniera" [[station wagon|estate]]; this variant featured the standard engine laid on its side, the wheelbase lengthened by {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}} to provide a more convenient rear seat, a full-length sunroof and larger brakes from the [[Fiat 600]]. The Fiat 500 has an aerodynamic resistance coefficient of {{Cd|link=car|long=yes|0.38}}, a good number for its time.

Although only the 1958-61 Fiat 500N (Normale) was the only version officially sold in North America, the Fiat 500 was a popular [[Grey market|gray-market]] car in the 1960s and 1970s, with private imports in the thousands.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1957-77 Fiat 500 &#124; the Online Automotive Marketplace &#124; Hemmings, the World's Largest Collector Car Marketplace |url=https://www.hemmings.com/stories/1957-77-fiat-500-2/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.hemmings.com |date=23 September 2018 }}</ref>

Sports models were produced by [[Abarth]], as well as by [[Giannini Automobili|Giannini]]. An Austrian variant, produced by [[Steyr-Daimler-Puch]], the 1957–1973 [[Puch 500|Steyr-Puch 500]], had a [[Puch]] [[flat-twin engine|boxer twin]] motor, a sports model of which was the 1965–1969 [http://www.fiatplus.com/images/P/STEYRPUCH-P.JPG Steyr-Puch 650 TR2].

Production of the 500 ended in 1975, although its replacement, the [[Fiat 126]], was launched two years earlier. The 126 was not as successful as its predecessor in Italy, but sold well in the <!-- still the Soviet satellites at the time. -->[[Eastern Bloc]] countries, being assembled and manufactured in Poland as a [[Polski Fiat]].

In 2006, the magazine ''[[Top Gear (magazine)|Top Gear]]'' voted the Fiat 500 "the sexiest car"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Patton |first=Phil |date=17 Sep 2006 |title=A Pinch of Retro Spices Up Fiat's Classic Italian Recipe |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/17/automobiles/a-pinch-of-retro-spices-up-fiats-classic-italian-recipe.html |access-date=27 Oct 2023}}</ref>

In 2007, the 50th anniversary of the Nuova 500's launch, Fiat launched another [[Fiat 500 (2007)|new 500]], stylistically inspired by the 1957 Nuova 500, featuring a front-mounted engine and front-wheel drive.

In 2017, Fiat celebrated the 60th anniversary with an exhibit at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] in [[New York City]]<ref>{{cite web|title="Fiat 500 entra al MoMA" e vince il Corporate Art Awards 2017| url= http://www.repubblica.it/motori/sezioni/attualita/2017/11/22/news/_fiat_500_entra_al_moma_e_vince_il_corporate_art_awards_2017-181815461/ |newspaper=La Repubblica |language=it |date=22 November 2017 |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> and received one of the [[Corporate Art Awards]] by [[pptArt]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pptart.net/winners-corporate2017 |title=Corporate Art Awards - Corporate winners |website=pptArt |date=22 November 2017 |access-date=26 March 2018 |archive-date=2 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071631/https://www.pptart.net/winners-corporate2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> at an event hosted by the President of the Italian Republic [[Sergio Mattarella]] at the [[Quirinal Palace]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/Continua.aspx?tipo=Comunicato&key=3317 |title=Il Presidente Mattarella ha ricevuto i partecipanti al Convegno "Mecenati del XXI secolo" |language=it |date=22 November 2017 |website=The president of the Republic |access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref>

==Models==
===''Nuova'' 500 (1957–1960)===
[[File:Fiat500 2CSF.jpg|thumb|A ''Nuova 500'', as it was launched in 1957, preserved in the Centro storico Fiat]]
The 500 features a 479&nbsp;cc (500cc nominal) [[Straight-twin engine|two-cylinder]] engine, hence the name, producing just 13 [[horsepower]]. This model also features a fabric roof, foldable to the rear of the vehicle, like that of a [[Fiat 500 Topolino]] &mdash; rather than the later roof design, which only folds half way back along the roof. The Nuova 500 is one of three models featuring "[[suicide door]]s."

