SEAT 600

SEAT 600
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	2-door saloon (600, 600 D, 600 E, 600 L, and 600 L Especial) 4-door saloon (800)
Layout	RR Layout
Related	Fiat 600
Powertrain
Engine	633 cc (39 cu in) (600) 767 cc (47 cu in) (600 D, 600 E, 600 L, 600 L Especial, and 800)
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,000 mm (78.7 in) (600, 600 D, 600 E, 600 L, and 600 L Especial) 2,180 mm (85.8 in) (800)
Length	3,322 mm (130.8 in) (600, 600 D, 600 E, 600 L, and 600 L Especial) 3,482 mm (137.1 in) (800)
Width	1,380 mm (54.3 in)
Height	1,405 mm (55.3 in)
Curb 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.