Icon 1966 600 Giardinetta Derelict Fiat EV

[@thomaswelcomer8443]

Its cool when vehicles find a purpose. EVERY car or truck doesn't have to be a 500hp monster on the track. Different dynamics and different feels add to the fun. ICON must be such a great place to work. The variety and creativity must be fun to be a part of.

[@PhotonHerald]

"Every car or truck doesn't have to be a 500 hp monster on the track" HERESY! =)

[@cccpkingu]

If you think about it, this is a lot more of a leap in power than any 500 hp truck is.

[@keriford54]

This is a thing of beauty! Being EV is so good for such a little town runaround and must make it a delight to drive. The interior is gorgeous, the epitome of cool and so different from any of the other of your cars I've seen.

[@ronanwhite6785]

I own one of these little beauty’s! I love its practicality , and original incredible packaging. I understand the owners needs differ from mine, as you have ended up engineering out the boot/ trunk space and load lugging ability with your installation. I have had everything in mine from Christmas trees to four adults and two dogs! It regularly goes grocery shopping and swallows as much provisions as my other vehicles do. Our emissions laws are more relaxed here in the U.K. I love the character of my cars original drivetrain, regularly driving it flat out at 60mph. Fiat and later Autobianchi made 327000 Giardiniera between 1960 and 1977and a lot survive. This conversion gives survivors a future. Mine is also a 1966 and it does have a courtesy switchable lamp in the rear view mirror as standard. These models bring so much joy to drivers, passengers and passers by!

[@ConwayT91]

Love this one!!!! the suspension and detail work is amazing (as always). 120 mile range is really good for a car this size!

[@TekAutomatica]

Low Frontal area helps reduce drag above 40mph CF today's obese cars

[@Statimtek]

It's a super fancy golf cart. Going over the speed bumps at the beginning I had this feeling of being at the local country club heading out to the links for a round of golf. : )

[@dmdm8018]

My parents had a fiat 600 in the 70’s. Baby Fiat 600. It is one of my dream cars to have now. Great work on this one. Thanks for sharing.

[@comancheclub3449]

What an awesome business you have built. Very impressed with everything you have put out. Even though the vast majority of restoration/custom fab shops are highly reliant on a strong economy with people having surplus income, you sir have managed to build a clientele base that are so wealthy as to be utterly immune to economical ups and downs. A goal which all companies should try to achieve. What does it matter if you have the best (service/product/idea) if your clients dont have any money to spend? Its simple, convince the 1% they need what your peddling and you'll be set for life. Keep doing what your doing Mr. Ward. Maybe someday I'll be wealthy enough to come to you with a project of my own.

[@lwclark]

Great one Jonathan. Refreshing to see such a distinct departure from the "1000 horsepower or nothing" custom car world.

[@rolandmogle9671]

Please take this as a very positive response. This is literally the best icon / conversion you have , in reality it my favorite any way. I love this car and would buy it today if it was for sale !

[@davidnash8586]

Jonathan ! I've been a full time leather worker for fifty years and am still at it full time and am NOT looking for work ! I just wanted you to know that I love your programmes, couldn't possibly afford ANYTHING you produce and drove my wife on our Honeymoon from London to the South Of France in THE WORST Fiat 500 ever to have existed ! How we have remained married since is a miracle !

[@srfrg9707]

It's a derelectric!

[@Neojhun]

I concour. Derelectric would be an awesome Subbrand of Icon.

[@Kihidokid]

I like it.

[@michael007ish]

Yes!

[@MilesBellas]

Derelicelectra Giardinetta !?

[@allistairneil8968]

How eclectic this is! Ward is a master showing us all a new direction. Welcome to the new age.

[@Tmrfe0962]

Wow, wow,wow, thank you! Love that you guys aren’t pigeon holed into any particular project...I couldn’t view this fast enough! Love the gauges...thanks again! Please, keep the edge.

[@ModernNeandertal]

I like it. Somebody below gave it a great name, Derelictric, and Icon should go with that on future electrification projects. If it truly goes 120 miles then that surely is pretty darned good.

