1977 Fiat 500D Giardiniera 2Cyl 499Cc 17Hp

1977 Fiat 500D Giardiniera Manufactured by Autobianchi Fuel Tank Capacity: 21 liter/5.5476132 gal. Fuel consumption: 45.233572 miles/gal. 250.93836 miles on a single tank. Astronomical return on investment; these micro vehicles are highly desirable items in the eyes of the crowd. Back in the sixties, the Italian dairy company ''Sterilgarda Alimenti" founded in 1969, started to use the Fiat ''Giardiniera'' as a Milk Delivery Van in the villages of Italy.. Formed and still based in ''Castiglione delle Stiviere'', the company started out by supplying just milk to delivery companies. It quickly expanded in the 1970's. Vehicle was a member of Italian group "De Club Van" and winner to two annual awards for best two-tone interior and best two-tone exterior paint. The vehicle has preserved its pristine condition inside and out. The car has a healthy 499.5 cc air-cooled engine delivering 17.5 bhp mated to a 4 speed manual gear box and packaged in a rear engine/rear wheel drive platform. The most important element, technically, is the different architecture of the twin-cylinder engine which was laid on its side 'like a sole' as they said at Fiat, so that it could fit under the flat loading surface. The Giardiniera model also features suicide doors, a newly restored full-length sunroof and larger upgraded brakes.