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Fiat 500 C autocarro
A small truck on Fiat 500 C running gear, bodied by the Sperotto brothers of Thiene: it arrived rusted through and is now in bare metal. A work in progress to follow step by step.
- Model
- Fiat 500 C pick-up
- Built
- 1949–1955 (Fiat 500 C)
- Engine
- 4 cylinders, 569 cc
- Coachwork
- Autocarrozzeria F.lli Sperotto, Thiene (Vicenza)
- Work
- Dismantling, bare metal, rebuilding the panels
- Status
- Work in progress
The story
The 500 C, the last Topolino, was not only a saloon, Giardiniera and Belvedere: on its running gear many small coachbuilders built vans and pick-ups for craftsmen and shopkeepers. This one carries the badge of Autocarrozzeria F.lli Sperotto of Thiene, in the province of Vicenza.
It reached the workshop on a recovery truck, rusted through on the cab and bed, with the floor all but gone. It was dismantled and taken back to bare metal, to see every area and rebuild the missing sections. The work is in progress: this page will be updated until delivery.
The restoration step by step
From rust to bare metal
- Step 1 of 2
How it arrived
Rust everywhere: wings, cab, bed. Inside, the seat has fallen apart and so little of the floor is left that you can see the yard from the cab.
arriving at the workshop on the recovery truck 
the front on arrival, covered in rust 
the bed before the restoration 
the cab: steering wheel, dashboard and a floor that is nearly gone - Step 2 of 2
Dismantling and bare metal
Wings, doors and bonnet come off, then the body and the bed are taken back to bare metal. Now you can see where the metal is sound and where it has to be rebuilt.
removing doors and wings 
the front in the workshop, during dismantling 
the badge of Autocarrozzeria F.lli Sperotto of Thiene
As it is today
Do you have a vintage van or small truck to save?
Even when rust seems to have won: Mimmo assesses the vehicle, takes it back to bare metal and rebuilds the missing sections, including for clients in Switzerland. Tell him about your vehicle.
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