Fiat Abarth 695 .

[Silver Foxx]

Built from a 1/24 scale  Fujimi kit , this is the Ferrari tribute version . Tamiya paint . You can see the size different next to a 1/24 Tamiya version of the old model.

[Jon Cole]

Woh! The yellow one- they expected actual humans to fit in that?! Imagine getting hit in that? They would have to go looking for your remains!
The late model Abarth looks like it would be a hoot to drive!  A little buzz bomb!

[TooOld]

Always thought these were a bit odd looking but you've built a wonderful looking model , Great job ! 

[FabbricaP]

Great little build! Can’t believe the size next to the original one

[Dann Tier]

Excellent job!!, and those headlamps are crazy realistic!!

[Chris in Berwyn]

Both are great!  Always liked both of them, but I had no idea the original was that small in comparison.  Here is a pic of a real one I took, and you can see how small it is compared to the motorcycles. 

I should pick up a lot of the new one - yours in an inspiration! 

[peter31a]

Great little Fiat! Amazing the difference between the classic and the modern.

[GlueTube]

Good job! Quite the contrast too.

Regards

Brian Kroon

[da_ashman]

Great work! Love the 695 Tribute, wish Fujimi had done the wheels properly! (hobby design do a proper sized set)

Size difference is massive even for what is still a small car!!! Not as bad as a Mini countryman...

 

[HotRodaSaurus]

A great job on both the modern and original version

The original Fiat 500 was designed to negotiate the many tiny narrow streets of old Italy and Sicily, same with the scooter based utility vehicle named the Ape(pronounced Arpay I do believe). Many of which are still in daily use. The modern Fiat is based on a Fiat Panda chassis and shares many parts. For the British Isles we had the Mini of course. Not a rich country just after the war, this was the first real car built to replace the common family transport of a motorcycle and sidecar.

We are a funny old lot over here as many or the long standing listed owners clubs for such cars do not recognise the modern designs and are not encouraged to join. These include cars such as the new Mini, we dislike this mainly because it is a BMW design mainly,  VW beetle, and even the new so called Routemaster bus. Why funny? Because turn up to an American car show in a brand new Mustang or Challenger and you are waved in with open arms, same with all the Harley Davidson motorcycle shows, there is no prejudice against an old Pan head to the latest liquid cooled OHC models.

What next, maybe a 2020 version of the Morris Minor! YUCK ???

Great models, enjoy, J.

[gman]

This photo is a little closer to showing actual size difference between the original and the new- taken in Roma before they started cropping up so frequently here in North America.

[89AKurt]

I've been tempted to get one of these, but I'm glad you actually built one!  Looks great!  Good to know the wheels are incorrect.

Yea, just like every other manufacturer, the early ones are tiny, the "new & improved" are at least 1/3 larger for American market.  I had a 2003 and 2007 MINI Cooper, so been there done that.

[slusher]

Very sharp model!

[PatW]

Superb! Great to see two Italian iconic cars in superb condition, well done!

[Bainford]

Nice job on the little critter. I bet that is a fun machine to drive. And I'm seriously digging the tiny original. The size difference is quite striking.

[Brizio]

Nice job! 

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

 

[Classicgas]

Nice work on both.

[Zoom]

Nice couple!