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| | :''"600" can also refer to the later [[Fiat Seicento]]'' | | :''"600" can also refer to the later [[Fiat Seicento]]'' |
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| | + | [[image:Fiat-600-d.jpg|right|thumb|400px|'''Fiat 600 D''']] |
| | + | The '''[[Fiat]] 600''' (or "Seicento") was a small (3.22 metre) [[automobile]] available as a [[hatchback]] produced from 1955 to 1969. The top speed ranged from 95 kilometres per hour empty with the 663 cubic centimetre engine to 110 kilometres per hour with the 767 cubic centimetre version. The car had good ventilation and defrosting systems. It was the first rear-engine Fiat and cost the equivalent of about 6,700 [[euro]]s (590,000 [[lira]] then). |
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| + | A year after its debut, in 1956, a soft-top version was introduced, as well as a six-seater variant — the [[Fiat Multipla|Fiat 600 Multipla]]. It would now be termed a [[Multi Purpose Vehicle|people carrier]]. |
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| − | ! colspan=2 |'''Fiat 600'''
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| − | | Production || 1955-1969
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| − | | Predecessor || [[Fiat Topolino]]
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| − | | Successor || [[Fiat 850]]
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| − | | Class || [[City car]]
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| − | | Layout || [[RR layout]]
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| − | | Body style || 2-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]]
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| − | | Engine || 633 cc [[straight-4]] [[Overhead valve|OHV]], 21 hp<br>767 cc [[straight-4]] [[Overhead valve|OHV]], 29 hp
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| − | | Length || 3215mm
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| − | | Width || 1380mm
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| − | | Height || 1405mm
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| − | | Weight || 585kg
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| − | | Related || [[SEAT 600]]<br>[[Zastava 750]]
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| − | | Designer || [[Dante Giacosa]]
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| − | [[Image:MHV NSU-Fiat Jagst 01.jpg|250px|thumb|[[NSU Motorenwerke AG|NSU]] Fiat Jagst]]
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| − | [[Image:MHV Steyr-Fiat 600 01.jpg|250px|thumb|righ|[[Steyr automobile|Steyr]] Fiat 600]]
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| | + | During [[1960s]], [[1970s]], and [[1980s]], the car became very popular in countries such as [[Argentina]], where people call it ''Fitito''. The Soviets copied this car as the Zaporozhets ZAZ-965, produced from 1960 to 1963, as [[Spain]] during fascism did with the [[SEAT_600|SEAT 600]]. |
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| − | The '''Fiat 600''' (or "Seicento") [say-chento] is a [[city car]] produced by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[automaker]] [[Fiat]] from 1955 to 1969. Measuring only 3.22 m (126 in) long, it was the first [[rear engine|rear-engined]] Fiat and cost the equivalent of about € 6,700 or US$ 7300 in today's money (590,000 [[lira]] then). The total number produced from 1955 to 1969 at the [[Mirafiori]] plant was 2,604,000. During 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the car became very popular in countries such as [[Spain]] (as [[Seat 600]]), where it became the [[cultural icon|icon]] par excellence of the [[Spanish miracle]], and [[Argentina]], where it was nicknamed ''Fitito'' (a diminutive of Fiat). | + | The total number produced from [[1955]] to [[1969]] at the Mirafiori plant was 2,604,000. |
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| − | The car had hydraulic drum brakes on all four wheels. Suspension was a unique single double-mounted leafspring - which acts as a stabilizer - between the front wheels coupled to gas-charged [[shock absorber]]s, and an independent coil-over-shock absorber setup coupled to semi-trailing arms at the rear. All 600 models had 3-synchro (no synchro on 1st) 4-speed [[transaxle]]s. Unlike the [[Volkswagen Beetle]] or [[Fiat 500]], the Fiat 600 is water-cooled with an ample cabin heater, and while cooling is generally adequate, for high-power modified versions a front-mounted radiator or oil cooler is needed to complement the rear-mounted radiator. All models of the 600 had generators with mechanical external regulators.
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| − | The top speed ranged from {{Auto kmh|95}} empty with the 633 [[cubic centimetre|cc]] engine to {{Auto kmh|110}} with the 767 cc version. The car had good ventilation and defrosting systems.
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| − | A year after its debut, in 1956, a soft-top version was introduced, as well as a six-seater variant — the Fiat 600 Multipla. It was a precursor of current [[multi-purpose vehicle]]s.
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| − | == Fiat 600 derivatives ==
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| − | === Fiat 600 / 770 Neckar Jagst ===
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| − | The Fiat 600 was also manufactured at Fiat [[Neckar (car)|Neckar]] in Germany between 1956 and 1967. Presented in a first time as Jagst 600, in 1960 with the release of Fiat 600D it became Jagst 770. The model was manufactured until the end of 1967, more than 172,000 copies.
