Fiat 500

• The 500 D (1960 – 1965)

Output: over 642,000 units
Launch price: 450.000 lire

Replacing the original Nuova,the new 500 series D was launched in the Autumn of 1960.
The D looks very similar, but there are two key differences. One is the engine size (the D features an uprated 499cc engine producing 17 bhp as standard, a top speed of 95 km/h and average consumption of 4.8 liters/100 km. -this engine is used right through until the end of the L in 1973) and the other is the roof (the D roof does not fold back as far as the roof on the Nuova. The canvas roof was now sturdier, easier to open and slightly smaller).

The car was homologated for 4 people with 40 kg of luggage. The unladen weight also increased to 500 kg (the first 500 of 1957 weighed 470, and this reflected an important increase in content and stronger materials) and 820 kg fully laden.
The D also features “suicide doors”and the white walls returned on the tires.

The fuel tank on the 500 D lost its barrel shape but remained in the front; its new less bulky form took up a little less space in the boot although it increased in size from 20 liters to 22 liters.

Below is a photo of the Fiat 500D