We inform our members and the public that the offices of the Fiat 500 Club Italia Secretariat and the “Dante Giacosa” 500 Multimedia Museum will be closed on Friday 1st November (All Saints’ Day) and Saturday 2nd November, the day dedicated to the commemoration of the deceased.
Dear members, in the next few days you will receive a questionnaire by email. This tool will be essential to know you better and help the Club to direct future actions in order to make them increasingly in line with your needs.
Starting today and until November 30, members who sign up for the very first time to the Fiat 500 Club Italia, at a cost of 48 euros, will be registered for the remainder of 2024 and for all of 2025.
Yesterday, May 9, 2024, the video on the ADAS (Advanced Driver Assist System) safety devices that will be mandatory on cars registered from July 1, 2024 was published on the official channels of the State Police.
from the ASI press office After the delivery of the first historical plate, this path has finally become a reality for enthusiasts. Let's see briefly what the cases are and how to obtain it.
ASI Press Office ASI and the historical registers of Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia are asking for the annulment of the latest Capitoline ordinance which disregards the recent rulings of the Council of State and the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio.
Do you want to nominate your 500 to be exhibited in the “Dante Giacosa” Museum? This is the right time to do it! The Museum is in fact collecting proposals from members to ensure the usual rotation of the cars present in the structure.
ASI Press Office Favorable opinion and request for rapid definition of judgment at the TAR of Lazio for circulation in the green belt of the capital.
Our Club has organized two verification sessions to obtain the Certificate of Identity (Gold Plate). The appointments are in Reggio Emilia on September 16 and in Alcamo (TP) on November 25, 2023.
by Nelson Loureiro On Sunday 26 March 2023, taking advantage of a classic car event, we held the first meeting of historic Fiat 500s in Portugal, with the presence of 15 of these iconic Italian cars in Vila do Conde, on the north coast of the country.
The offices of the Fiat 500 Club Italia and the “Dante Giacosa” 500 Multimedia Museum will be closed from 8 to 10 April for the holidays.
The “Dante Giacosa” Museum has two new multimedia stations that were installed yesterday.
ASI Press Office Asi and the Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia historical registers present an extraordinary appeal to the President of the Republic against the blocks on the circulation of historical vehicles in the capital.
A new tool available to Cinquecentisti: it's the new Fiat 500 Club Italia App!
An event in the ASI Calendar in the hometown of the five-star
Do you live in Sardinia and Sicily and want to participate in the Garlenda Meeting? There is great news for you! In addition to the agreement already in place, Grimaldi Lines has provided discounts for Sardinian and Sicilian residents who will participate in the Meeting. To learn more, read below!
As usual, the program of the Garlenda Meeting is announced in February, which will take place on 1-2-3 July 2022, with a prologue on Thursday 30 June.
Starting today, Fiat 500 Club Italia members have even more benefits with Allianz!
We publish the table with the costs for the ASI Vehicle Certification applications, updated starting from 1 March 2021, as per the ASI circular of 3 February.
We asked the three companies that you voted for the most in the first part of our OFFICINA DEL CUORE initiative to tell their stories to the Cinquecentisti. Here is the first article.
by Massimo Castellano On Thursday 21 November 2019, the first episode of the programme “Gino's Italian Express”, filmed entirely in Turin, was aired on ITV, one of the main English television channels.
On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Fiat 500 Club Italia, yesterday, 7 November 2019, the “Best Partner” award was presented to Allianz.
“Motor vehicles and motorcycles of historical and collectible interest with registration age between 20 and 29 years if in possession of a Certificate of Historical Relevance (CRS) as per Article 4
The Padua event dedicated to historic motoring ended yesterday, October 28, 2018. Record number of visitors, almost 120.000, who animated this 35th edition
Attached is the circular that cancels and replaces the previous one dated 19 January 2018, Prot. 4862.
The book that explains the reason for a great Italian myth is finally available.
HERE you can find the complete list of the scheduled ASI homologation sessions.
A SMILE FOR LIFE – This is the motto with which on Saturday 16 July 2016 friends wanted to remember Annalisa Tomatis, a sixteen-year-old who died two years ago in a car accident; to commemorate her memory her parents chose a live performance by the group “I Nomadi”.