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| − | === [[Seat 600]] ===
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| − | Also in [[Spain]], the 600 model was made under the make of [[Seat]], from 1957 to 1973. Up to 797.319 [[Seat 600]] were made. The Spanish exported them to Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Netherlands, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Coast, Etiopia, Gabon, Guinea Ecuatorial, Reunion Island, Lebanon, Senegal, Somalia and Zaire. This car motorised [[Spain]] after the [[Spanish Civil War]].
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| − | === Zastava 750/850 ===
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| − | In former Yugoslavia the model was very popular, and was produced under the name [[Zastava 750]] (later 850), nicknamed "Fića" in Serbian, "Fićo" in Croatian and "Fičo" in Slovene. It was produced by the Zastava factory in Kragujevac (in Serbia) from the early sixties until 1985. Zastava 850 had many improvements from original model. The [[Fiat 850]] is largely derived from the 600, but introduces a fully-synchronized transaxle, front disc brakes, and an alternator. The Fiat 850 is thus a popular source of 'upgrade' parts for the 600, but these upgrades can be difficult or costly as few of the parts can simply be exchanged without modification.
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| − | == Zaporozhets ZAZ-965 ==
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| − | In the [[USSR]] a similar car was manufactured, [[Zaporozhets|Zaporozhets ZAZ-965]], produced from 1960 to 1969. It was the first car mass-produced in Ukraine (then part of USSR). Despite speculations that the design was copied from the Fiat 600, ZAZ factory representatives say the car was an exclusively Soviet design, created by Soviet ZAZ engineers jointly with colleagues from Moscow's [[NAMI (institute)|NAMI]].
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| − | ==The Multipla (1956–1965)==
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| − | ! colspan=2 |'''Fiat 600 Multipla'''
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| − | | Engine || 633 cc [[straight-4]] [[Overhead valve|OHV]], 21 hp<br>767 cc [[straight-4]] [[Overhead valve|OHV]], 29 hp
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| − | | Length || 139.25in
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| − | The original Fiat ''Multipla'' and ''600 Multipla'' were based on the Fiat 600's drivetrain, model [[Fiat 1100|1100]] coil and wishbone independent front suspension, and sat 6 people in a footprint just 50 cm longer than the original [[Mini Cooper]]. The driver compartment was moved forward over the front axle, eliminating the [[Trunk (automobile)|boot]] in effect but giving the body very [[Multi-purpose vehicle|MPV]]-like one-box look. Behind the front seat the vehicle could be arranged with a flat floor area or a choice of one or two bench seats.
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| − | Until the 1970s it was widely used as a [[Taxicab|taxi]] in many parts of [[Italy]].
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| − | A 633 cc right hand drive Multipla was tested by the British magazine [[The Motor (magazine)|The Motor]] in 1956 and was found to have a top speed of 57.1mph and could accelerate from 0-50mph in 43.0 seconds. A fuel consumption of 38.4mpg was recorded. The test car cost £799 including taxes on the UK market.
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| − | A Fiat 600 Multipla towing a caravan is used in the video clip of the [[Crowded House]] hit ''[[Weather with You]]'' from their 1991 album ''[[Woodface]]''.
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| − | The Multipla name was re-introduced in the late-1990s for the [[Fiat Multipla]] [[compact MPV]].
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| | + | [[Image:2006BJCCA2_94_34.jpg|thumb|left|400px|'''The Fiat 600 "Jolly" ''']] |
| | ==The Jolly== | | ==The Jolly== |
| | + | In 1959 Fiat shipped a number of [[Fiat 600]]s to the Italian design house [[Ghia]] for conversion into the Jolly. Featuring wicker seats and the option of a fringed top to shield its occupants from the Mediterranean sun, these cars were originally made for use on large yachts of the wealthy ([[Aristotle Onasis]] owned one). With a cost of nearly double that of a standard "600", they were made in a very limited production. It is believed that fewer than 100 exist today, each one being unique. |
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| − | ! colspan=2 |'''Two Fiat Jolly's'''
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| − | [[Image:Fiat600Jolly.JPG|thumb|200px|left|The Fiat 600 "Jolly" - with [[wicker]] seats]]
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| − | [[Image:2006BJCCA2_94_34.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'''The Fiat 600 "Jolly" ''']]
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| − | In 1958 Fiat shipped a number of Fiat 600s to the Italian design house Ghia for conversion into the Jolly. Featuring wicker seats and the option of a fringed top to shield its occupants from the Mediterranean sun, these cars were originally made for use on large yachts of the wealthy ([[Aristotle Onassis]] owned one).
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| − | With a cost of nearly double that of a standard "600", they were made in a very limited production. It is believed that fewer than 100 exist today, each one being unique. 32 ''Jolly'' cars were used as taxis on the island of [[Santa Catalina Island, California|Catalina]] off the coast of [[Los Angeles]] in the [[United States|USA]] in the years 1958-1962.
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| − | ==Additional Specifications==
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| − | * Gas mileage = ~ 32 mpg for the 499cc engine
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| − | *[http://home.cfl.rr.com/piantieri/fiatjoll.htm Registry for Fiat Multipla and Fiat Jolly MicroCar]
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| − | *[http://www.negri.it/fiat600/index.htm More Pics]
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