Grinding gears garnish the sweet life in the classic fiat 500. You haven’t known stress until you’ve driven a museum car. — via drivingdotca autonews autoindustry vintagecars classiccar
It’s a four-stroke, but it sounds like a scooter — or indeed, a tittering chainsaw. A rich startup mixture and high-set idle pumps pale smoke through the short little tailpipe until the car comes up to temperature, and the little fellow settles.Scooting within the confines of Fiat’s Mirafiori compound, the 500 feels like an eager urban commuter. Pushing with clatter and spectacle, the 18hp in the back turns its little 12″, 125-section wheels to speed in no particular hurry.
Of course, I recognize shortcomings, and pulling myself from the gutter, I imagine commuting in this dainty contraption. The 500’s rolly-polly suspension seems proportionate to the rough surfaces of historic streets, but the cacophonous ride would seem anything but peaceful after a long shift at the local mill. Interior switchgear, much of which I recognize from its licenced use in my Lada, feels brittle but reads intuitively.
It’s all consciously idealized, of course. Much like the contemporary Beetle and Trabant, the 500 is just as readily remembered for its mechanical frustrations and occasional temper when worked in the heat., like any vehicles of the era, demanded a more active role in everyday driving and maintenance, and were more vulnerable to environmental conditions such as humidity and altitude.
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