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{{Infobox automobile
| name = SEAT 600
| image = Techno-Classica 2018, Essen (IMG 9761).jpg
| caption = SEAT 600 (1958)
| manufacturer = [[SEAT]]
| aka = {{lang|es|Seiscientos, Pelotilla}}
| production = May 1957 – August 1973
| assembly = Spain: [[Barcelona]] ([[Zona franca de Barcelona|Zona Franca]])
| successor = [[SEAT 133]]
| class = [[City car]] ([[A-segment|A]])
| body_style = {{ubl
   | 2-door [[Sedan (automobile)|saloon]] (600)
   | 4-door [[Sedan (automobile)|saloon]] (800) }}
| platform = 
| engine = {{ubl
   | {{cvt|633|cc|cuin|1}} (600)
   | {{cvt|767|cc|cuin|1}} (600&nbsp;D/E/L/L Especial, 800) }}
| transmission = 4-speed manual
| layout = [[RR layout|RR Layout]]
| wheelbase = {{ubl
   | {{cvt|2000|mm|in|1}} (600)
   | {{cvt|2180|mm|in|1}} (800) }}
| length = {{ubl
   | {{cvt|3322|mm|in|1}} (600)
   | {{cvt|3482|mm|in|1}} (800) }}
| width = {{cvt|1380|mm|in|1}}
| height = {{cvt|1405|mm|in|1}}
| weight = {{cvt|590–635|kg|lb|0}}
| related = [[Fiat 600]]
| designer = [[Dante Giacosa]]
| sp = us
}}

The '''SEAT 600''' is a [[city car]] made in [[Spain]] by [[SEAT]] from 27 May 1957 to 3 August 1973, built under license from [[Fiat]] on the original Italian [[Fiat 600]], designed by [[Dante Giacosa]]. It was offered in two-door [[Sedan (automobile)|saloon]] body style [[rear engine]] layout, although a four-door version was also offered as '''SEAT 800'''. It is considered a [[pop icon]] of the [[Spanish miracle|Spanish economic miracle]].

Measuring only {{convert|3.322|m|abbr=on}} long, it was launched in 1957 at an initial price of 65,000&nbsp;[[Spanish peseta|pesetas]] (€390.66) without taxes. SEAT manufactured up to 797,319 SEAT 600s – and 18,200 SEAT 800s – at its factory in [[Barcelona]]'s [[Zona Franca (Barcelona)|Zona Franca]]. Almost ten percent of the production was exported to countries such as Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Poland, and Portugal. It was the best-selling car in Spain in 1958–1966, and in 1968, and in Finland in 1971–1973.

==History==
The ''Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo S.A.'', branded as [[SEAT]], was born in 1950 as a joint venture of the Spanish state holding agency [[Instituto Nacional de Industria|National Institute of Industry]], six Spanish banks and [[Fiat]]. Almost all SEAT models up to 1982 were license-built Fiat-based cars, although the [[SEAT 1200 Sport|SEAT 1200/1430 Sport]] ''"Boca negra"'' and [[SEAT 133]] were created in-house by SEAT in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seat.co.uk/about-seat/news-events/corporate/70-years-of-history|title=SEAT celebrates seven decades in the sun|website=[[SEAT]] UK|date=9 May 2020}}</ref><ref name="volkswagen">{{cite web|url=https://www.volkswagen-group.com/en/the-history-of-the-brands-17668/the-history-of-seat-17685|title=The History of Seat|website=[[Volkswagen]]}}</ref>

Initially, some units of the original Italian model, the [[Fiat 600]] –designed by [[Dante Giacosa]] and launched in 1955–, were imported to Spain, but soon the SEAT factory in [[Barcelona]]'s [[Zona Franca (Barcelona)|Zona Franca]] began its own production based on this model, under agreement with Fiat. The first SEAT 600 manufactured left the production line on 27 May 1957. This unit was registered in [[Madrid]] on 5 December 1957 with the [[Vehicle registration plates of Spain|registration plate]] M-184018 and was in use until February 1985. This was not the first SEAT 600 registered, since the first one was registered in Barcelona on 8 June 1957 with the registration plate B-141141. Commercialization to the general public began on 24 June 1957.<ref name="museo">{{cite web|url=http://www.museoseat.com/modelos/600/600-mas-info.htm|title=SEAT 600 - Mas Info|website=museoseat|language=es}}</ref>

