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1/18 Kyosho Fiat NUOVA 500 (Coral Red) Diecast Car Model
1957 was a profoundly important year for Europe and beyond: on the 25th of March, in Rome, the treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC) was signed. While Europe was reshaping its future, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite in history into orbit: the Sputnik. In this future-looking context, on the 1st of July Fiat gave the Prime Minister in Rome a preview of the heir to the glorious “Topolino”, as the 500 was nicknamed (in English translated as “Mickey Mouse"): the Nuova 500. A few days later, on the 4th of July, 1957, the car was presented to the public: dozens of 500 models paraded through the streets of Turin.
