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Paul Krüger
03/02/2025

Fiat 500 F (1968) – im Testbericht für "auto motor und sport" kratzt er auf zwei Rädern die Kurve

What caused horror at Daimler-Benz 29 years later was still considered funny in 1968 - or at least tolerated as a forgivable design disadvantage from times gone by. After all, the Fiat 500 was already over ten years old. Editor Gerd Hack, at any rate, found the tilting tendency worth just half a paragraph in the test report for auto motor und sport . Thanks to its round shape, the small car could roll over easily...

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Artikelbild Compact, practical and still in use after more than 60 years

Compact, practical and still in use after more than 60 years

Artikelbild Pictures (almost) without words: Charles the Short

Pictures (almost) without words: Charles the Short

Artikelbild Autonomous driving 60 years ago?

Autonomous driving 60 years ago?

Artikelbild Diverse sports car program from Fiat in 1967

Diverse sports car program from Fiat in 1967

Artikelbild Franquin's Gaston Lagaffe drives a Fiat 509

Franquin's Gaston Lagaffe drives a Fiat 509

Artikelbild Abarthig - Generation meeting Fiat Abarth 124 Rally Group 4 and Abarth 124 Spider

Abarthig - Generation meeting Fiat Abarth 124 Rally Group 4 and Abarth 124 Spider

Artikelbild Dingolfing gets involved: Goggomobil T 600 rolls off the assembly line

Dingolfing gets involved: Goggomobil T 600 rolls off the assembly line

Artikelbild Fiat vs. VW vs. DKW in the hobby Super Test - chase over Alpine passes

Fiat vs. VW vs. DKW in the hobby Super Test - chase over Alpine passes

Artikelbild Readers as vehicle testers - Simca 1100, NSU 1200, Fiat 128 in the (historical) super test

Readers as vehicle testers - Simca 1100, NSU 1200, Fiat 128 in the (historical) super test

Artikelbild VW Beetle 1300 - and a new spring comes again and again

VW Beetle 1300 - and a new spring comes again and again

Artikelbild Compact, practical and still in use after more than 60 years

Compact, practical and still in use after more than 60 years

Artikelbild Pictures (almost) without words: Charles the Short

Pictures (almost) without words: Charles the Short

Artikelbild Autonomous driving 60 years ago?

Autonomous driving 60 years ago?

Artikelbild Diverse sports car program from Fiat in 1967

Diverse sports car program from Fiat in 1967

Artikelbild Franquin's Gaston Lagaffe drives a Fiat 509

Franquin's Gaston Lagaffe drives a Fiat 509

Artikelbild Abarthig - Generation meeting Fiat Abarth 124 Rally Group 4 and Abarth 124 Spider

Abarthig - Generation meeting Fiat Abarth 124 Rally Group 4 and Abarth 124 Spider

Artikelbild Dingolfing gets involved: Goggomobil T 600 rolls off the assembly line

Dingolfing gets involved: Goggomobil T 600 rolls off the assembly line

Artikelbild Fiat vs. VW vs. DKW in the hobby Super Test - chase over Alpine passes

Fiat vs. VW vs. DKW in the hobby Super Test - chase over Alpine passes

Artikelbild Readers as vehicle testers - Simca 1100, NSU 1200, Fiat 128 in the (historical) super test

Readers as vehicle testers - Simca 1100, NSU 1200, Fiat 128 in the (historical) super test

Artikelbild VW Beetle 1300 - and a new spring comes again and again

VW Beetle 1300 - and a new spring comes again and again