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2017
APRIL 3rd-8th
FUORI SALONE
VIA F. GABBA
MILANO
Imagine driving along the Amalfi Coast to Capri in a Fiat 500 Jolly – the same car that Aristotele Onassis drove in the ’60s – with the wind blowing in your hair.
Then imagine reaching Amalfi to dine by the sea, cruising in a legendary Fiat 500 Abarth, the same car that broke the record for speed in February of 1958 at the Monza racetrack.
Even picture yourself passing through the center of Milan, to go to a wine tasting, in a Fiat 500 Convertible, the same car that was certified for four people in 1963 and sold on market for 435,000 Italian lire.
Today, these extraordinary vehicles that revolutionized the history of the automobile are given new life, becoming contemporary icons, in harmony with the most innovative green technology, thanks to their silent and performing, zero-emission electric core.
Year: 1967
Project By: Sergio Sartorelli
Speed: the electric engine has the same performance of the original era car; top speed 95 Km/h.
Autonomy: 120 Km with a full charge that costs about 1.80 € (recharges in about 3 hours).
Curiosity: the 500 Jolly had almost twice the price compared to a standard model and has been a cult object, purchased by many VIPs such as Aristotele Onassis, Yul Brynner, Enrico Berlinguer.
An interesting detail today: the chassis has undergone pyrolytic stripping and anti-corrosion treatment with cataphoresis, treatments that the modern automotive industry applies to vintage cars. The outer moldings are polished stainless steel mirror, bent and welded by hand.
The car on exhibition comes straight from the sunny hills of the island of Lipari, having once belonged to a noble florentine family. Although it has been preserved in excellent condition, each detail has undergone a thorough revision.
The stylish, natural rattan interior has been reconstructed thanks to the work of artisans in Catania, real experts in weaving “cannizzi” wood, which were used to sun-dry tomatoes and fruit. During assembly, this wonderful Fiat 500 Jolly received a new technological core, built with the latest technology. The car’s batteries are the latest generation of Lithium Iron Phosphate (“LIFEP04”).
Vintage electric cars are produced by Officine Amarcord
Year: 1968
Project By: Karl Abarth
Speed: the electric drive motor has the same performance of the original car, over 100 km/h of maximum speed.
Autonomy: 120 Km with a full charge that costs about 1.80 € (recharges in about 3 hours).
Curiosity: the turning point for the success of this special 500 model was in 1958, the year in which the Fiat 500 Abarth gets the speed record at Monza.
The car covered 18.186 Km at an average speed of 108,52 Km/h, between February 13 and 20 of 1958, turning day and night.
An interesting detail today: the maximum speed of the Fiat 595 passes from 95 to 120 Km/h and Karl Abarth decides that his car should be distinguished. He adopted some special aesthetic details and also a discharge double outlet an oil pan finned particularly visible. This helps to make the 595 a status symbol.
The car on exhibition was recovered from an old farmhouse on the Targa Florio track. Following its purchase by a Sicilian patron, the car was given in use, as reconnaissance vehicle, to the team of Driving Master Nino Vaccarella, the car’s official driver before De Tomaso, followed by Lotus and later, champion Ferrari. The interior has been reconstructed using the original fabric “TV”, following the recommendation of the current owner. The batteries are the latest generation of Lithium Iron Phosphate (“LIFEP04”).
Vintage electric cars are produced by Officine Amarcord
Year: 1963
Project By: Dante Giacosa
Speed: the electric drive motor has the same performance of the original era car, 95 Km/h.
Autonomy: 120 Km with a full charge that costs about 1.80 € (recharges in about 3 hours).
Curiosity: in 1959, the 500 is approved for four real seats and was presented in Geneva in two new models: “500 Convertible” with the Capote opened up to the engine compartment, and “500 sunroof” that has the half sunroof. The platform is modified to derive the wells for the feet of the occupants of the rear seat, which is padded and made comfortable. Consequently their increased reach, the rear end is strengthened and the maximum speed reaches 95 Km/h.
An interesting detail today: during assembly received a new technological heart, a system built with the latest technology! The batteries are the latest generation of Lithium Iron Phosphate (“LIFEP04”).
The car on exhibition was recovered from the Amalfi coast and has undergone a complex process of restoration. All metal sheets that FIAT produced at the time have been replaced, while some parts were reconstructed by hand from authentic panel-beaters, a rarity today.
Vintage electric cars are produced by Officine Amarcord
Year: 1968
Project By: Dante Giacosa
Speed: the electric drive motor has the same performance of the original era car, 95 Km/h.
Autonomy: 120 Km with a full charge that costs about 1.80 € (recharges in about 3 hours).
Curiosity: in 1965, the Fiat 500 F differs from the previous version for the opening of the doors. For safety reasons, new doors are hinged at the front. A further change is the weight of the car that increases of about 20 Kg.
An interesting detail today: the car is equipped with electronic gear, while retaining the option to use the original gearbox to engage the gears, the driver can choose to use the “back and-forth” gear, more suited to the modern guide to which we are accustomed. An electronic buzzer notifies the arrival of the car in the pedestrian areas: being electric, the car does not emit any noise.
The car on exhibition has been recovered from the province of Messina in Sicily. It regularly circulated until the beginning of the ‘90s, when age started to take its toll and the saline environment started to eat away the vehicle’s metal sheets up to corrode the bearing structure. Its restoration, including anticorrosion treatments, has given new life to the car, which is now ready to drive around, in total silence, with her new electric engine. The batteries are the latest generation of Lithium Iron Phosphate (“LIFEP04”).
Vintage electric cars are produced by Officine Amarcord
