Bambina - the Fiat 500 in New Zealand
Category: Book
| Title | Bambina - the Fiat 500 in New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Author | Todd Niall |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publisher | Iconic Publishing |
| ISBN | 9780473118853 |
| Language | English and Italian |
| Format | Paperback, 128 pages with photos |
| Online resource | no |
| Topic | Fiat, Fiat 500, Fiat Bambina, Car industry, Fiat 500 automobile, Automobile industry and trade - New Zealand |
English
The New Zealand story of the italian motoring icon the Fiat 500, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007. This is a picture driven history of the cars place in New Zealand's curious industrial landscape of the 1950s and 1960s, as well as its "life" - the racing, the owners, the excursion to Antarctica. It is an affectionate look at the fiat 500 in the market furthest from its native Italy. There is a dual text in both English and Italian.
An advertisement from Miss New Zealand 1966 programme (back cover) of Fiat Bambina can be found in the records of The National Library of New Zealand, link here. More images and articles, also from the The National Library of New Zealand, can be found at this link.
Other resources:
Fiat’s Baby is 60 Years Old
(Scoop Independent News)
The history of Bambina 500
Italian
Creata in Italia, montata in Nuova Zelanda (dove è stata soprannominata Bambina), questa icona dell'ingegneria motoristica italiana unita al tipico approccio pragmatico neozelandese si è ritagliata una vita propria agli antipodi. È stata iscritta a competizioni su pista, spedita in Antartide ed utilizzata come pedina nelle politiche industriali. Questo volume celebra il cinquantesimo anniversario di questa famosissima vettura. Il libro si può trovare qui.