The new series of “Cucine da incubo” started on Sunday evening. The Italian edition features the Campania chef Antonino Cannavacciuolo, a Bud Spencer-like physique and great experience in the kitchen. Fans of the show who also love the 500 will not have missed, in an episode of the past seasons, the presence of a light blue L used […]
The largest model club, the Fiat 500 Club Italia, and the most important Italian classic car magazine, Ruoteclassiche, have started a collaboration under the banner of their passion for the small twin-cylinder.
The French Riviera trustee, Marco Palermo, sends us this beautiful image that portrays Carla Gravina on a brand new Gamine. There are many celebrities who have posed with the different Fiat 500 models and who have fallen in love with this car that has represented, and continues to represent, Italianness in its […]
It is the event of the day, the inauguration of the long-awaited “Variante di valico” on the A1 motorway, and the 500s could not be missed.
Renzo Arbore, our honorary member, is much more than an artist: he represents half a century of history of entertainment in our country. His fifty-year career is now the subject of a book and an exhibition that will be inaugurated on December 19 in Rome.
The holidays are upon us, so the period of Christmas lunches and gatherings for our Club begins. The main event will be Sunday 6 December in Garlenda, when the members' meeting and elections for the renewal of the association's positions will take place; followed by the traditional Best Wishes Lunch.
by Antonio Erario Fulvio Zucco's request to the Fiat 500 Club Italia was precise: "Do you have a 500 Fiat 1957 N available?" ...activating the right channels... the answer could only be yes! November 28, 2015, departure at dawn from Parma for Luca and Barbara Baldi, destination ASC of Vairano (PV), Quattroruote Test Center.
At the headquarters of the Fiat 500 Club Italia in Via Roma 90,17033, 6 Garlenda (SV), Sunday 2015 December 6 the ordinary and extraordinary Assembly is convened in first call at 10 am and, in the event of a lack of a quorum, in second call at XNUMX am; with the following agenda:
Francesca Grimaldi, a well-known RAI journalist, a great expert on the world of motors and a member of the Fiat 500 Club Italia, visited our stand at Auto e Moto d'Epoca at the Padua Fair and complimented the staff.
Last days to write letters to Santa Claus. In the first days of November, in fact, we will organize the delivery – of course 500 – of the precious communications of the little Cinquecento fans to Santa Claus himself, directly in his village of Rovaniemi (Finland).
The Fiat 500 Club Italia, together with the Municipalities of Villanova d'Albenga, Nasino and Pietra Ligure and Confagricoltura Savona, sponsors an event with contemporary art in an unusual setting.
by Enrico Bo The splendid setting of the Nicosia Cellars in Trecastagni (CT) was the backdrop to the ASI Verification Session, organised by our Club on Saturday 3 October 2015. Our Members presented 22 cars.
For the 1st Ostia Gathering, Trustee Andrea Prudenzi has chosen a truly special gadget, a collector's gem. None other than a coin. Roman? No... Caribbean! But this coin is much closer to us than you might imagine.
A member's experience becomes a film. What doesn't destroy us makes us stronger. And from bad experiences we can come out better. To the point of feeling freer than before and not only because freedom has been regained after a period of imprisonment, as happened to Tomaso Bruno from Albenga. The young man, our member, […]
Santa Claus lives in our dreams and hearts. But he has, as we know, a residence in the real world, to be precise in Rovaniemi, Finland. A handful of kilometers from the center of this town, the capital of Lapland, is the Santa Claus Village, the theme park where the famous […]
This week, filming began in Turin for “Prima di lunedì,” a film by Massimo Cappelli starring Vincenzo Salemme, Martina Stella, Fabio Troiano, Andrea Di Maria, Sandra Milo, Sergio Muniz, Antonio Guerriero. Salemme plays Carlito, a complex character, owner of a supermarket chain, an aesthete and above all proud to be Italian: not for nothing does he own […]
Cousins Luca (our partner) and Andrea Bonventre have the strength and ability to dream. To dream of an impossible undertaking, a journey in a 500 from Piedmont to Japan, and above all to put it into action to allow sick children to dream again.
