Fiat 500
The Fiat 500 is a car produced by the Fiat company of Italy between 1957 and 1975, with limited production of the Fiat 500 K estate continuing until 1977. The car was designed by Dante Giacosa.
Launched as the Nuova (new) 500 in July 1957, it was a cheap and practical town car. Measuring only 3 metres (~10 feet) long, and originally powered by an appropriately-sized 479 cc two-cylinder, air-cooled engine, the 500 redefined the term “small car” and is considered one of the first city cars.
In 1995 British shoegazing band Lush recorded a tribute song to Fiat 500. The song, aptly named “500”, was released on the group##Q##s final album Lovelife in 1996. A remixed version of the song, renamed “500 (Shake Baby Shake)”, was released as the group##Q##s final single later that year, reaching #21 in the UK singles chart.
Free diving world champion Enzo Molinari and his brother Roberto drive a beaten-up Fiat 500 with a trailer full of diving equipment in the movie The Big Blue. Both actors and the car later featured in Japanese TV commercials for ##Q##Lazer 100##Q## gasoline.
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