The Fiat 500 is the Ultimate City Car

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

The classic Fiat Nuova 500 of 1957 was not destined for the stars. It was merely the latest in a line of brilliant small Fiats designed by the great Dante Giacosa, but in the fullness of history, it would become possibly the definitive icon of industrial Italy.
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  • @simonhodgetts6530
    @simonhodgetts653024 күн бұрын

    Your drive segment illustrates just what was so great about little Italian cars - they were terrific fun - and as you rightly say, they have character, charm and are just engaging. Such a shame that most cars no longer exhibit these characteristics.

  • @taxirob2248

    @taxirob2248

    19 күн бұрын

    a lot of performance cars have programmable modes that change the exhaust notes and do artificial backfires to make them sound like race cars... so why not build in quirks like the old school stereotypical Italian steering wheel angle and terrible shifter patterns? It's like in striving for authenticity, they forgot about authenticity.

  • @sfedroid
    @sfedroid19 күн бұрын

    Brilliant watch! There's a guy with one of these near me who I often see in Sainsbury's car park and its sheer tiny cuteness always makes me grin.

  • @rogerking7258
    @rogerking725824 күн бұрын

    "A man who wasn't particularly fond of petrol stations but didn't yet know it" - genius. Would have been nice to see a current bloated version side by side with this original.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    I was really hoping someone appreciated this - was quite pleased when I came up with it 😅

  • @RajuPalat-qy9gm

    @RajuPalat-qy9gm

    24 күн бұрын

    Pretty good presentation

  • @RajuPalat-qy9gm

    @RajuPalat-qy9gm

    24 күн бұрын

    What is that red light flashing in the instrument panel?

  • @warrenny

    @warrenny

    20 күн бұрын

    ​@@TwinCamyes, we appreciate it.

  • @R08Tam
    @R08Tam24 күн бұрын

    Fascinating information. I adore these little cars. On a visit to Lucca we saw a rally of around 100 of these. The locals were misty eyed.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    They do hold on to their cars, the Italians. We could learn a lot!

  • @highdownmartin

    @highdownmartin

    24 күн бұрын

    Lucca is lovely. The 500 s made it even better

  • @kasperkjrsgaard1447
    @kasperkjrsgaard144724 күн бұрын

    Twin Cam, one of the very best car programs on youtube 😊🙏🏼

  • @Lucan-ve6zc
    @Lucan-ve6zc24 күн бұрын

    A superbly well researched and presented video. Twin Cam is one of the finest car journalists on this platform. Bravo. What a brilliant little car. One of the very best that there's been.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    That's exceptionally kind of you to say, thank you :)

  • @davidr7819

    @davidr7819

    22 күн бұрын

    Completely agree. Don’t really understand much of the suspension chat but the enthusiasm and professionalism draw you in!

  • @warrenny

    @warrenny

    20 күн бұрын

    ​@@davidr7819 exactly. A lot of it is beyond me because I'm pretty ignorant about car engineering, but I like hearing Ed talk about these vintage autos.

  • @ianstewartorr8455
    @ianstewartorr845524 күн бұрын

    My aunt had a dark blue one it was a noisy little bugger I remember I was only a little boy Greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  • @michaeltutty1540
    @michaeltutty154022 күн бұрын

    The single transverse peaf spring is an independent front suspension. It is mouted to the body or subframe in the middle, with what is effectively a quarter eliptical spring on each side. This system has been used for years on the Chevrolet Corvette. It seems to work rather well.

  • @fhwolthuis
    @fhwolthuis24 күн бұрын

    Magnificent video, Ed! My mother had 2 of these and I grew up on the back seat. Still remember the smells and the sound. The choke and start handles. We have taken parts from Italy when on holiday. So many good memories. Luckily, the first one is still in the family, restored by my cousin. I also tracked down the 2nd one which is now an Abarth replica. Wonderful little cars 🇮🇹🥰👌

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Thank you as always my friend!

