SEAT 600
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The SEAT 600 (Seiscientos, also nicknamed seillas or seita) was a Spanish car made by SEAT from 1957 to 1973. It helped to start the economic recovery (called the Spanish Miracle) after the hard years following the Spanish Civil War. It was a relatively inexpensive vehicle and was the first car within the modest economic capabilities of many Spanish families of the mid and late 1960s.
The SEAT company was born as a joint venture of the Spanish government and Fiat, and almost all SEAT models up to 1982 were license-built Fiats although the 1200/1430 Sport "Bocanegra" and 133 were models created by SEAT in the 1970s.
Technically, the car was not very modern; it was just a license-built Italian Fiat 600 of 1955, of all-behind (motor and traction) construction. The engine was a 4-cylinder, water-cooled unit with a displacement of 767 cc, yielding 32 hp at 4800 rpm.
The Fiat version enjoyed far less success in its homeland than the Spanish model, probably because the Italian market was more advanced than the Spanish.
A 4-door version of the same car, the SEAT 800, was also built from 1964 to 1967. It was also known as a 4-door 600, although the official designation was 800. This car was only built in Spain.
A commercial body called SEAT 600 Formichetta was also available.
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