When we woke up on Saturday, we could tell it was going to be a beautiful day. The sun was warm and shining, the breeze was cool and it was starting to feel like spring. It was a perfect day to spend outside, so Christopher and I decided to visit the auto show sponsored by the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society. The show featured rows and rows of colorful Fiat 500s - the tiny, but iconic car that is ubiquitous in Italy. We were there early enough to watch a stream of 500s cruise in, honking their horns and parking so as to best display their shiny paint and body work.
Fiat 500s were manufactured in Italy from 1957-1975 to meet the need for an economic city-driving car in the post-war European market. They were immensely popular in Italy and across Europe during their production, and are now a prized collector's car for enthusiasts and restoration projects. Many of the Fiats exhibited at the show are owned by members of the Belpasso-Catania Fiat 500 Club and several were owned by service members from the Sigonella community.
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