Including the Sport model, in total 181,036 examples of the ''Nuova'' 500 were produced from 1957 until 1960.{{sfn|Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento I|p=316–317}}

===''Nuova'' 500 Sport (1958–1960)===
In mid-1958, Fiat introduced the Nuova 500 Sport, featuring a more powerful engine and a two-tone livery—white with a red stripe along the flanks. Unique to the Sport was an all-metal rigid roof with three longitudinal grooves. A short-open-roof model was added a year later, in 1959.{{sfn|Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento I|p=328–329}}

Coded type ''110.004'', the 500 Sport's two-cylinder engine had been bored out to 499.5&nbsp;cc from the original 479&nbsp;cc (bore and stroke now {{nowrap|67.4 × 70 mm}}), giving it a very respectable [[horsepower]] with the same block: {{convert|21.5|PS|kW hp|abbr=on}}. Top speed was over {{convert|105|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento I|p=328–329}}

===500 D (1960–1965)===
[[File:Paris - RM Auctions - 5 février 2014 - Fiat 500 D - 1963 - 002.jpg|thumb|left|Fiat 500]]
Replacing the original Nuova in 1960, the D looks very similar to the Nuova, but there are two key differences. One is the engine size (the D features an uprated 499&nbsp;cc engine producing 17 [[horsepower|bhp]] as standard—this engine is used right through until the end of the L in 1973) and the other is the roof: the standard D roof does not fold back as far as the roof on the Nuova, though it was also available as the "Transformable" with the same roof as the Nuova. The D also features "[[suicide door]]s".

In New Zealand, where it was locally assembled by Torino Motors, the 500&nbsp;D was sold as the "Fiat Bambina" (Italian for "baby"), a name that is still in use there to describe this car.<ref name="NZA">{{citation |title=Assembly: New Zealand Car Production 1921-98 |last=Webster |first=Mark |publisher=Reed |year=2002 |pages=78, 80 |location=Birkenhead, Auckland, New Zealand |isbn=0-7900-0846-7}}</ref>

===500 Giardiniera (1960–1968)===
[[File:Fiat 500 Giardiniera rear 20130901.jpg|thumb|Fiat 500 Giardiniera]]
The 500 Giardiniera (500 K on some markets) [[station wagon|estate]] version of the Fiat 500 is the longest running model. The engine is laid under the floor of the [[trunk (automobile)|boot]] to create a flat loading surface. The roof on this model also stretches all the way to the rear, not stopping above the driver and front passenger as it does in other models of the same period. The Giardiniera also features "[[suicide door]]s" and was the only model to continue to use this door type into the 1970s. In 1966 production was transferred to [[Desio]] where the Giardiniera was built by Fiat subsidiary [[Autobianchi]] under their marque from 1968 to 1977.<ref name="automania" /> A total of 327,000 Giardinieras were produced, and from 1968 sold only as [[Autobianchi Giardiniera]].<ref name="automania" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nuova500.free.fr/pagine/scheda500giardiniera.html|title=FIAT 500 Giardiniera|website=nuova500.free.fr|language=it|access-date=18 September 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Fiat 500 van mfd 1968 496cc.JPG|Fiat 500 Furgoncino|left|thumb]]

===500 Furgoncino===
A [[panel van]] variant of the ''Giardiniera'' ([[station wagon|estate]]) was offered as the ''Furgoncino''.<ref>[http://www.fiat500enthusiasts.co.uk/models.shtml ''Fiat 500 Model History'', www.fiat500enthusiasts.co.uk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416144554/http://www.fiat500enthusiasts.co.uk/models.shtml |date=2020-04-16 }} Retrieved 22 June 2015</ref>

