1957 · 🇮🇹 Italy · 13 hp
The original Fiat 500 (Nuova 500), launched in 1957 and built through 1975, was Italy's answer to postwar urban mobility. Its rear-mounted air-cooled twin-cylinder engine displaced just 479cc, yet it motorised a generation and became an enduring symbol of Italian economic recovery and La Dolce Vita culture.