500 (Classic) My Fiat 500 Project

[wingless]

Welcome to the forum.

MUCH more work and skills than I could ever muster!

Hopefully welding, painting and time are part of your arsenal.

Please keep up updated.

 

[Ant Knox]

Good luck with the build. It'll be a rewarding project in the end.
Despite their diminutive size, rust hides well in these cars! Fortunately, nearly all panels are readily available.
Mine was externally quite a tidy looking car, but even that required new sills, front panel, arch liners and bottoms.

 

[grubscrew]

Hiya…It’s amazing these 500 projects are still out there! Good luck with the rebuild.

 

[Toshi 975]

Quite a challenge, good luck and everything is possible as quite a few have demonstrated here if you look back through the restoration threads

 

[Gazzerist]

Thanks for the encouragement, I have cut out the sill and floor on the passenger side, and have the inner sill and floor pan welded in, now it's time to get the wheel housing and rear quarter in.

 

[Gazzerist]

Here is a bit of an update on my project

 

[Bigvtwin996]

just seek out Peter (aka Fiat500) threads....
I am sure he has one detailing restoration number one, also look up Seans threads I am sure some one will know the link to that

 

[fiat500]

just seek out Peter (aka Fiat500) threads....
I am sure he has one detailing restoration number one, also look up Seans threads I am sure some one will know the link to that

Sean's restoration: https://www.fiatforum.com/threads/franko-the-1971-500l.345169/

Most of my original restoration was documented elewhere, whilst the late Tony @Vitesse was restoring his in parallel on the same site; it's had well over half a million views: https://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/forum/phpbb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13107&highlight=fiat+500