Great news for members and enthusiasts of the historic 500s! Michelin will soon launch the “125r12 Tyre” on the market and has decided to do so through the Fiat 500 Club Italia, as this special tyre is the most sought after by enthusiasts of the XNUMXs. We receive many requests for a prestigious vintage tyre and we can finally confirm that this […]
Burkhard Hildebrandt, the Cinquecento activist against AIDS, is known to all friends of the Fiat 500. This year too Burkhard is on the road, but this time he is not going far, no palm trees and South Sea beaches. This spring, Burkhard has decided, he will leave his hometown of Hameln to tour Germany. The “DeutschlandTour 2014” will have […]
John and Carmelina Losinno got married in Sydney on December 7th with their father Charlie Losinno’s 500 F 1969, our member. Charlie has come to Italy on many occasions, the last one in 2012, when Australia and the United Kingdom were guests of honor at the Garlenda International Meeting: below is a photo of their award ceremony on […]
A photo sent from Krakow by Melania Parisi of ALPTUR travel agency, our Punto Amico in Albenga (SV). This is the Italian Cultural Institute, which aims to promote and spread the Italian language and culture in Poland through the organization of events to encourage the circulation of ideas, arts and sciences. […]
Alan Steele, a long-time member of the Fiat Club of New South Wales in Sydney, sends us a detailed and entertaining account of his holiday in Italy. He left Sydney and arrived with two friends, Warren and Tony, on the first of July 2013. The aim of the trip was to cross the country, not missing a visit to many attractions in […]
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Remember Claudio and Leonardo Pallanca? They left Vallecrosia on July 21st to reach Portugal… in 500! After crossing the south of France, Spain from north to south and arriving in Portugal, it's already time to go back…
The Sanremo Coordination present at the startby Biagio Farace On Saturday 21st we went to visit our friends and members who had organized a somewhat special vacation: 5000km in 500! We were welcomed with great enthusiasm by the protagonists Claudio Pallanca with his son Leonardo, they showed us the photos before the […]
by Antonio ErarioDante De Paoli – A “kid” of just 80 years old left us on June 29. Historic test driver for Abarth & c and a life spent for engines, a passion he cultivated until the last day of his life. I met Dante in 2007 and had the privilege of meeting him every […]
Chronicle of a trip with a Fiat 500by Gianluca FiorentiniOn June 29, 2011 I was racing up and down the incomparable rolling landscape of the Val d'Orcia, pervaded by a wonderful excitement and with my mind in a state of effervescence that ruminated colorful thoughts. I had just picked up the 500 restored by the priceless Edo after the bites […]
Here is the story of the great adventure of Lang and Bev around the world with their 500 “little girl”. Our Australian friends left Brisbane in May 2007… and the adventure begins! Brisbane 8 May 2007 After chasing the ship 1,000km from Brisbane to Sydney and getting on at the last moment, the Bambino set off […]
EVENING AT THE MUSEUM WITH GIUSEPPE PALMIERI Fantastic evening in the company of our dear member Giuseppe Palmeri from Genoa. Before telling us with a nice film about his fantastic adventure in Tunisia with the “500 Expedition Team” he transmitted to us the true spirit of the Cinquecento driver, the true pride of driving a 500, because our darling […]
by Giuseppe Palmeri500 Expedition Team Sahara Experience The 27 crews who traveled over 18 km on Tunisian soil on board as many 500s returned on September 1300th. We reached the most fascinating places in southern Tunisia:
Back from the Tarquinia Council…by Mauro Paire and Piera Manera Yes, dear Cinquecento friends, the return trip from the 500 Club Italia Board of Directors meeting, held on the last weekend of April in the splendid town of Tarquinia, was a fortunate journey.
THE 3 MUSKETEERS (X2)…to conquer the Verdon by Marco Timossi From Thursday 18th to Monday 22nd June 2009 the Fiat 500 Club Italia and in general the whole of Italy risked a new conflict with their cousins across the Alps. Why?