  • @roberttaylor6295
    @roberttaylor629523 күн бұрын

    I was so excited and thrilled to find this fantastic review on my old laptop because I had searched for days to find you and worried that academics, work or finance had ended your exquisite classic tests! Phew! And what a car and what a thoroughly researched, presented and enjoyable video it gave, Scripting and presentation, as usual, was unsurpassable, and with new novel edition and filming of the driving sequence that was, as again as usual, a chance for you to really portray the character of the car and show your obvious fun and smile! Thanks, Ed, to know you are still providing such unique reviews on Utube is a real joy, and the fact that they are chronologically a surprise from the norm, merely enhances to pleasure! Brill! Rob

  • @michealhennessy9157
    @michealhennessy915724 күн бұрын

    The early 2CV also lacked a fuel gauge and used a fabric dip stick to judge fuel level remaining

  • @robertngreen6
    @robertngreen618 күн бұрын

    This is such a good video. The history, the technical detail, and the smiley Ed when driving this incredible little car! I really must drive one of these one day, myself!

  • @ianbeeston2881
    @ianbeeston288121 күн бұрын

    A fantastic little car full of character. A friend at work had one in the 1980’s, she gave me a lift home in it once it was so under powered that we had to go home the longer way avoiding all the hills 😂

  • @JP19-67
    @JP19-6724 күн бұрын

    Fantastic stuff again twin cam. Great review of the car and a history lesson in one. Learn something new from all your videos. Thanks for another great watch.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Thank you my friend, very kind of you to say :)

  • @PaulinesPastimes
    @PaulinesPastimes23 күн бұрын

    My big brother bought one new in 1969 and I used to learn to drive in it. It was fantastic and we loved it to bits. I still have the original sales brochure and I sometimes look at it and get wistful for it and my late brother. Nice video. 😊

  • @barrykochverts4149
    @barrykochverts414922 күн бұрын

    Ed, as I'm sure you know, Nick Mason agrees with you. Of course, the Mini is more sporting, but it was made for a completely different market. The 500 was the first car millions of Italian families could afford. I have owned a '65 F model for 9 years over here in the States. Earlier today, I was sitting in my garage, ogling it for an hour as i prepared to redo the brakes. It's not simply cute; it is actually a masterpiece of industrial design without a bad viewing angle to be found. Giacosa was inspired when he penned it-- the greenhouse and beltline, the little fender flares and the puppy nose look as though they were born, not stamped, and the 12" wheels-- necessary on the unimproved roads of Italy's countryside, are visually balanced to it. Mine does run out of steam on steep or long hills, but that was not an issue in it's day, as the populace was groomed by economic conditions to expect a wide performance range on Italian roads. When I want more pop, I can take out my vintage Suzuki SC 100 "Whizzkid", that is only slightly larger, but boasts 47 hp out of its 970cc 4-banger out back, and has a pretty fascinating backstory, too. The two have so much in common, yet are wildly different in character. If you haven't driven one, I would love to get your take on an SC. You are well placed to speak to today's generations without incurring the gimlet eye from those who were young when the cars you review were new. Bravo to you!

  • @JaydenB23
    @JaydenB2323 күн бұрын

    Great review Ed, have to confess I’ve been away from you’re channel for a while but I’m back now and will be tuning in more regularly

  • @warrenny
    @warrenny20 күн бұрын

    Maybe it's just me, but i love that red body with white walled tires.

  • @TheSouthieBeautiful

    @TheSouthieBeautiful

    18 күн бұрын

    Agreed, very pretty.

  • @JoyceTillman-jj3yp

    @JoyceTillman-jj3yp

    18 күн бұрын

    The white walls do it justice.

  • @fakename-xz8fz

    @fakename-xz8fz

    18 күн бұрын

    Agree ❤

  • @klafus7
    @klafus719 күн бұрын

    excellent review - as usual. very detailed on the tech side, and able to perfectly explain the essence of the machine. i had one until a few years ago. i drove it from roma to northern europe where i was living, drove it daily during long snowy winters, and then drove it back to italy when i moved back. you need to drive it on snow or other loose surfaces to fully understand the incredible suspension setup. you can spin around a modern car stuck on ice. and in case it struggles climbing up an icy hill, just ask a couple of pedestrians to stand on your back bumper! the car which taught me Driving.

  • @shankarbalan3813
    @shankarbalan381324 күн бұрын

    Oh absolutely. Good you’re back with a video. Indeed the little 500 and the original Mini and the VW Beetle are perfect little city cars as is the 2CV too! In today’s world the Japanese KEI cars are perfect, as are the SmartForTwo and other little EV’s like the AMI etc.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    I would thoroughly endorse Kei-style positive incentives in the UK. Think of all the Honda Beats we could have 😮‍💨

  • @shankarbalan3813

    @shankarbalan3813

    24 күн бұрын

    @@TwinCam The UK should re allow the little Jimny for passenger use and it should positively encourage cars like the Suzuki Hustler etc for cities at least.

