"The story goes that it actually began life as a 1961 Fiat 500D assembled locally by Torino Motors in Otahuhu NZ (hence reverse opening doors used on earlier models).
"In 1957 renowned Italian tuner Carlo Abarth had released his first 'hot rod' upgrade kit for the Fiat 500 which turned them into the 595 SS (or Essesse) and it is believed this was one of 2 cars that were converted to 595 SS spec using Abarth crate kits from new for competition use. The car was not registered for road use until 1964 and was later upgraded."
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