MECHANICS FOR PASSIONS Carvotta, from the early 900s to… the future In issue 5/2009 of “4piccoleruote”, in the “Diary” column edited by director Romano Strizioli, a profile was drawn of our trustee from Santa Caterina Villarmosa Salvatore Carvotta and his family, who have been working on engines for generations. Here we offer you the original text (by Edoardo […]
SALUZZO-MEDJUGORJE2.726 km, a 500, a tent and… spaghetti! by Mauro Paire and Piera Manera After the various “In XNUMX a spasso per l'Europa” tours, the intention to set off on a new adventure was there, but organizing a group expedition is not easy, unforeseen events can always happen and you have to take into account the risk that […]
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL! Among the many “microcars”, also the 500; and a special driver…by Ugo GiacobbeOur Spanish member Josè Oriola, born in 1922, participated, with his 500 Fiat 1968 F, in the “XII International Meeting of Microcars” held on 6 and 7 June in Manresa, Spain and organized by the “Classic Motor Club del Bages”.
The summer season is bringing the rooms of the Dante Giacosa 500 Multimedia Museum to life: this morning, a family from Germany stopped in Garlenda to discover the history of the legendary Fiat 500 firsthand. Winfried, Maria-Luise, Judith, Lucas, Samira, and Joshua were warmly welcomed by the museum staff. The family […]
By Stefano Solazzi On Sunday, June 8th, the first Fiat 1 Rally took place in Senigallia, touring the Mivola Valley. Organized by myself, the new representative of the local coordination committee, the rally took place. In front of the renowned Rotonda a Mare, over 500 Fiat 60s brightened Senigallia's Velvet Beach. The beautiful day began with the delivery of […]
by Giuseppe La Commare On Sunday 18 May, the 14th Trapani City Rally was held in the central Piazza Vittorio Emanuele in Trapani. The rally was organized by myself as the new representative of the local coordination committee, with the support of my brother Gaspare and a staff of friendly young collaborators, with a good presence of […]
by Roberto Benvenuti and Marco Salvadori The “From Florence to San Gimignano” rally, dedicated to our timeless Fiat 15s, set off from Scandicci in the early morning of June 2025, 500. The meeting point was Bar Marisa in Via Pantenne, where participants gathered for breakfast, offered by the Coordination of […]
by Agostino Pellegrino A dream that continues: from Bettola to Barcelona, in the footsteps of Christopher Columbus… in a vintage Fiat 500. After conquering Paris in 2024, the dream hasn't stopped. This year, ten intrepid crews have decided to push the boundaries of their adventure even further. Not on large ships, planes, or trains, but […]
by Paolo Materazzi Saturday, June 28, 2025 We are in a small village in the municipality of Manciano, "San Martino sul Fiora." Already at 13.00:25 PM, the first crews from Empoli, Varese, Jesi, Pisa, Rome, and Prato arrive, a total of 17.00 small Cinquecentos. Around XNUMX:XNUMX PM, despite the intense heat, we set off for […]
Yesterday, July 9th, a meeting of the Salerno Trustees was held. The meeting was attended by Trustees Francesco D'Albero, Antonio Cruoglio, Bruno Gennatiempo, and the regional representative, Domenico Filippella. During the meeting, the organizational procedures for the next event to be held in the City of Salerno were finalized. The organization will be overseen by the new Trustee, […]
A new affiliation added to the Punto Amico network was recently made by Pisa trustee Vincenzo Abbondanza. It is the Busti Formaggi dairy in Acciaiolo di Fauglia (PI), where you can find many types of cheese and also a refreshment area, immersed in the Tuscan countryside on the border between the provinces of Pisa […]
The Monday after the Meeting is always a time for farewells and this year in particular there was the farewell of the Sicilian crews, who will embark today to return to their island. Davide Carmelo Cappadonna, Catania trustee, regional representative and national secretary, expressed his thanks for the welcome received in Garlenda, recalling with emotion the long process […]
The 42nd edition of the Garlenda Fiat 500 International Meeting has just ended. The big final party took place in Loano, where hundreds of cars moved to the delight of tourists young and old. The party of the Sicilian members, this year's guests of honor at the event, really got everyone going, thanks also to the music […]
