Full of style, beautiful, and with an irresistible sympathy.
These are the distinctive features of the Fiat 500. But this 1967 F, which is part of the fleet of vintage cars that Slowhills offers you for rental, has many other arrows in its bow. We tell you about them. Make yourself comfortable, imagine holding its steering wheel in your hands, breathing the smell of the interior and hearing the unmistakable noise of the twin cylinder as you go for a walk along the provincial roads and cypresses, towards the Crete Senesi.
The handling of the old 500 is still able to surprise today: the small size and low weight make it agile and snappy. Of course, speed is not great tourism, but the beauty is also this: treat yourself to a slow weekend, savoring the sensations and emotions of the past, perhaps during the summer, with the canopy open and your hair blowing in the wind!
We can also rent this vintage 500 along with other specimens for the organization of tours between Umbria and Tuscany, but in our opinion this vintage 500 gives its best in wedding services: its ivory livery says it all!
A couple of things to let anyone who wants to rent this vintage 500 know
- The Fiat 500 still drives very well, despite the absence of power steering: its small wheels do not make you miss it. Furthermore, the small turning circle makes it particularly agile in the narrow streets of the villages of Umbria and Tuscany
- If you want to rent this vintage Fiat 500 for weddings, filming, films or photo shoots: we will take care of the request for access permits.
- For those who rent it for a tour: we provide maps and itineraries, and the possibility to book in referenced farmhouses and bed and breakfasts.
- We recommend our 500 for those traveling as a couple. If you are more, perhaps it is better to consider renting another classic car!
- The 500 consumes very little: with two cylinders, a low weight and 499.5 cc of displacement, almost 20 km are covered with one liter. Who said classic cars consume more?
- Equipment: model F, year 1967, ivory color.
Yes, but ... how do you get the downshift?
It takes a little familiarity, we assure you that you can do it well: to reassure you, you just need to think that the 500 was the training ground for many experienced drivers, who, despite their lack of experience, managed without problems.
The side-by-side is necessary on cars with unsynchronized gearboxes, and is done only when shifting down, since, for example, passing from third to second, the engine speed must increase. A tap on the accelerator favors the insertion of the lower gear.
So, the sequence is:
to. clutch
b. transmission in neutral
c. clutch release
d. tap of accelerator
And. clutch again (immediately! While the engine is still high revs)
f. engagement of the lower gear
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