First Ride: Trekking Fiat 500 makes SoCal stop
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Time Warp</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Euro</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/fiat/" rel="tag">FIAT</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/uk/" rel="tag">UK</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-first-impression/956516/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/magillfiat500_450.jpg" /></a><br /><em>Click image for high-res gallery of pics of the first Fiat 500 in the States</em><br /><br /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/29/fiat-500-makes-trek-across-america">Jim Magill's little Fiat 500</a> made a stop in SoCal this weekend and we were among the lucky few who got some seat time in it. As we recently blogged, Jim shipped his microcar to the States all the way from Belfast, Northern Ireland to help raise some cash for the <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/fiat500">Northern Ireland Children's Hospice</a>, and to meet with some fellow Fiat tifosi along the way. As part of the plan the Cinquecento is being driven to some high profile events to show it off and help spread the word about his cause. In the OC this past Saturday morning, the car attracted a ton of attention at a weekly car show, even sitting in the shadow of a few Zagato-bodied Lancias and Alfas. While the nearby Isettas made it seem positively huge, the tiny Fiat was still appreciated for its frugality and miniscule footprint. After the show we went for a spin and stopped to take a few pics of the car next to a handy Smart ForTwo. Follow the jump to see what we thought of it.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-first-impression/">First Impression: Fiat 500</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-first-impression/956516/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/magillfiat500_thumbnail.j pg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-first-impression/956527/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/magillfiat500-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-first-impression/956508/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/magillfiat500-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-first-impression/956507/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/magillfiat500-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-first-impression/956515/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/08/magillfiat500-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-across-america/">Fiat 500 across America</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-across-america/947727/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/500usa-20_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-across-america/947726/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/500usa-19_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-across-america/947725/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/500usa-18_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-across-america/947724/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/500usa-17_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/fiat-500-across-america/947723/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/500usa-16_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/04/first-ride-trekking-fiat-500-makes-socal-stop/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Ride: Trekking Fiat 500 makes SoCal stop</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.littlefiatbigadventur e.com/index.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/04/first-ride-trekking-fiat-500-makes-socal-stop/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1273848/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/04/first-ride-trekking-fiat-500-makes-socal-stop/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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