The Car that got Poland Moving - the Fiat 126 Story

You may have noticed that car parking spaces are shrinking. Or rather, our cars are getting wider. Fiat had the answer to the parking spot blues in 1972 when the new Fiat 126 burst on the scene. At just 1.4m wide it’s 28cm or almost a foot narrower than the Smart ForTwo, and only 36cm (14“) longer while accommodating two more people. That’s not a lot of space to cram four people though, especially in the 1970s with flares and platform shoes! Why did Fiat produce such a tiny car using such old-fashioned parts, and why did this tiny Italian car become one of the most popular family cars in Poland? Optional Extra video: https://youtu.be/A7dDlveg88I If you'd like to support what I do, and get early access to advert-free videos and exclusive channel updates, please consider supporting the channel from just $1 or 80p a month: http://patreon.com/bigcar Support me using PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv Big Car merch: https://teespring.com/stores/bigcartv Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigcartv My second channel - Little Car: https://www.youtube.com/littlecar Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_500 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_126 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polski_Fiat_125p https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Panda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Cinquecento https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Seicento https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_500_(2007) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIM_(automobiles) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabryka_Samochod%C3%B3w_Osobowych https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabryka_Samochod%C3%B3w_Ma%C5%82olitra%C5%BCowych https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Fortwo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_Poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Manufacturing_Poland https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_126 https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_600 https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_City_Taxi https://www.carjager.com/en/blog/article/fsm-126-cabriolet-bosmal-rare-et-culte.html https://ceautoclassic.eu/bosmal-a-polish-design-institute/ http://www.fiat126p-bombel.pl https://www.ma-de-studio.com/portfolio/fiat_126_vision/ https://petrolicious.com/articles/the-fiat-126p-when-poland-borrowed-from-italy-to-create-a-pop-culture-icon https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/03/rare-rides-the-1975-moretti-126-minimaxi-more-than-a-fiat https://www.topgear.com/car-news/concept/seventies-fiat-concept-ripe-reboot https://www.toyotapl.com/about-us https://volkswagen-poznan.pl/pl/fabryki/historia-1992 http://web.archive.org/web/20090331114717/http://www.fiat126.co.uk/ #bigcar