The Tiny Fiat 500 That Put Italy on Wheels

After the Second World War, millions of Italians dreamed of owning a car but could not afford one. In nineteen fifty-seven, Fiat answered with the smallest four-seat car it could build. This is the story of the Fiat five hundred and how it helped put a whole nation on wheels. Sources: Wikipedia: Fiat 500 Fiat 500 Enthusiasts: Model history of the Fiat 500 Ecurie: 60 years of the Fiat 500 Autoblog Italia: Fiat 500, la storia del mitico cinquino Image credits (resized and cropped for video): Maps: Natural Earth (public domain). --- Voiceover is produced with AI text-to-speech. Licensed photos are credited above; other photos are courtesy of their respective owners; archival film is public domain. #history #cars #RayStricklandCars