  • @kasperkjrsgaard1447

    @kasperkjrsgaard1447

    24 күн бұрын

    @@TwinCamObviously there’ll be slightly problems with the steering wheel being on the wrong - despite being right - side of the car, but the KEI-cars would be a huge improvement in European city traffic. Most cars driven in the morning and afternoon traffic is usually only with the driver in the car. The KEI would really help here.

  • @sputumtube
    @sputumtube12 күн бұрын

    My dad owned one in the late 60's. If I remember correctly, the original dashboard was all steel and had a single, circular instrument 'cluster'. Also (could be wrong here) the choke lever was down by the drivers seat. Great video.

  • @stuartdavies5191
    @stuartdavies519122 күн бұрын

    Great Video Ed- Many Thanks. I remember being given a lift home from school by a neighbour's Mum in one of these. It was brilliant in the snow.

  • @alecporter1784
    @alecporter178423 күн бұрын

    Great vlog and a beautiful example of a 500, would love you to review an Imp

  • @loslaureles1883
    @loslaureles188318 күн бұрын

    My first car. £417 on the road in 1965.

  • @davidhyde9310
    @davidhyde931020 күн бұрын

    Would love to have one - or something similar. Like every other car of it's era, though, prices have taken off to the point of ridiculousness.

  • @GO500GO1
    @GO500GO124 күн бұрын

    Cutest car ever😎soon we start a 50000km tour in our 1971 Fiat 500

  • @bettinaschneider1316
    @bettinaschneider131621 күн бұрын

    Ich werde niemals ein Produkt kaufen welches hier beworben wird, aber danke für das schöne Video

  • @user-ih7gc7dt9l
    @user-ih7gc7dt9l23 күн бұрын

    My first car and I rolled it!

  • @willswheels283
    @willswheels28323 күн бұрын

    I always liked the little 500 Fiat, I remember as a kid having a lift with a family friend from school back home in theirs.it was never intended to be “cute” but that’s what people probably think of it. It was more practical, roomy and safe than a Vespa scooter but I think the Vespa would have probably been faster and more fun, not saying the 500 is not fun, just not AS much fun. Nowdays a 500 would cost a few pounds more than the value of a pack of “peanuts” though. Another great informative video again Ed, thanks.😀👍

  • @DmytroBaldr82
    @DmytroBaldr827 күн бұрын

    What great review of the nice little car. Very interesting and informative. Big thanks for your work. Peace and Love!

  • @TheSouthieBeautiful
    @TheSouthieBeautiful18 күн бұрын

    Noice video. Love the review!

  • @gordtulk
    @gordtulk24 күн бұрын

    Excellent work. You have talent.

  • @OldSonyMan
    @OldSonyMan8 күн бұрын

    A Long time ago, a friend of mine made an 'epic' journey in one of these cars. "Over the Alps ?, Crossing a dessert ?, or Circling the globe ? NO, he drove from Yorkshire all the way to the West Midlands ! ! ! Why was that epic ? (I hear you scream), well he did it without the help of functional brakes ! ! ! How did he slow down and stop ? As he was a strong bloke with 'Sturdy Boots' he had no problem with opening the door and stopping it by foot pressure ! And being a tiny car with a tiny engine, it was a 'credible strategy' to just be slower than everyone else and use the gears to slow down until it was possible to 'ram' the kerb side to stop ! And to 'cap it all' he made it back a few days later. On both journeys he also carried a passenger (without any 'sturdy boots) but I'm not sure if this helped ! Allas, later on that year, it's suspension broke and it got discarded on some waste ground and when my friend returned to recover it, it had been 'Taken' ! This was a shame as the way the world has 'turned out' had he given it a bit more love and respect, it could be worth a 'ton' of money now !

  • @focusrssteve
    @focusrssteve23 күн бұрын

    Great review, thank you

  • @Jo3man96
    @Jo3man9621 күн бұрын

    My Auntie has one in green that my Uncle maintains. It hasn’t been out for a few years, but they’re hoping to get it out this year. I’ve sat in it in their garage though. At 6’1” with big legs, I can just about get into a driving position.