===500 F or ''Berlina'' (1965–1972)===
[[File:1966 Fiat 500F.jpg|thumb|Fiat 500F]]
The F spans two periods of 500 production, the D and the L. As such, it is the most frequently misidentified model. Between 1965 and 1969 the F carried the same badging as the D, but the two models are distinguishable by the positioning of their door hinges. The D has "[[suicide door]]s": the F, produced from June 1965, at last featured front-hinged doors.<ref name=Autocar1969/> This was the result of new safety regulations which required front-hinged doors on passenger cars - the Giardiniera was officially a commercial vehicle and was thus allowed to retain the original, rear-hinged design.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.quattroruote.it/auto-usate/auto-epoca/annunci/marca-fiat/modello-500-f | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20250205043018/https://www.quattroruote.it/auto-usate/auto-epoca/annunci/marca-fiat/modello-500-f | archive-date = 2025-02-05 | work = Quattroruote | title = Auto usate: Fiat 500 F | trans-title = Used cars: Fiat 500 F | publisher = Editoriale Domus SpA }}</ref> Between 1969 and 1972 the F was sold alongside the ''Lusso'' model as a cheaper "base model" alternative. While the F and L are mechanically very similar, the key differences are the [[Bumper (automobile)|bumper]]s (the L has an extra chrome nudge bar) and the interior (the F interior is nearly identical to the original 1957 design while the L sports a much more modern look).

The 500 F is perhaps most associated with the Japanese media franchise [[Lupin the Third|Lupin III]], where it has been associated with the eponymous character since appearing in the 1971 television series Lupin the 3rd Part 1, the first screen adaptation of the Lupin III manga, but has been most prominently linked with the franchise since the release of the 1979 film Lupin III: The [[The Castle of Cagliostro|Castle of Cagliostro]].<ref name="Ref_a">{{cite web |title=FAQ // Lupin III // |url=http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html#true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026202406/http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/lupin/faq.html#true |archive-date=26 October 2015 |access-date=8 November 2012 |publisher=Nausicaa.net}}</ref>

===500 L or ''Lusso'' (1968–1972)===
[[File:1970 FIAT 500L - Flickr - The Car Spy (13).jpg|left|thumb|Fiat 500L interior]]
In September 1968 Fiat put on sale the 500&nbsp;L or ''Lusso'' (''tipo 110 F/L''), a more richly trimmed and better appointed version of the standard 500&nbsp;F.{{sfn|Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento I|p=426–427}}<ref name="lastampa 500 L">{{cite news |url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,10/articleid,0121_01_1968_0192_0010_7777459/ |first=Ferruccio |last=Bernabò |title=Una nuova "Fiat 500" più elegante e comoda |trans-title=A new "Fiat 500" more elegant and more comfortable |newspaper=[[La Stampa]] |date=25 August 1968 |page=10 |language=it |access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref> The 500&nbsp;L remained on sale until 1972, when the new [[Fiat 126]] was introduced.{{sfn|Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento I|p=426–427}}

Perhaps the most obvious new feature of the 500&nbsp;L were tubular guards protecting the front bumper and the corners of the rear one. As a result, the car was about {{convert|{{#EXPR:302.5-297.0 round0}}|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} longer than the 500&nbsp;F at {{convert|3025|mm|in|0|abbr=on}}.{{sfn|Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento I|p=426–427}} Other model-specific exterior items were a new Fiat badge at the front, redesigned hubcaps, chrome plastic mouldings covering the roof drip rails, and bright trim around windscreen and rear window. Inside the dashboard was entirely covered in black anti-glare plastic material instead of being bare painted metal, and was fitted with a new trapezoid instrument binnacle replacing the round one used on all other 500 models. The steering wheel was black plastic with metal spokes. The door cards—upholstered in the same pleated pattern [[leatherette]] used on the seats—carried redesigned and relocated door handles and new door pockets. More storage space was provided in the form of a tray on the centre tunnel, which like the rest of the floor was covered in carpet rather than rubber mats.
Except for [[Radial tires|radial]] instead of bias ply tires, from a mechanical standpoint the 500&nbsp;L was identical to the coeval 500&nbsp;F.{{sfn|Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento I|p=426–427}}
[[File:1971 Fiat 500L Front.jpg|thumb|Fiat 500 L]]

===500 R or ''Rinnovata'' (1972–1975)===
The last incarnation of the Fiat 500 was the R model, or "Rinnovata" (Renovated). Launched alongside the new [[Fiat 126]] in November 1972, it had the same 594&nbsp;cc engine of the 126, however, the power rating is the same as the L but at lower rpm (4000 instead of 4400) and with a bit more torque; a full [[synchromesh gearbox]] is still missing. The floor-pan which was from either the 'L', or later, the new 126. It was also more comfortable, but more simply trimmed and equipped than before — the fuel gauge was omitted and only the low fuel indicator remained. The 500&nbsp;R was also a stop-gap for Fiat prior to the launch of the [[Fiat 126]], and when the new 126 was launched, sales of the old Fiat 500&nbsp;R plummeted. It was sold alongside the [[Fiat 126]] for another three years before Fiat retired the 500.
[[File:Fiat 500R dutch licence registration 04-65-XP.JPG|Fiat 500 R|thumb|left]]

