SEAT 600
| SEAT 600 | |
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SEAT 600 (1958) | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | SEAT |
| Also called | Seiscientos, Pelotilla |
| Production | May 1957 – August 1973 |
| Assembly | Spain: Barcelona (Zona Franca) |
| Designer | Dante Giacosa |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car (A) |
| Body style | |
| Layout | RR Layout |
| Related | Fiat 600 |
| Powertrain | |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
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| Length |
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| Width | 1,380 mm (54.3 in) |
| Height | 1,405 mm (55.3 in) |
| Kerb weight | 590–635 kg (1,301–1,400 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | SEAT 133 |
The SEAT 600 is a city car made in Spain by SEAT from 27 May 1957 to 3 August 1973, built under license from Fiat on the original Italian Fiat 600, designed by Dante Giacosa. It was offered in two-door saloon body style rear engine layout, although a four-door version was also offered as SEAT 800. It is considered a pop icon of the Spanish economic miracle.
Measuring only 3.322 m (10.90 ft) long, it was launched in 1957 at an initial price of 65,000 pesetas (€390.66) without taxes. SEAT manufactured up to 797,319 SEAT 600s – and 18,200 SEAT 800s – at its factory in Barcelona's Zona Franca. Almost ten percent of the production was exported to countries such as Argentina, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Poland, and Portugal. It was the best-selling car in Spain in 1958–1966, and in 1968, and in Finland in 1971–1973.