This is the Fiat 400. I look at it and think the car in the Despicable Me 2 movie; the one that transforms but starts out looking very similar to the above.
This is the Fiat 500. It is what was sold when the Vespa 400 was being made and sold. This is the older version of the 500. I am glad they brought the 500 and I like its incarnation.
My idea is for Vespa to work with Fiat to adapt a 500 to make a newer 400. It would be - like the newer 500 - be longer and wider to comply with emission controls and safety equipment. Even if Fiat and Vespa did it as a concept car, it would be neat to see how it would compare to the original. It would be like comparing the older 500 with the newer 500. It would be like comparing the older Cooper with the newer Cooper. If it was actually put into production, perhaps it could lead to larger versions like the newer 500 and Cooper?
Here is the new 500 next to two older 500's. One can see the differences and similarities. One can see the how bigger the newer one is when compared to the older ones. It went from rear wheel drive rear engine to front wheel drive front engine.
Here is the newer Cooper next to the older Cooper. One can see the similarities and the older one. The one on the left is a four door. It is one of the variations.
All this is just me 'thinking out loud'. I like to wonder 'what if'. I wonder how something might look or might be or could be. Perhaps one day someone from either company or both companies could make it happen or see it as a concept or as a 'celebration' of the 400.
The Despicable Me 2 car. One can see how it reminds me of the Vespa 400. Of course the one in the movie is more like a James Bond Q car than the original; having the features that an animated movie car can only have.
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