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The Real Italian Car Company launches – with real classic Fiat 500s!

2nd March 2023

Fancy a classic Fiat 500 rebuilt in line with your personal wishes? The newly-established Real Italian Car Company can help you fulfil your dream... The Real Italian Car Company has been set up by three devotees of this much-loved, big-hearted and still highly effective Italian classic automotive 'baby'. They tell us: London and Lucca, February 28, 2023 The Real Italian Car Company … [Read more...]

Renting a Fiat 500 in the Costa Blanca

24th March 2019

Rachel Henson drives a diminutive car in a big country... ...and provides some helpful advice (which could save you some money) about renting a car abroad. Renting a Fiat 500 in the Costa Blanca When I decided to visit Sella, a small village near Benidorm in Spain, my first thought was to take a taxi. Being driven to the village would mean not having to worry about parking, driving on the … [Read more...]

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