{"id":8844,"date":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/museonicolis.com\/?p=8844"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T13:50:07","slug":"fiat-501-1920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/fiat-501-1920\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiat, 1920, 501 torpedo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fiat “501 torpedo”, <\/strong>1920<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 501<\/strong> was the first car designed by Fiat after the Great War and the first step towards the economy car.
\nProduced to fulfill the requirements of the average family, the 501 was cheap<\/strong>, robust<\/strong> and easy to maintain<\/strong>. It was successful all around the world<\/strong>\u00a0thanks also to the wide range of bodies available: torpedo, roadster, landaulet, limousine, saloon, cabriolet, taxi, sports torpedo.
\nThe car shown in the museum, as the other 501 on display, is fitted with a torpedo body<\/strong>; it was probably the most popular version at the time.
\nThe body was slightly modified to widen the rear seats and create enough space for three passengers.
\nIt\u2019s interesting to notice the\u00a0license\u00a0plate: VR 921<\/strong>. It is original but probably not the first registration plate.
\nIn fact, until 1927 the registration plate was only numerical: the first two numbers, in red, identified the province; the others, in black, was\u00a0the car registration number. In 1927 the new alpha numerical system was introduced: the province was identified by letters (on this car VR stands for Verona) and the car registration numbering restarted from 1.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n