The Fiat 500 was manufactured between the years 1957 and 1975 by Fiat in Italy. The only model that was manufactured beyond 1975 was the Fiat500K, which was last manufactured in 1977. This car was launched and marketed as Nuova 500 and was promoted as a cheap and handy town car, so as to counter the growing congestion in the cities of Italy. It was a small car, measuring a meager 2.97 meter and was powered by a very small double cylinder, 479 cc, air-cooled engine. The Fiat 500 was the pioneer of the city cars as it redefined the concept of small cars.
