My late father bought this fiat 600 d in 1961 from Italy when he was returning home from England what a great time for us I m now 70 years of age ,a retired phd professor
This cute little car was once the charm in most countries where it was practical & economical to run and of course this video added an understanding of how it was built in those days at SEAT.
The film shows how the italian car Fiat 600 were made by SEAT (Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo) at Barcelona. SEAT was a Spanish governmental Company licensed by FIAT, wich capital belonged to I.N.I. (Instutito Nacional de Industria, 51 %), some Spanish banks (42%) and FIAT (7%). This Company, SEAT, started working at the earlies 1950's. Its frist model, launched in 1953, was the four doors sedan FIAT 1400, designed by the great italian engineer Dante Giacosa, and produced by SEAT not in series, as FIAT could do, but in an artisanal way. This first product was sold in Spain under the SEAT 1400 trade mark. In 1957, SEAT began producing the FIAT 600, a small two-door coach, also designed by Giacosa, with a 603 c.c. rear engine, which would be sold in Spain under the SEAT 600 brand. The film shows how the first pre-series of the 600 were produced in an artisanal way by SEAT in Barcelona. Soon, the SEAT factory would adopt the series production. In 1963 they launched the SEAT 600-D, with a powered 747 c.c. engine. The SEAT 600 will be produced for 16 years, until 1973, reaching the number of 800,000 units, thus becoming an emblem of the Spanish automotive industry.
En España conocí el seat 600 en la infancia en Madrid y seguían algunos activos en la juventud. Pasaban de hunos ha otros. Sobre todo novatos recién sacado el carnéd de conducir.
A great film. That little car was fine for it's time. I once saw a parts list for the Fiat 600. You had two choices for a replacement cam. Iron or pay a little more and get one that was flame hardened ! Fiat is a well respected automotive manufacturer in Europe. Thank you for preserving and presenting this film. The only thing I did not like was 5:21 - 5:24. The workers were not provided with proper breathing and eye protection in the paint shop.
Oh I get it. When a brutal totalitarian regime dominated all the masses, the concealed religious and ethnically conflicts were well congealed, hence everyone must have been happy. If aged propaganda is your favorite dope, enjoy it.
