THE LUMP OF BUTTER During WWII French designers in the Renault factory secretly designed the funny looking French reply to the Volkswagen Beetle, The Citroen 2CV and Fiat Topolino. After the end of hostilities Renault developed the little 760 cc 4 door car and started selling them in 1947. Renault had been forced to manufacture […]
The tiny Fiat 500 was known to the locals as “Topolino”, which when translated into English is “little mouse”. The Italians, however, call Mickey Mouse “Topolino”, and the design of the grille and headlamps gives this effect.The radiator of this 600 cc engine sits behind the engine giving the Italian designers the opportunity to break […]