With an initial launching price of 65,000&nbsp;[[Spanish peseta|pesetas]] (€390.66){{efn|In Spain, 65,000&nbsp;pesetas (€390.66) in 1957, adjusted for inflation using the [[consumer price index]], in 2023 would be €21,943.37.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)|INE]]|title=Would you like to update a personal income or spending?|url=https://www.ine.es/calcula/calcula.do?L=1|access-date=1 November 2023}}</ref>}} without taxes,{{efn|To the price of a {{lang|es|Seiscientos}}, 11,200&nbsp;pesetas (€67.31) of the [[luxury tax]] and 12,150&nbsp;pesetas (€73.02) of the registration tax had to be added, which had to be paid outright.<ref name="social"/>}} it was an affordable vehicle.{{efn|Although it was an affordable car compared to the cars that were sold at that time, it was not achievable to everyone, since the [[per capita income]] in Spain in 1957 was 18,472&nbsp;pesetas (€111.02), which the purchase of a {{lang|es|Seiscientos}} –without counting taxes– meant forty-two months' salary on average.<ref name="social"/>}} The sales success was such that the Commercial Division had a number of pending orders equivalent to four years of production. To stop this avalanche, the down payment for each order was established for the first time, something that lasted for several years.<ref name="historiaseat">{{cite web|url=https://seat600.info/historia-del-seat-600/|title=La Historia del SEAT 600|website=seat600.info|language=es}}</ref> Sales were favored by SEAT itself with the increase in production, the reduction of the price to 63,000&nbsp;pesetas in 1964 – a price that was maintained until 1969 – and the creation of Fiseat – SEAT's customer financing company – in 1967, which expedited the processing of the purchase and promoted the payment in installments.<ref name="social"/> With all this it became the best-selling car in Spain in 1958–1966, and in 1968.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autofacil.es/industria/coches-mas-vendidos-historia-espana/178791.html|title=Los coches más vendidos de la historia de España (1955–2022)|magazine=Autofácil|date=13 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> In 1971, one in every four cars circulating in the country was a SEAT 600.<ref name="museo"/>

Starting in March 1958, the units were delivered to the province of the client, who until then had to travel to the factory or to one of the seven subsidiaries that existed at that time.<ref name="historiaseat"/> To help with personalization, there was a very extensive range of accessories: from chrome [[Hubcap|hubcaps]] or spoked wheels, to metal trays or [[Roof rack|roof racks]] to make up for the lack of storage spaces. Starting in July 1958, a fixed profile [[convertible]] body with a sliding canvas roof was also offered, which increased the price by 5,000&nbsp;pesetas (€30.05). In February 1961, a [[Commercial vehicle|commercial]] body appeared without rear seat or rear side windows and with a very basic finish – which made it cheaper – to use as a small cargo vehicle or as a [[fleet vehicle]].{{efn|Furthermore, due to its commercial use, the SEAT 600 Comercial was exempt from the luxury tax.}}<ref name="museo"/>

In November 1965, SEAT entered the export business, shipping 150 SEAT 600s to Colombia, followed by exports to Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Finland, Poland, and Portugal. In Finland itself, the SEAT 600&nbsp;D was the best-selling car in 1971–1973.<ref name="volkswagen"/> When Fiat stopped manufacturing its Fiat 600 in 1969, it met demand for the model with units produced by SEAT labeled as {{lang|it|Fiat construzione SEAT}}.<ref name="600L"/> SEAT exported nearly 80,000 units in total, almost ten percent of total production.<ref name="museo"/>

