This photo was shot one day after I took the pics of the Ligier (see post below), and is another, altogether more successful European "city car." It's the Fiat 500, a model that was produced from 1957-1975, with running style and equipment upgrades throughout the years-- I'm thinking this is a model from the early 1960's. Click on picture to enlarge-- it's waiting at the light next to a current Honda Civic hatchback-- this car is tiny. It may not be any more highway-worthy than the Ligier, but it is a much better looking machine. Fiat has done the retro-new thing with the "Nuovo 500"-- New 500 (think VW New Beetle or Mini), and it's a smash hit-- you see the new 500's all over the place here. And now that Fiat has bought Chrysler, you should start seeing versions of this car in the USA. One word of caution: Much as it pains me to say this, Fiat's reputation for, ahem, variable quality remains so buyer beware. Shame, seeing as this new 500 is one of the few Fiats I would ever consider.
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