  • @gldstone
    @gldstone24 күн бұрын

    great video and some nice in-depth info. And you seem to have mastered the art of the down -shift with the non-syncro box. Took me ages

  • @RapideWombaticus
    @RapideWombaticus23 күн бұрын

    Love your uploads young man

  • @acrain7
    @acrain724 күн бұрын

    What an adorable little nugget!

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Isn't it just. It's a car that deserves a hug.

  • @rogerrees9845
    @rogerrees984523 күн бұрын

    Another informative and interesting presentation.....Thank you so much...Great memories..Roger...Pembrokeshire

  • @autoknight747
    @autoknight74724 күн бұрын

    Outstanding review on a true classic. They sound so good. Fun fact - the earliest Smart City Coupé models had a transverse leaf spring at the front. Later models (Fortwo) had McPherson struts but the springs on those are very prone to breaking.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Thank you my friend, and I did not know that! I thought they all used struts.

  • @philiprodney7884

    @philiprodney7884

    24 күн бұрын

    The best review I’ve read of the 500. 💯 Thanks Ed.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    @philiprodney7884 Thanks Philip, very kind of you to say 🙂

  • @alexmcwhirter6611
    @alexmcwhirter661123 күн бұрын

    I do enjoy these videos which contain so many interesting facts. Personally I believe Fiat's original Panda is a finer city car than the 500. Why ? Because it's sturdier, more practical and has better performance. Check the 1980s Fiat ads on KZread ...they are amusing !

  • @michaelbacon561

    @michaelbacon561

    23 күн бұрын

    I had an original Panda - absolutely loved buzzing around London in it. It got it so right, that intricate balance between pared down minimalism and yet providing all that was really needed.

  • @alexmcwhirter6611

    @alexmcwhirter6611

    23 күн бұрын

    @@michaelbacon561 Same for me too. I owned a nearly new 1000CL for 14 years from 1988 and I so enjoyed pottering around the London area. Never let me down.

  • @stoneylonesome4062

    @stoneylonesome4062

    5 күн бұрын

    I grew up in Albania - we usually drive Classic Mercedes Diesel, but FIAT Panda 4WD with the Aircooled engine is extremely durable even if poorly made. If you’re off-roading, it’s usually either that or a Citroën Méhari 4WD (basically a 2CV but an SUV).

  • @bobhacking1431
    @bobhacking143123 күн бұрын

    An enjoyable video, cheers

  • @mestengo22
    @mestengo2224 күн бұрын

    Great video tkx

  • @edraket62
    @edraket6224 күн бұрын

    Bedankt

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Very kind of you! 🙂

  • @Hairnicks
    @Hairnicks24 күн бұрын

    Such a sweet car, great presentation.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @russellhammond4373
    @russellhammond437324 күн бұрын

    Excellent vlog. Great cars but not the best option in Australia's large brown land.

  • @thatcheapguy525
    @thatcheapguy52524 күн бұрын

    excellent presentation as always Ed, though you really don't look yourself in those follow-car scenes 😉 back in the day when I were a lad working on cars, the thing that really got me about those little air-cooled FIAT engines was the centrifugal oil filter. simple cheap and reliable though if nobody bothered to clean them out an engine failure would be the ultimate result.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Thanks mate, someone assumed it was my Dad driving rather than the folks at Manor Park, takes all sorts! ;)

  • @thatcheapguy525

    @thatcheapguy525

    24 күн бұрын

    @@TwinCam the exact same thought also crossed my mind

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Really? Why exactly?

  • @thatcheapguy525

    @thatcheapguy525

    23 күн бұрын

    @@TwinCam nothing heavy Ed, just a case of 'is that Eds dad?'

  • @linusbol
    @linusbol20 күн бұрын

    IN 1962 a worker earned 50,000 lire a month. He paid for the car in 3-4 years with monthly bills

  • @stevek.456
    @stevek.45623 күн бұрын

    1977 I drove up Hardknott pass in the Lake District, no problem just stay in first gear, the gearbox, you need to double de-clutch on the change down, gets easy with practice. First gear can only be selected when the car is stationary, so stop and get into first gear before attempting any very steep hill. And stay off the M62 motorway, I was forced to drop into 2nd gear on the climb, maximum speed in 2nd 30mph, the heavy lorries will be òvertaking, although the car did climb hills better than the Citroën 2CV which had faster acceleration on the flat. The Fiat did ride with more comfort on its springs than the Mini with its rubber cone suspension.