===Fiat 500 ''America''===
During the years in which it was produced the 500 in Italy, Fiat designed and produced a US-market version of the car with 15hp using the 479cc engine. Changes to the car include prominent headlamps to meet US standards (also used on the American 500 Jolly). They also came equipped with larger front and rear bumpers with bumperettes, and a speedometer in MPH. It can also be noted that there were 4 tail lights used for the N model however only 3 were used for the American version. In 1958 it is believed that Carello (the producer of the tail lights for Fiat) began a strike leading to changes in the design. Thus leading the 58's to have a color matched base with the body, early 59's to have an aluminum base thicker than the European model, and late 59 and 60's to have a "D model" style base. The 1958 Fiat 500 America came equipped with a flat floor pan which was later revised for the 1959 and 1960 version to have a scoop for more leg room. Another notable difference is in the routing of the heating tubes between these earlier years. Towards the end of 59 models Fiat began transitioning to their D model. Some notable changes include the different tail lights, removal of the fresh air vents on the nose, and only 2 water drainage ports (downgraded from the 3 previous years had) along the bottom of the doors. About 300 were made between 1958 and 1960 at which point they were discontinued as they did not do well in the American market compared to the competition. 
There was a special "sport" version of this car were the engine was bored out to 499.5 to produce 21 hp, coming only in white with a red stripe across the car.  <ref>{{cite news |last1=Carlsson |first1=Mårten |title=Fiat med nya ögon |url=https://www.klassiker.nu/reportage/fiat-med-nya-ogon |access-date=20 August 2019 |publisher=Klassiker}}</ref>

===Derivatives===
[[File:Techno-Classica 2018, Essen (IMG 9386).jpg|thumb|Fiat Abarth 695 SS]]
[[File:1975 Fiat 500 R in the crowded fish market of Catania, Sicily.jpg|thumb|The Fiat 500 was built for the narrow and crowded streets of Italy.]]

====Abarth 695 SS (1964–1971)====
Of all the performance-oriented models created by Karl Abarth, later known as [[Carlo Abarth]], perhaps the 695 ''esse esse'' is the best representation of the scorpion-branded firm's collaboration with [[Fiat]]. Around 1,000 '''Fiat Abarth 695 SS''' were produced and only 150 are believed to remain.

[[Abarth]] introduced its 695 SS version in 1966, after the previous presentation back in 1964.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://classicregister.com/content/how-identify-1964-1971-fiat-abarth-695-esse-esse-ss|website=Classicregister.com|title=How to identify a 1964-1971 Fiat Abarth 695 esse esse (SS)|date=9 May 2015 |access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref> The [[rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout]] Fiat 500 was the basis of the project. When compared to the production version of the 500, aesthetically the 695 was virtually identical except for the logo, [[badge]] on the [[radiator]] [[Grille (car)|grille]] and the [[coat of arms]] on both sides of the car. The 695 SS was the only version to feature flared arches and the need to raise the engine cover for extra [[Directional stability|stability]] and [[Internal combustion engine cooling|cooling]].

Like all Abarths, the differences are found in the mechanical upgrades that helped to increase its top speed to around {{cvt|140|km/h|0}}. The [[Overhead valve engine|OHV]] 2 valves per [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] [[inline-two engine]], [[exhaust pipe]], head and [[Poppet valve#Operation|valve-springs]] were upgraded and specially designed [[piston]]s and [[camshaft]] fitted. It had an [[Stroke ratio#Square engine|equal square]] [[Bore (engine)|bore]] and [[Stroke (engine)|stroke]] ratio of {{cvt|76x76|mm|2}} for a total [[Engine displacement|displacement]] of {{cvt|689.5|cc|L CID|1|abbr=on}} and the original single [[Solex Carburetor|Solex]] 34PBIC [[carburetor]] was increased in size with a [[compression ratio]] of 9.8:1 developing {{cvt|38|PS|bhp kW|0|abbr=on}} at 5200 rpm and {{cvt|57|Nm|0|abbr=on}} of [[Torque#Machine torque|torque]] at 4000 rpm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1966/211235/fiat_abarth_695_ss.html|website=Automobile-catalog.com|title=1966 Fiat Abarth 695 SS|editor=Pawel Zal|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref>

