The vehicle has been re-listed for auction due to the previous successful bidder's failure to fulfil the payment obligation.
Highlights
- Fully restored to bare shell in 2015 by Weenie Fiats of Swindon
- Rare and innovative mono-space design from the 1950s
- Complete chassis and bodywork repair during restoration
- Distinctive two-tone Pistachio & Terracotta paint scheme
- Housed in a secure dry garage in the South of France
The Appeal
The Fiat 600D Multipla was one of the automotive world's earliest and most successful mono-space designs, pioneering the concept decades before the term "MPV" was coined. Designed by Dante Giacosa, this ingenious vehicle packed seating for up to six people into a footprint just 11 feet and 6.9 inches long, and in the process created an absolute miracle for the small commercial networks and families of Europe. It was cute, it was cheap and it was economic - just the ticket for a rapidly redeveloping continent.
This particular example has been comprehensively restored to bare shell by marque specialists Weenie Fiats of Swindon in 2015, and presents in a two-tone Pistachio and Terracotta colour scheme. Having been carefully stored in a secure dry garage in the South of France under a dust cover since its restoration, this charming Multipla offers an opportunity to acquire a particularly fine example of Fiat's innovative people carrier.
This particular example has been comprehensively restored to bare shell by marque specialists Weenie Fiats of Swindon in 2015, and presents in a two-tone Pistachio and Terracotta colour scheme. Having been carefully stored in a secure dry garage in the South of France under a dust cover since its restoration, this charming Multipla offers an opportunity to acquire a particularly fine example of Fiat's innovative people carrier.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1961
- Purchased by the current owner in 2015
- Underwent a comprehensive restoration to bare shell in 2015 by "Weenie Fiats" in Swindon (Classic Fiat 500 specialists)
- Complete chassis and bodywork repair undertaken during restoration
- Housed in a secure dry garage in the South of France
The Condition
- The vendor notes that the car is free of scratches and dents
- We'd recommend closely investigating photographs, but it's certainly a fine bus
- Repainted in Two-Tone colours of Pistachio & Terracotta
- Bumpers and door handles are a little dull
- Interior appears in very good order
- Seating finished in off-white with green piping
- One of the window latches is faulty
- The centre seat stay has come adrift
The Mechanics
- 633 cc overhead-valve inline four-cylinder engine
- Four-speed manual transmission
- 22 bhp output
- The vendor states that the engine runs very smoothly (as shown in video)
- Factory standard engine with no modifications
- A-arm front and radius arm rear suspension with coil springs
- Four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes
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