"wkiernan" (wkiernan)
02/25/2015 at 15:23 • Filed to: None
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"wkiernan" (wkiernan)
02/25/2015 at 15:23 • Filed to: None | 3
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I went to my favorite lunch place today, an Italian deli called Mazzaro's in St. Petersburg, Florida. They have a few old FIAT cars and a couple of Piaggio Apes parked outside for Italian atmosphere. I never noticed until today that their FIAT 600 is actually a Yugoslavian FIAT manufactured by Zastava, best known in the USA as the manufacturers of the Yugo. I never even knew that Zastava made a version of the 600! So I grabbed my cell phone and took a few pictures of this pretty little thing for your amusement. That's a 500 parked in front of it, by the way.
That's a European license tag on it, so I think it's not really legal to drive on the public roads. Even so, it looks like it's in decent condition, and I wouldn't be surprised if it could be made road-worthy. Safety-wise, however... well, I don't suppose it could be any worse than riding a motorcycle!
Bozi Tatarevic
> wkiernan
02/25/2015 at 15:26 |
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That's awesome. I am from the former Yugoslavia and remember these from my childhood. I still see plenty of them when I go back to visit. It has become the hipster mobile in Serbia and Bosnia as of late
cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> wkiernan
02/25/2015 at 15:32 |
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Is that a Subaru 360 in front of it?
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wkiernan
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
02/25/2015 at 15:38 |
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Nope, it's a FIAT 500. The funny thing is that about 50 feet away in the parking lot there was one of the new FIAT 500s. It was the same effect you get when you park an original Austin Mini beside a new BMW Mini, where the small new car suddenly looks huge in contrast.
TwoAngryCarbs
> wkiernan
02/25/2015 at 15:43 |
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I also think it's a Subaru 360, just look at the shape of the rear window and the placement of the rear tail lights, looks nothing like a Fiat 500.
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wkiernan
> TwoAngryCarbs
02/25/2015 at 15:47 |
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Well, you know what, I missed the FIAT 600 actually being a Zastava 750 for a long time so I could be wrong about that one as well. The next time I go there I'll check it a little closer and I'll also bring my cell phone and take some pictures of that little hippie-painted FIAT/Soo-BAR-oo/whatever.
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Bozi Tatarevic
> TwoAngryCarbs
02/26/2015 at 17:33 |
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It is definitely Fiat 500 based http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/more-then-you-…
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TwoAngryCarbs
> Bozi Tatarevic
02/26/2015 at 17:38 |
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No no no, we were discussing the car infront of the Zastava 750 in the second picture, hope that clears things up.
TylerLinner
> cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
07/14/2015 at 10:56 |
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Yes, it 100% is a 360. Tail lights are way higher than a 500, and you can see the triangular vent behind the window. Its paint job reinforces the chrome body line that goes from the drip rail down the C pillars and under the rear window.