SEAT manufactured up to 797,319 units of SEAT 600s until 3 August 1973. After the cessation of production, it still exported 171,500 units in [[Knock-down kit|complete knock-down]] (CKD) format, that is, completely disassembled for assembly in the destination country.<ref name="museo"/> Among the reasons for ending production were the thin and weak [[Pillar (car)|B-pillars]], which made it difficult to properly install [[seat belt]]s after stricter [[Automotive safety|passive safety]] requirements came into force.<ref name="belt">{{citation | quote = Y así hubiera seguido otro lustro si no hubiera sido por las nuevas exigencias de seguridad pasiva, porque en los montantes detrás de las puertas, tan estrechitos, no había sitio ni solidez para fijar los robustos anclajes de los cinturones de seguridad | title = SEAT 600 (Atlas Ilustrado) | first = José | last = Feliu | page = 193 | publisher = Susaeta Ediciones | isbn = 978-8430560721 | location = Madrid, Spain | language = es }}</ref> It was replaced by the less successful SEAT 133, the first vehicle designed by SEAT, as a modernized derivative of the [[SEAT 850]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.escuderia.com/seat-133-the-basic-range-of-seats-for-the-70s/|title=SEAT 133: The basic SEAT range for the 70s|website=La escudería|date=21 June 2022|author=Javillac}}</ref>

The SEAT 600 helped to start the [[Spanish miracle]] – the economic boom in Spain between 1959 and 1973 – that came at the end of the slow recovery from the [[Spanish Civil War]]. It was the first car that came within the modest but rapidly growing economic means of most Spanish families from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. The vehicle has become a [[pop icon]] of the period.<ref name="social">{{cite journal|doi=10.1387/hc.19535|title=The SEAT 600, A Social Symbol of Spains´s Developmentalism| last =Martín-Sánchez | first = Isabel|date=7 October 2019|language=es|journal=Historia Contemporánea|pages=935–969|number=61|issn=1130-2402|eissn=2340-0277|hdl=10810/40577|hdl-access=free}}</ref> As of 2023, it is estimated that there are still about 10,000 {{lang|es|Seiscientos}} in circulation in Spain, and there are more than a hundred fan clubs that organize meetings and excursions every weekend.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20230803/aniversario-seat-600-historia-espana/2453381.shtml|title=50 años del último SEAT 600, el coche que marcó la historia de España|website=[[RTVE]]|language=es|date=3 August 2023}}</ref>

==Versions==
===SEAT 600===
The design of the SEAT 600 is a [[Car body configurations|two-box]] two-door four-seater rear-engined [[sedan (car)|saloon]]. Its two initial series are the '''600''' (1957–1963) – unofficially known as '''600&nbsp;N''' to differentiate it from later versions – and the '''600&nbsp;D''' (1963–1970), both distinguishable by the use of [[suicide door]]s. In 1958, the 600 received its first modification in finishes and equipment incorporating chrome overriders in the [[Bumper (car)|bumpers]], new [[headlamp]]s and light levers. The 600&nbsp;D has instead the front position lights located under the main headlamps with the indicators at their height on the sides, the lock embedded in the door opening handle and the start no longer with a lever, having adopted an ignition key system located in the center of the [[dashboard]]. In 1966, the 600&nbsp;D underwent a restyling incorporating bumpers with more curved lines and rubber overriders, larger seats and cream-colored wheels.<ref name="equipo">{{cite news|url=https://www.motor.es/noticias/seat-600-historia-202068797.html|title=Amores de juventud: el SEAT 600|website=motor.es|language=es|date=2 July 2020|author=Plaza, David}}</ref>

The third-series '''600&nbsp;E''' (1969–1973) has conventional doors, bigger headlamps, a more robust door locking system, the ignition lock next to the [[steering wheel]] with anti-theft system, a different [[Grille (car)|grille]], a storage tray, a central ashtray, new upholstery, and a luminous water temperature indicator. The final production run is the '''600&nbsp;L'''{{efn|The SEAT 600&nbsp;L was dedicated exclusively to export, the vast majority of them being sold in Belgium.<ref name="600L">{{cite web|url=https://en.escuderia.com/seat-600-dry-the-version-that-was-not-sold-in-Spain/|title=SEAT 600 L (to dry), the version that was not sold in Spain|website=La escudería|date=3 May 2023|author=Vicario Martin, Ivan}}</ref>}} and the '''600&nbsp;L Especial''' (1972–1973), which incorporate a triangular air vent in the [[Pillar (car)|C-pillar]] to compensate the interior pressure when closing the doors.<ref name="historiaseat"/><ref name="equipo"/>

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Starting in July 1958, a fixed profile convertible body with a sliding canvas roof, called the '''SEAT 600 Descapotable''', and starting in February 1961, a commercial body, with paneled rear side windows, without rear seat, and with a very basic finish, called the '''SEAT 600 Comercial''', were also available.<ref name="historiaseat"/>

