Fiat 500 (1957-1975): Books - History and Construction

500 Giardiniera - The small car for work / L'utilitaria per il lavoro

The book covers the entire production of the Fiat 500 Giardiniera from 1960 to 1977, also embracing the history of the 500 Giardiniera under the Autobianchi brand. The documentary research was in-depth and is based on reliable sources, so as to be able to report all the information necessary to carry out a correct restoration.

Given the scarce bibliography on the 500 Giardiniera, the volume aims to be a reference point for all those looking for information or wanting to restore their Giardiniera according to the original specifications. All the color-interior combinations, all the main changes and the different series are shown.

Fiat 500 - The feedom car / L'utilitaria della libertà

This book is, first of all, a useful guide for all those who intend to get to know and restore the 500. Often when dealing with restoration we rely on "hearsay", or on information not supported by adequate material, which almost always inevitably leads to mistakes.

Here we have tried to enclose all the information to face a philologically and historically correct restoration. We talk about colors, combinations, suppliers and individual components. All the information is based on irrefutable paper documents, spare parts catalogs, workshop manuals and overall finishing of the Fiat itself, the result of a meticulous and long research, made for pure passion of the 500.
In addition there is a chapter with some advice on buying the car and how to deal with it.

Fiat 500 - Miracle à l'italienne

Venez faire un tour en Fiat 500 ! Pénétrez dans l'étroit et si accueillant habitacle de ce monument sur quatre roues. Découvrez son éternelle modernité et son intelligence. Redécouvrez son histoire, venez à la rencontre de celles et de ceux qui l'ont pensée et construite. Amusez-vous à son volant, ou contentez-vous simplement de la regarder sous toutes ses coutures et étonnez-vous enfin des variantes et dérivés qu'elle a engendrés.

Ce livre de la collection Autofocus vous propose de faire un voyage dans le temps en l'espace de quelques centaines de pages abondamment illustrées avec des véhicules rares, retraçant l'épopée de la puce de Turin tout au long de ses 50 ans d'histoire.

Fiat 500

Knuffig-runde Form, charmantes Gesicht und große Kulleraugen - als der Fiat 500 im Juli 1957 das Licht der Autowelt erblickte, schmolzen zahlreiche Herzen dahin. Der Winzling aus Turin, der es anfangs mit nur 13 PS gerade so auf Tempo 85 schaffte, wurde zu einem der beliebtesten Automodelle aller Zeiten und erreichte ähnlichen Kultstatus wie der VW Käfer und der Citroën 2CV.

Bis heute ist der Fiat 500 als Oldtimer heißbegehrt. In den 60er und 70er Jahren meisterte er den Spagat zwischen erschwinglichem Transportmittel - für rund 3000 DM war er zu haben - und der Verkörperung eines Lebensgefühls. Und das trotz spartanischer Ausstattung und wenig Platz für Gepäck. Innen war das Familienauto im Kleinformat jedoch erstaunlich geräumig und sobald man das Faltdach aus Stoff mit wenigen Handgriffen über der Heckmotorhaube zusammengefaltet hatte, kam im Fiat 500 sogar Cabrio-Feeling auf.

Der liebevoll gestaltete Bildband "Bewegte Zeiten. Fiat 500" geht dem Phänomen der süßen Knutschkugel auf die Spur. Sorgfältig recherchierte Texte vermitteln spannende Hintergrundinformationen zur Entstehung und Modellgeschichte des vierrädrigen Sympathieträgers und beleuchten die gesamte Bauzeit von 1957 bis 1975. Fantastische Bildstrecken mit den besten Autofotos zeigen den Mini-Fiat in seiner Zeit.

Fiat 500 (1957-1975)

The Fiat 500 is undeniably Italy's most renowned car. Born out of the necessity for affordable transportation during the economic boom of the 1950s, it transcended fashion, social barriers, and personal preferences to become a ubiquitous presence in Italian daily life.
Whether as a super-compact sedan, station-wagon, or refined city-car, it dominated the market for nearly two decades, evolving into a legendary icon.

This book comprehensively chronicles the Fiat 500's journey from its inception through subsequent developments. It is replete with numerous illustrations and detailed technical specifications for each version.

Text in Italian.

Fiat 500

The Fiat 500 is, perhaps, the car that marked an epoch more than any other. Five million examples were built between the time the car was introduced back in 1957 and 1975, when Turin decided to end its production.
This book tells the story of the extraordinary little Fiat, analysing its industrial, technical and commercial aspects. Production numbers, detailed technical specifications, chassis numbers, cut-away illustrations of its mechanics and body, period pictures in colour and black and white bring the 500 back to life model by model, providing a useful support for the car's correct restoration.

Text in Italian.