Fiat 126 MiniMaxi, 1978, by Moretti. A buggy-type vehicle based on the rear-engined 126. The windshield is hinged to lie flat

1975 FIAT 126

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Fiat 126

Fiat 126 “Jolly”. 

From the traditional Meyer’s Manx buggy to the Citroën Mehari, obscure Tangara Dunes and Renault Rodeos, to Mini Mokes and Volkswagen Things, beach cars are joyfully single-minded to the pursuit of low-speed fun in the sun. As the monikers already mentioned suggest, even their names are enough to cheer you up, and none come more jolly than… well, Jolly. Fiat originally commissioned a run of sun-friendly 600s from coachbuilder Ghia in the late 1950s, but the smaller 500 Jolly is arguably even better known, with its cut-down sides, wicker seats and a roof like a Bedouin tent. The low sides were perfect for hopping in and out and the seats allowed water and sand to fall through once you were in – though “in” is a somewhat relative term when it comes to beach cars. And if it looked like that thin fabric roof might fly away in the gentlest breeze, then remember that with a 13-horsepower, 479cc parallel twin behind you, even generating a gentle breeze would be something of a struggle.B But think of the benefits. For one, while beach cars are categorically not about going quickly, the 126’s 594cc twin makes not far short of double the power of a 500, at 23bhp. The builder of this car clearly put safety as a slightly higher priority too, using more reassuring-looking tubing to hoist the roof and protect the cabin than the slim chrome tubes on a 500 or 600.

Picollo FIAT 500 et 126

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Wszędołaz ("Everywhere", in Polish), a prototype Fiat 126p – or Polski Fiat – on caterpillar tracks, built to inspect power lines during the severe winter of 1979-1980. Unfortunately there was a critical design flaw : the tracks were supposed to push snow out, but instead accumulated it to the point they fell off.

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