1969 FIAT 500F

Genuine second hand Restored bodywork Desirable little convertible French registration title Chassis n° 2050659 Known worldwide, the 500 has made the international popularity of Fiat. As famous as the Citroën 2 CV, the Volkswagen Beetle or the Porsche 911, its fame is such that it has reappeared in recent years in the modern form you now know. The very first Fiat Nuova 500 series was presented in Turin in July 1957. It was equipped with an air-cooled vertical twin-cylinder engine of 479 cm³, located at the rear, delivering 13 hp. Later, Fiat increased the capacity of its twin-cylinder engine and improved the equipment of the versions that followed in the order of the letters of the alphabet. After the Normal «A», the Sport «B» and the Sunroof «C», the «D» version (simply because it was the 4th version) was unveiled in 1960. Then, at the 1965 Geneva Motor Show, Fiat launched the 500 F (because the letter E was assigned to an «America» finish of the 500 D). The latter received doors that opened «the right way», an enlarged windshield and an interior with a better finish. The success of the F version made the observers of the time say that the 500 had reached maturity and convinced Fiat to continue its career with the L and R versions until 1975. The example we present corresponds to the series of Fiat 500 F produced from 1965 to 1969. It was put on the road on the 1st of June 1969, in the name of a Parisian woman who kept it until the beginning of the 2000s. In 2003, a well-informed amateur bought it for his daughter and entrusted it to a body shop for restoration. The base was sound but «crumpled», with many parts showing traces of shocks, after thirty years of life in Paris... The front panel, the trunk bottom, the front fenders and the door panels were replaced by new parts. The paint was redone after all the windows were removed. The gaskets and the hood were changed and the original mechanics received a major overhaul. Since then, the car has been driven very little, always parked under a cover and in a dry place. During our test drive, we discovered a very attractive car in perfect working order. We only noticed that the curve of the rear wheel arches was not perfect, and that the headlight and turn signal switches were damaged. This adorable Fiat 500 F, very sound, with an attractive estimate considering the body work done, is an opportunity not to be missed!