  • @GForceVRX
    @GForceVRX24 күн бұрын

    I love these

  • @petergorm
    @petergorm17 күн бұрын

    Damn, I love this car!!!!

  • @goffredo1965
    @goffredo196524 күн бұрын

    I like your video's in The Netherlands

  • @GSimpsonOAM
    @GSimpsonOAM23 күн бұрын

    Even our 1972 500L still had the early speedo with just a light for low fuel level. With a big bore kit it was a lot of fun. The gearbox was non synchro but once you got the hang of it fast double de-clutches could be made. My next car was a 850Sport which had the same suspension layout but with the 903cc water cooled engine and a more stylish body. The suspension of the 500 would have just been based on the 600.

  • @stevepelham9010
    @stevepelham901019 күн бұрын

    I ride in one as being a kid and that I understod how good it was, in that small car segment there where nothing like it. Small cars in general where as quirky, a stigma. I fell in love and still that I apprichiate small clever designs. I think small cars "key cars" as to be the future, it will be the only honest way in dealing with envoiremental issues. Smaller cars as driven by hybrid systems, do we actually realy need huge cars of 2-4 tonnes in weight as pulling 150- hk and in most cases as haulin one ass and a smartphone? Me driving a SUV no I do not think so.

  • @taxirob2248
    @taxirob224819 күн бұрын

    17 horses flat out all day... sounds like the description of a good lawnmower engine

  • @JoyceTillman-jj3yp

    @JoyceTillman-jj3yp

    18 күн бұрын

    😂😂

  • @MrVorpalsword
    @MrVorpalsword24 күн бұрын

    Good episode, I especially like the 'seamless' cuts between you driving and then your Dad? driving seen from the car in front? threatening the Beastie Boys "Intergalactic" dodgy car cuts supremacy. AND that is the most beautiful dashboard ever? now that's what I call minimalism (2) & I have been accused of being a minimalist architect myself I'll have you know! tar, Col

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    HA my Dad! Goodness, I'm not a nepo baby!

  • @davebicker8618
    @davebicker861823 күн бұрын

    What was the red light on the left of the dash...?

  • @johnmiller4973
    @johnmiller49738 күн бұрын

    The Seicento of 1955 was the official replacement of the Topolino

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    8 күн бұрын

    Did you miss the bit where I said that?

  • @paulqueripel3493
    @paulqueripel349324 күн бұрын

    I spotted a 500 Jolly last week, nobody seemed to recognise it (people just walked past without looking).

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    I'm very surprised no one turned and looked, just buzzing around the business park in this one captured a few rubber neckers!

  • @coldlakealta4043
    @coldlakealta404324 күн бұрын

    Beetles also had no fuel gauges for quite awhile, into the 60s I think. You raised the bonnet and put a wooden dip stick into the tank to see how much fuel you had. Fortunately, they had an auxiliary tank operated by a little foot lever mounted on the front firewall. Experienced VW hands could jam the brakes on and listen for the sloshing noise as a rough guide.

  • @Mancozeb100

    @Mancozeb100

    24 күн бұрын

    Or usually you shouted at the passenger to change the lever over. Ask me how I know !!

  • @coldlakealta4043

    @coldlakealta4043

    24 күн бұрын

    @@Mancozeb100 ever forget to turn the lever back up after you used it so you no longer had an auxiliary? ask me how I know!!

  • @Mancozeb100

    @Mancozeb100

    24 күн бұрын

    @@coldlakealta4043 That was ... "normal" practice !!! Possibly responsible for the deterioration in decorum in everyday speech. Nothing beats a car sputtering to a halt to evoke high emotion... and low standards !

  • @darrenwilson8042
    @darrenwilson804224 күн бұрын

    The 600 morphed into the 850. I had one for a year - miles better than an original mini 850

  • @MakerfieldConsort
    @MakerfieldConsort9 күн бұрын

    You may, of course, have picked this up in the course of your research, Ed - but Topolino doesn't only mean 'little mouse', but is also the Italian name for Mickey Mouse.