===SEAT 800===
A slightly longer, four-door saloon version, the '''SEAT 800''', was manufactured between October 1963 and May 1967, starting sales in January 1964. It is also known as a four-door 600, although the official designation was 800. It is the four-door derivative of the 600&nbsp;D; it has front suicide doors and rear conventional doors mounted on the same B-pillar. The modification of the bodywork and painting were carried out at Carrocerías Costa in [[Tarrassa]], after which it was incorporated into the SEAT assembly line to receive the mechanics, windows, trim and finishes. The SEAT 800 was a version developed exclusively in Spain, since it did not have a counterpart Fiat version, and up to 18,200 units were made. It had some success as a microtaxi in cities like Madrid, [[Bilbao]] or [[Valladolid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seat600.info/seat-600/seat-800/|title=Seat 800 es el 600 de 4 puertas|website=seat600.info|language=es}}</ref>

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===Derivatives===
[[File:Seat, Techno-Classica 2018, Essen (IMG 9758).jpg|thumb|'''Siata Formichetta''' of the SEAT roadside assistance service]]
Several versions derived from the SEAT 600 were manufactured with SEAT parts by other companies. Many of which were built by {{ill|Siata Española|es}} – the Spanish branch of [[Siata]] – but cars were also modified by other carbody makers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seat600.info/derivados-seat-600/|title=Todos los derivados del Seat 600|website=seat600.info|language=es}}</ref> Among the derivatives developed by Siata Española in its factory in [[Tarragona]], the {{ill|Siata Formichetta|es}}, a commercial [[panel van]] derived form the 600&nbsp;D, stands out, of which approximately 6,700 units were manufactured between 1961 and 1966 and were commercialized by SEAT.{{efn|From 1963 to 1967, Carrocerías Costa also built a similar model to the Siata Formichetta known as the Furgoneta Costa of which 2,500 units were manufactured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://seat600.info/derivados-seat-600/furgoneta-costa/|title=La furgoneta de Costa|website=seat600.info|language=es}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.escuderia.com/siata-formichetta-between-the-seat-600-and-the-citroen-azu/|title=Siata Formichetta, between the SEAT 600 and the Citroën AZU|website=La escudería|date=25 October 2022|author=Sánchez, Miguel}}</ref> Other derivatives developed by Siata Española were:
* {{ill|Siata Ampurias|es}}. A three-box saloon version with two suicide doors of which twenty-four units were manufactured in 1960.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.autopista.es/clasicos/siata-ampurias-750_97764_102.html|title=Siata Ampurias 750|magazine=Autopista|date=10 February 2009|language=es}}</ref>
* {{ill|Siata Patricia|es}}. A one-box nine-seater door-less beach version, with the passengers in the second and third row facing each other, of which six units were manufactured on demand with a price of 159,300&nbsp;pesetas (€957,41) each.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.diariomotor.com/2007/05/29/siata-patricia-basada-en-el-seat-600/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110914063222/https://www.diariomotor.com/2007/05/29/siata-patricia-basada-en-el-seat-600/ | archive-date = 2011-09-14 | title = Siata Patricia, basada en el Seat 600 | first = Alejandro | last = Ulla | date = 2007-05-29 | work = Diariomotor }}</ref>
* {{ill|Siata Tarraco|es}}. A three-box sporty saloon version with two conventional doors of which 598 units were manufactured in 1960–1971.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/tarragona/tarraco-ya-tuvo-su-coche-20170930-0020-GLDT201709300020|title=Tarraco ya tuvo su coche|newspaper=[[Diari de Tarragona]]|date=30 September 2017|language=es}}</ref>
* {{ill|Siata Turisa|es}}. A three-box two-seater sporty convertible [[Roadster (automobile)|roadster]] version with two conventional doors of which 228 units were manufactured in 1960–1962.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diaridetarragona.com/economia/siata-diseno-y-motor-facturados-en-tarragona-20200131-0064-YHDT202001310064|title=Siata, diseño y motor facturados en Tarragona|newspaper=[[Diari de Tarragona]]|date=31 January 2020|language=es}}</ref>
* {{ill|Siata Minivan|es}}. A [[compact van]] with cargo, passenger and mixed versions of which 8,000 units were manufactured in 1967–1972. In 1972, [[Ebro trucks|Motor Ibérica]] took over the manufacturing of the van, which continued until 1980, replacing different components with those of newer SEAT cars. Counting all versions and updates, and all the names under which it was marketed, approximately 22,700 units were manufactured.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.escuderia.com/ebro-siata-50-s-una-mezcla-de-buenos-resultados/|title=Ebro Siata 50S, a good mix|website=La escudería|date=12 July 2013|author=Carrión, Francisco}}</ref>

