Description
In 1934 Dante Giacosa was given permission by Agnelli to start production of the smallest of the small cars of the era. Its size and fender-placed headlights gave it its nickname of Topolino (Mickey Mouse) that aided its purpose of wide acceptance by the masses. Its light body was streamlined to a most aerodynamic shape permitted by placing the radiator not in front but behind the engine. Soon after production begun, the chassis was redesigned to bear semi-elliptical leaf springs to support the extra weight of rear passengers.
The Topolino offered was manufactured as such in 1938 and dispatched to its first owner in Italy. By 1992 it was owned by a Milanese gentleman who decided to part with it in 1995 before being sold to a minicar collector. The car retains most of its original history related documents as well as its FIVA certification.
Specifications
Year: 1938
Make: Fiat
Model: 500 Topolino
Type: A
Body type: 2 door, berlina
Chassis number: 500 - 052297
Engine type: aluminum cylinder head over cast iron block, 569 cc, 2 cylinders, SOHC, OHV, Solex 22HD carbureted, 13 bhp at 4000 rpm 27 Nm at 2800 rpmoutput
Engine number: 500 - 052602
Transmission: 4sp. manual, 2nd and 3rd with synchromesh
Suspension: front independent with wishbones and transverse leaf springs, rear rigid axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, hydraulic shocks all around
Body color: Burgundy over Black guards
Interior color, trim: Beige, leatherette seats with cloth door cards
Recent ownership history:
1992-1994: Mr. N. V., Milano, Italy
1994-2002: Mr. L. G, Milano, Italy and Athens, Greece
2002- present: Mr. P. Ts., Athens, Greece
Documents:
- Federation Internationale Des Vehicules Anciens (FIVA) Identity Card, issued on Feb., 7th, 2018
- Reale Automobile Club D’ Italia Ownership and History Records 1940-1987, issued in 1987
- Automobile Club D’ Itatlia, Certificate of Property, issued in 1992
- Passenger Vehicle Registration, Ministry of Transportation, Italy issued in 1882