[[File:Fiat 500 Ghia Jolly.jpg|thumb|Fiat 500 Jolly by Ghia, US market]]

====Fiat 500 Jolly Ghia====
[[Carrozzeria Ghia]] custom manufactured a "Jolly" variant of the 500, inspired by the limited edition [[Fiat 600#Jolly|Fiat 600 Jolly]],<ref name="sportscarmarket.com">{{cite journal|url=http://www.sportscarmarket.com/car-reviews/classic-and-collector-cars/etceterini/1873-1961-fiat-jolly-500 |title=1961 Fiat Jolly 500 |journal=Sports Car Market |date=September 2005 |last=Osborne |first=Donald |access-date=27 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621032305/http://www.sportscarmarket.com/car-reviews/classic-and-collector-cars/etceterini/1873-1961-fiat-jolly-500 |archive-date=21 June 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/fiat500jolly.html |title=1962 Fiat Jolly 500 |year=2002 |work=Microcar Museum |access-date=27 April 2015}}</ref> and featuring an open-air, doorless design with wicker seats and a removable fabric canopy roof &mdash; similar in concept to the [[Citroën Méhari]], [[Mini Moke|BMC Mini Moke]] and [[Volkswagen 181|Volkswagen Type 181]].

==2007 Fiat 500==
{{main|Fiat 500 (2007)}}
First announced in May 2006, Fiat previewed an all-new four-seat three-door hatchback 500 model in March 2007 – fifty years after the first Fiat 500 was presented. The design of the 2007 Fiat 500 is based on the 2004 [[Fiat Trepiùno]] concept.

The new model features a distinctive [[Retro-style automobile|retro style]] – following the pattern of the [[Volkswagen New Beetle]] and [[MINI (BMW)|BMW MINI]] – as modern reinterpretation of [[Dante Giacosa]]'s 1957 original rear-engined Fiat 500. Production started in mid-2007 in Fiat facilities in [[Tychy]], Poland, and later in [[Toluca]], Mexico. Numerous trim, equipment, and performance versions are offered with a [[convertible]] body style available starting in 2009.

The 500 is also offered in Abarth trim, with 1.4L Turbo Petrol engine, sport exhaust, suspension, and transmission.

The Fiat 500 [[automobile platform]] is the basis of the [[Ford Ka#Second generation .282009.E2.80.932015.29|second-generation Ford Ka]].

==See also==
<!--Fiat-->
*[[Fiat 126]] – successor to the Fiat 500 in many markets.
*[[Fiat 500 "Topolino"]] – the predecessor, and "original" 500.
*[[Fiat Topolino (2023)]] – a quadricycle modelled to look similar to the car.
*[[Fiat 600]] – the model above the 500, only slightly larger in size and engine displacement.
*[[Fiat Cinquecento]] – "five hundred" in Italian.
*[[Fiat 500X]] – a mini SUV
*[[Fiat 500L]] – a mini MPV
*[[Fiat ESVs#Fiat ESV 1500|Fiat ESV 1500]] - an [[Experimental Safety Vehicle]] that Fiat built in 1971, based on the 500.
<!--Other makes-->
*[[Puch 500]] – the Austrian licence produced version.
*[[BMW 600]] – introduced in the same year, the only four-seat car that was even shorter than the 500.
*[[Zastava 750]] – a similar car produced by Yugoslavia's Zastava.
*[[Autobianchi Bianchina]] – based on the Fiat 500 mechanicals.
*[[Giannini Automobili]] - Abarth's main competitor for selling tuned 500s.
*[[Vignale Gamine]], a roadster based on the Fiat 500