Manufacturas Railly (MARSA), a carbody maker from Barcelona, developed the '''SEAT 600 Multiple''', the version with SEAT parts of the [[Fiat 600 Multipla]], a four-door six-seater [[Multi-purpose vehicle|MPV]], but only about twenty units were sold between 1960 and 1962.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.escuderia.com/seat-600-multiple-the-version-of-the-600-of-which-only-a-few-units-were-made/|title=SEAT 600 Multiple, the version of the 600 of which only a few units were made|website=La escudería|date=2 June 2023|author=Vicario Martin, Ivan}}</ref>

Sporty versions of the SEAT 600 prepared for automobile competition were also developed. The most common ones were prepared by [[Abarth]], but cars were also modified by Conti, Autolinea, and [[Zakspeed]], and were equipped with [[SEAT 850]] or [[SEAT 1430]] engines, tuned up to {{convert|110|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} capable of reaching {{convert|200|km/h|abbr=on}}, also modifying other components such as brakes or wheels. They had taken part in several competition events, driven by pilots such as {{ill|Antonio Zanini|es}}.<ref>Algunos rallyes locales de copiloto con Miguel Casas, Hansi Bäbler y Miguel Espinet con coches variados: Seat 600-D, Steyr-Puch, etc.  http://www.antoniozanini.com/palmares/</ref>

==Technical specifications==
The SEAT 600 is a license-built [[Fiat 600]]. It has a [[rear engine|rear-engined/rear wheel-drive]] layout and is technically very basic. The engine is an [[Straight-four engine|inline-four]], water-cooled unit originally with a displacement of {{convert|633|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}} producing {{cvt|21.5|hp-metric|kW|0}} and later {{convert|767|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}}, yielding {{cvt|32.5|hp-metric|kW|0}} at 4600&nbsp;rpm. It has hydraulic [[drum brake]]s on all four wheels and three-synchro (no synchro on first) four-speed [[manual transmission|manual]] [[transaxle]] with reverse gear. It uses 5.20 R12 tyres –{{convert|12|x|5.2|in|abbr=on}}–.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museoseat.com/biblioteca/articulos%20varios%20de%20seat/El%20600%20Genesis%20y%20desarrollo.pdf|title=Génesis del SEAT 600|website=museoseat|language=es}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Model
! Body style
! Displacement<br />(cc, [[Cubic inch|cu in]])
! Power
! Top speed
! Weight
! Years
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''600'''
| rowspan="3" | Two-door<br>([[Suicide door|suicide]])
| rowspan="2" | {{convert|633|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}} 
| {{cvt|21.5|hp-metric|kW|0}}
| {{convert|95|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| rowspan="2" | {{convert|590|kg|abbr=on}}
| 1957–1961
|-
| {{cvt|24.5|hp-metric|kW|0}}
| {{convert|105|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| 1961–1963
|-
| '''600 D'''
| rowspan="5" | {{convert|767|cc|cuin|0|abbr=on}} 
| rowspan="2" | {{cvt|29.5|hp-metric|kW|0}}
| rowspan="2" | {{convert|108|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| rowspan="2" | {{convert|605|kg|abbr=on}}
| 1963–1970
|-
| '''600 E'''
| rowspan="3" | Two-door<br>(conventional)
| 1969–1973
|-
| '''600 L'''
| rowspan="2" | {{cvt|32.5|hp-metric|kW|0}}
| rowspan="2" | {{convert|115|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| rowspan="2" | {{convert|615|kg|abbr=on}}
| rowspan="2" | 1972–1973
|-
| '''600 L Especial'''
|-
| '''800'''
| Four-door
| {{cvt|29.5|hp-metric|kW|0}}
| {{convert|108|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| {{convert|635|kg|abbr=on}}
| 1964–1967
|}

