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Before the revamp
It seems to be the fashion among car manufacturers these days to revamp classic models from the past for the 21st Century; the VW Beetle, Mini and more recently the Fiat 500 spring to mind.
All very laudable, but in my view, somehow these updated models, asthetically speaking, don't have quite the same charm as their predecessors - sometimes things are better left as they are.
Italy still has a fair few classic Fiat 500's running around and I found this brightly coloured one in one of the small towns on the shores of Lake Como recently.
Note the tiny front numberplate, a feature that the Italians seemed to prefer so as not to to distract attention from the elegant lines (or in this case curves) of the vehicle.
Before the revamp
It seems to be the fashion among car manufacturers these days to revamp classic models from the past for the 21st Century; the VW Beetle, Mini and more recently the Fiat 500 spring to mind.
All very laudable, but in my view, somehow these updated models, asthetically speaking, don't have quite the same charm as their predecessors - sometimes things are better left as they are.
Italy still has a fair few classic Fiat 500's running around and I found this brightly coloured one in one of the small towns on the shores of Lake Como recently.
Note the tiny front numberplate, a feature that the Italians seemed to prefer so as not to to distract attention from the elegant lines (or in this case curves) of the vehicle.