Beach cars:
*[[Citroën Méhari]]
*[[Renault Rodeo]]
*[[Meyers Manx]]
*[[Mini Moke|BMC Mini Moke]]

==References==
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==Sources==
* ''Abarth 595 695'', Elvio Deganello and Renato Donati, Giorgio Nada, 2002 {{ISBN|88-7911-287-2}}
*''Album Fiat 500'', di J.J. Galkowsky, EPA Edition {{ISBN|2-85120-470-X}}
*''Autopassion Hors Serie'', Auto collection n. 22
* ''Fiat & Abarth 500-600'', Malcolm Bobbit, Veloce Publishing {{ISBN|1-903706-69-6}}
* ''Fiat 500'', Elvio Deganello,  Giorgio Nada, 2002 {{ISBN|88-7911-069-1}}
* ''Fiat 500'', Alessandro Sannia, Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-613-02825-8}}.
* ''Fiat 500 – az apró, mégis óriási legenda'', Alessandro Sannia, Alexandra, 2006, {{ISBN|963-369-555-4}}.
*''Fiat 500 – de kleine grote mythe'', Alessandro Sannia, Rebo, 2006, {{ISBN|90-366-1875-4}}
* ''Fiat 500 fuoriserie'', Alessandro Sannia, All Media, 2003
*  ''Fiat 500 (genio di un'epoca)'', Ugo Castagnotto and Anna Maria Quarona, Lindau, 1992 {{ISBN|88-7180-039-7}}.
* ''Fiat 500 – guida al restauro'', Marcello Lo Vetere and Italo Grossi, Giorgio Nada, 2003 {{ISBN|88-7911-209-0}}.
* ''Fiat 500 Gold Portfolio 1936–1972'', R.M. Clarke, Brooklands {{ISBN|1-85520-246-8}}
* ''Fiat 500: la Guida – the Guide'', Alessandro Sannia, All Media, 2003
* ''Fiat 500 – l'evoluzione del mito'', Alessandro Sannia, Gribaudo, 2007, {{ISBN|978-88-7906-385-2}}
* ''Fiat 500 – piccolo grande mito'', Alessandro Sannia, Gribaudo, 2005, {{ISBN|88-7906-020-1}}.
*   ''I miei 40 anni alla Fiat'',  [[Dante Giacosa]]
* ''Il grande libro delle giardinette Fiat'', Alessandro Sannia, Giorgio Nada, 2007, {{ISBN|978-88-7911-401-1}}.
*  ''Io Franco Giannini vi racconto'', Franco Giannini
*  ''La 500'', by Romano Strizioli, pub. by Bacchetta
*  ''La Fiat 500 – Storia di un mito'', Stefano Parenti, Polo Books {{ISBN|88-87577-26-9}}.
* ''La Fiat Nuova 500'', Enzo Altorio,  Automitica, 2005 {{ISBN|88-86304-00-5}}
* ''La Fiat 500 de mon père'', Lauvrey - Le Fay,  E.T.A.I. 1998 {{ISBN|2-7268-8178-5}}
* ''Le Giannini'', Enzo Altorio, Automitica
*  "Fiat 500" Topolino, Paulo Felizes, Matosinhos: Cardume, 2016 {{ISBN|978-989-99589-9-9}}
*''Progetti alla Fiat prima del computer'', [[Dante Giacosa]], Automobilia {{ISBN|88-85880-00-2}}.
*  ''Revue Technique Automobile 500, D, F, L'',  ì E.T.A.I.
*  Fiat 500, 600 : mit Topolino, Jagst, Multipla und Weinsberg; 1936–69; eine Dokumentation, Schrader Verlag, München 1987, {{ISBN|3-922617-26-3}}.
* {{cite book |title=Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento |volume=I |publisher=Editoriale Domus |year=2010 |ref={{sfnref|Fiat—Tutti i modelli del Novecento I}}}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.qaars.com/recent-models/FIAT/500/ FIAT 500 Models 2012-2015 - US Market] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929202803/http://www.qaars.com/recent-models/FIAT/500/ |date=2015-09-29 }}
*[https://www.carmanualsonline.info/fiat-500-1957-1-g-instruction-manual FIAT 500 Instruction Manual (1st gen.)]

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