===Issues===
The biggest issue with the SEAT 600 is the engine's water cooling system, which causes regular overheating when driving at low speed and overloaded – exceeding its maximum authorized mass – something that used to be common. This is due to a radiator with little exposure to the outside air, a water pump and radiator fan driven by a weak belt, a delicate thermostat, and the common use of water as a coolant.<ref name="diariomotor">{{cite news|url=https://www.diariomotor.com/noticia/seat-600-prueba-video/|title=Al volante del SEAT 600, el coche que cambió la historia de España|magazine= Diario Motor|language=es|date=25 August 2022|author=Álvarez, Sergio}}</ref>

Neither seat belts nor [[side-view mirror]]s came as standard on any SEAT 600, which represents a safety issue.<ref name="diariomotor"/> The thin and weak B-pillars did not have space or solidity to fix the robust seat belt anchors needed when stricter passive safety requirements came into force, being this one of the reasons for ending production.<ref name="belt"/>

==Legacy==
The {{lang|es|Seiscientos}} was also known as {{lang|es|pelotilla}} (little ball), ''seílla'' or ''seíta'' (both stand for little SEAT), and {{lang|es|ombligo}} (navel) – because "everyone" had one.<ref name="museo"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/seat-600-5529438.html|title=SEAT 600|date=11 December 2007|author=Simister, John|newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>

Being such a popular vehicle, it appears extensively in the [[Cinema of Spain|Spanish cinema]] of the time, even becoming the center of the plot as in the film ''Ya tenemos coche'' (1958), directed by {{ill|Julio Salvador|es}}, in which a family struggles to buy a {{lang|es|Seiscientos}}. It is also widely used in later Spanish period films and television series depicting the era, such as in ''[[Cuéntame cómo pasó]]'' (2001–2023) in which the first car the protagonist family has is a SEAT 800. It has even appeared in the lyrics of songs, such as in the 1973 song "Adelante hombre del 600" by [[Moncho Alpuente]].<ref name="museo"/>

It has several monuments built in its honor throughout Spain, as in [[Fuengirola]] ([[Province of Málaga|Málaga]]) inaugurated in 2008,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/391809/0/homenaje/seat/600/|title=Inauguran primer monumento en España al SEAT 600, una obra a tamaño natural|date=22 June 2008|newspaper=[[20 minutos]]|language=es}}</ref> [[Churriana de la Vega]] ([[Province of Granada|Granada]]) in 2011, and [[Martos]] ([[Province of Jaén (Spain)|Jaén]]) in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://martos.es/ayuntamiento-de-martos/1232-inaugurado-el-monumento-al-seat-600|title=Inaugurado el monumento al Seat 600|date=15 July 2014|website=City Council of Martos|language=es}}</ref>

On 9 September 2017, as the closing event of the 60th anniversary of the first {{lang|es|Seiscientos}}, SEAT organized at the [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya]] in [[Montmeló]] the highest concentration of SEAT 600s ever. The ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' adjudicator confirmed that with a total of 787 SEAT 600s on parade they broke the previous world record of 344 SEATs of any model, achieved in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/commercial/2017/9/largest-parade-of-seat-cars-takes-place-in-spain-494144|title=Largest parade of SEAT cars takes place in Spain|date=12 September 2017|author=Swatman, Rachel|website=[[Guinness World Records]]}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fiat600club.com.ar/ Fiat 600 Club, Argentina] {{in lang|es}} 
* [http://www.seiscientos.org/ Seiscientos.org] {{in lang|es}} 
* [http://www.pruebas.pieldetoro.net/web/pruebas/ver.php?ID=52 600-E][http://www.pruebas.pieldetoro.net/web/pruebas/ver.php?ID=923 600-L Especial] {{in lang|es}}
* [http://www.pruebas.pieldetoro.net/web/pruebas/ver.php?ID=924 600 Abarth 2000] Road Tests {{in lang|es}} 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20161003152842/http://clubcochesclasicos.com/ Club coches clásicos] {{in lang|es}}

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[[Category:Cars discontinued in 1973]]
[[Category:1950s cars]]
[[Category:1960s cars]]
[[Category:1970s cars]]