- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd (2 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1845841336
- ISBN-13: 978-1845841331
- Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 21.2 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 322,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Australian Classic Car, November 2007
Australian magazine
I haven't visited Rome yet but I understand that its roads are choked gutter to gutter with Fiat 500s. It you love small Fiats but can't get to Rome, perhaps this book is for you. Ward starts with the origins of the Italian manufacturer before looking at the first Fiat Topolino released in 1936 and staying in production until well after WW2. Next was the famed 500 that brought the company to the notice of motorists worldwide. The many derivatives, including the Abarth versions, are shown, a reminder that the little car wasn't at all well-received when new, prompting Fiat to increase its power and improve trim levels. The 850 Sedan and Sports followed, then the 128, 127 and 126 at about the time when Fiat left the Australian market. That doesn't mean that Fiat hasn't been busy in Europe in the meantime. They produced the Panda, Uno and Polish built Cinquecento and Seicento, and everyone is pleased to see Fiat back on the Australian market.
The book looks closely at the Nueva 500 and recalls those Fiat-based marques Autobianchi, Siata and Moretti. There is also a chapter on the myriad tuners and coachbuilders that have used Fiat components in their vehicles. Very useful for European car enthusiasts.
Australian magazine
I haven't visited Rome yet but I understand that its roads are choked gutter to gutter with Fiat 500s. It you love small Fiats but can't get to Rome, perhaps this book is for you. Ward starts with the origins of the Italian manufacturer before looking at the first Fiat Topolino released in 1936 and staying in production until well after WW2. Next was the famed 500 that brought the company to the notice of motorists worldwide. The many derivatives, including the Abarth versions, are shown, a reminder that the little car wasn't at all well-received when new, prompting Fiat to increase its power and improve trim levels. The 850 Sedan and Sports followed, then the 128, 127 and 126 at about the time when Fiat left the Australian market. That doesn't mean that Fiat hasn't been busy in Europe in the meantime. They produced the Panda, Uno and Polish built Cinquecento and Seicento, and everyone is pleased to see Fiat back on the Australian market.
The book looks closely at the Nueva 500 and recalls those Fiat-based marques Autobianchi, Siata and Moretti. There is also a chapter on the myriad tuners and coachbuilders that have used Fiat components in their vehicles. Very useful for European car enthusiasts.
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Fiat has built millions of vehicles since 1899 but the company is perhaps best known for its ability to produce small, economical, characterful cars. Great Small Fiats traces this concept from the birth of the 500A "Topolino" in the 1930s up to the current Panda and a hint of the proposed Nuova 500. Each of the selected models are described in detail from their conception through to current ownership in the hands of collectors and enthusiasts. The chapters include practical information on buying and running a small Fiat and restoration advice for the older cars. Also included are Fiats built under license outside of Italy and the Fiat-derived "etceterini" coachbuilt and competition cars.
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Back in the early 1970's I owned a pair of delightful Fiat 850 coupe's ... possibly the most fun and best looking of my long motoring experience. These were replaced with a pair of Fiat 124 sports-spyders - the 'baby Ferrari' of their day.
I bought this book in the hope that it might help me revisit those happy memories ... it didn't. The 850 gets a couple of pages, the 124 none.
I donated the book to a local charity shop the day after it arrived, in the hopes that it may appeal to a more enthusiastic petrolhead. [There's a lovely 500c coupe in Ferrari red that lives nearby, so maybe I'll quit buying books and save my pennies towards one of those instead]
I bought this book in the hope that it might help me revisit those happy memories ... it didn't. The 850 gets a couple of pages, the 124 none.
I donated the book to a local charity shop the day after it arrived, in the hopes that it may appeal to a more enthusiastic petrolhead. [There's a lovely 500c coupe in Ferrari red that lives nearby, so maybe I'll quit buying books and save my pennies towards one of those instead]
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