Fiat & Abarth 500, 600 & Seicento [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

We're going to give this book our first rating a simple four star system, with four stars being the ultimate rating. Malcom Bobbitt's Fiat 500, 600 & Seícento rates three stars, which is to say it is comprehensive, well written, enjoyable and essential for most Italian car enthusiasts. It is published by Veloce Publishing in Great Britain, not to be confused with Veloce Press in Nevada, or VeloceToday. ...... a book which deserves a space on your shelf. --www.VeloceToday.com

From the famous Topolino of the 30s, 40s and 50s to the award winning Cinquecento and the new Siecento, here is the full and eventful story of the baby Fiats, with particular emphasis on the now classic 600 and Nuova 500 of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Always big on character and charm, Fiat's little cars also played an important international role in providing affordable and practical private transport for millions who had previously thought that their dream was impossible. Built in, and exported to, many countries outside the marque's native Italy, over 6.5 million Topolinos, 600s and Nuova 500s were sold and an amazing number survive today. Read, too, about wonderful models built on these cars' tiny chassis by Italy's leading coachbuilders and the motorsport success achieved by Abarth versions of the small cars that everybody loves.

Malcolm Bobbitt has a lifelong interest in motor transport. In addition to contributing to various magazines, he is the author of thirty books, some printed in several languages, with subjects ranging from Bubblecars and Microcars, Motorhomes and British Polices Vehicles to marque histories of Citroën, Fiat, Rolls-Royce, Rover and Volkswagen. The author, who is a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers and the Society of Automotive Historians, is acclaimed for his biography of WO Bentley and a history of Rolls-Royce to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the firm's tenure at Crewe.