  • @bfc3057
    @bfc305716 күн бұрын

    Italy also brought this logic to tank design and ended up with just tankettes - unfortunately, fuel economy is very high up the list of requirements for a tank in a World War.

  • @NenadTrajkovic
    @NenadTrajkovic23 күн бұрын

    I prefer the 600 or the 126 that succeeded it

  • @runoflife87

    @runoflife87

    23 күн бұрын

    Well, for You as an ex-Yu citizen (and for me as ex-USSR citizen) the 600 is more important just because it made our countries mobile.

  • @piotr.leniec-lincow5209

    @piotr.leniec-lincow5209

    22 күн бұрын

    126p made Poland mobile but Zastava was a dream of many as it was there first.

  • @The_R-n-I_Guy
    @The_R-n-I_Guy24 күн бұрын

    At 14:17 am I seeing things? Who's driving?

  • @Richard-Bullock
    @Richard-Bullock23 күн бұрын

    I absolutely bloody love these cars so very, very much! I must have another one. When finances allow of course.

  • @killerqueen9298
    @killerqueen929824 күн бұрын

    Hi. I agree that FIAT could produce a peach of an engine but the bodywork was completely rubbish. I hav an 850 that had a fabulous engine engine but the bodywork was riddled with rust after 3 years. The floor fell out on both sides and the rest of the body was also rusty.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    To be fair, rust was such a standard part of 1960s motoring that I don't think you'd avoid that with many manufacturers.

  • @killerqueen9298

    @killerqueen9298

    24 күн бұрын

    @@TwinCam Agreed but FIAT wer renown for using thin metal to cut costs and weight

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    @killerqueen9298 Yes absolutely, especially when you compare them to a company like Rootes, who famously used very thick steel in a chase for quality.

  • @RobReynolds
    @RobReynolds24 күн бұрын

    I spy birchwood business park

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Wrong side of Warrington!

  • @runoflife87
    @runoflife8724 күн бұрын

    Well, it seems like Fiat engineers cared more about average driver needs than Sir Alec Issigonis.

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    Oh undoubtedly. Issigonis, at least from the Mini onwards, couldn't give a stuff about what drivers wanted. He just wanted to make wacky engineering test beds based on his pre-conceived views of the world. That said, Giacosa rounded-off Issigonis' rough edges with the Autobianchi Primula, then with Fiats 128 and 127.

  • @runoflife87

    @runoflife87

    23 күн бұрын

    @@TwinCam the Mini was pretty difficult to repair - its biggest flaw IMO.

  • @whitefields5595
    @whitefields559524 күн бұрын

    Although fabric is cheaper than steel, I doubt a fabric sunroof is cheaper than a continuous steel roof due to its extra engineering and construction costs. Like the vid though, well done

  • @jamesengland7461

    @jamesengland7461

    24 күн бұрын

    Well, they weren't designing for roof strength or rollover protection, and I think it wasn't so much the cost of the steel as the shortage of supply- they didn't want to run out.

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons10124 күн бұрын

    "Safer than a Vespa"???? Hmmmm Thats kind of pushing it........ lol

  • @barrykochverts4149

    @barrykochverts4149

    22 күн бұрын

    Well, you can't fall over. I have a bad leg that has persisted for years from a gravel slide out in a corner on my Vespa 200 GT, 15 years ago.

  • @JoyceTillman-jj3yp

    @JoyceTillman-jj3yp

    18 күн бұрын

    Plus you can't get any more cool than riding a Vespa

  • @jetsons101

    @jetsons101

    18 күн бұрын

    @@JoyceTillman-jj3yp Even the name "Vespa" is cool.........

  • @ravenouself4181
    @ravenouself418124 күн бұрын

    incorrect, the ultimate city car is the fiat 126... which is a fiat 500 but with more headroom for the reas passangers

  • @TwinCam

    @TwinCam

    24 күн бұрын

    I love the 126, but I can’t agree. While a worthy improvement, the formula was badly out of date by 1972, and its massive success was more down to politics than greatness. Cars are great in context, and they generally fall out of favour once removed from their periods.

  • @davidjames2910

    @davidjames2910

    24 күн бұрын

    Yup, by the 1970s this formula was a bit irrelevant when you could get a 127.

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