[@Maggiolino45cv]

Bellissima ed ottima utilitaria anni '60 italiana!!!! bel lavoro amico americano.

[@ticnatz]

I'm a huge fan of the 500, 600, Puch, etc. What a WONDERFUL idea. Brilliant build.

[@46danz]

One of my favorite Derilicts so far.you could sell loads of these in Italy.The Italians and me love this great car.

[@shanehnorman]

My mum used to have a white 500 saloon. Remarkably solid feel to it - and who could not love that painted-metal dash!

[@tesayohan5472]

oh man, i just knew your channel like a day ago. How amazing your works are mr. ward, i admire all of your derelict. Wish i had that amount of money to send vintage japanese micro car to be converted to ev, it would be nice to drive here in indonesia though.

[@Pappy_R]

I was excited to see this one when I saw the pic in my list, but when I saw it was EV as well, ya blew my mind! Loved it, thanks for the video Jonathan!

[@JeremiBulakowski]

My aesthetic OCD is in heaven, this energy gauge is something beautiful and the whole attention to detail is the next level, that's something unusual on the Ev modification market.

[@Neojhun]

Love that style matching mechanical gauge. But I would of also used a H.U.D. onto Glass for the detailed EV Diagnostics. Because H.U.D. projection unit can be hidden out of sight. www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/BMW_111204_090_bmw.jpg

[@sadubone]

lovely little car. thanks for sharing.

[@bigmountain7561]

Awesome build great job Jonathan!!

[@giovannifiorentino8947]

Great way to keep those old time city cars rolling. Thank you for sharing.

[@mtlct]

this little Icon Fiat is one crazy incredible thing

[@jakespeed63]

Terrific project fellas Would be great for my commute in Orlando. 26 miles each day. Colors are period perfect. Thanks for sharing.

[@laohantun7404]

Lovely Italian car....thanks John....

[@christophermoon1291]

Absolutely love what y’all do their at ICON can’t wait to see the merc

[@TheDrewPeters]

Another killer build! Great job guys! I love these derelict EV’s. “dEVelict”

[@TheNimshew]

And that,folks, is the future! Expect to see retro styles, whimsical styles dominate vehicles in 50 years. Jonathan Ward is a visionary. YES

[@Jerakeen2826]

That's a lovely little thing. If I had the money I'd get you to do an early Miata. I'd love to see your take on that.

[@jerrybushman]

Glad to see you didn't fault the Italians for a finish that resisted a qualifying patina and called it a derelict in spite of it

[@gabrielcreations]

beautiful !!!! absolutely .... very very nice job ... I love it

[@MedicalExamUK]

Cool! Go to Jay Leno's with that one.

[@Alexander_Khlystunov]

Лаконично, элегантно, стильно, красиво! Браво!!!

[@dell1rich]

WOW Jonathan! very nice!

[@Smurphenstein]

Wow, just saw the 3100 on the Autotopia LA page. I love the Fiat 500 but have never seen a 500 wagon. You do such beautiful work.

[@brocluno01]

Electro-Mod ... Well done, hats off !! There will be many more of these as we transition. Big, little and in between. There is a market for well thought out conversions. Something mid-sized with "drive" north of the P100D would be a whole lot of fun :D

[@grayfool]

Excellent idea. You guys just get better and better. Love it.

[@AkaAndyKnuckles]

That category of car is perfect for EV conversion. I was hoping for a little wheel spin.

[@storyteller1749]

Another great work of art from you all. Not really my sort of vehicle but still pretty cool. I need to watch the video for the 49 Merc. I've always like those cars. And you've done one that's an ev? Crazy!!!

[@bigcityprint5087]

Great work Jonathan.

[@burkhardbranding7128]

Pretty nice work. Well done

[@CoachRedPill]

Really great little project-very cool.

[@AndreaFistetto]

Power! The Fiat 500 Giardinetta have in 1966 2 cilinder for 18 hp!

[@HMSITH]

Nice job, its nice to see these little cars back to life, i guess you can call it a E-Derelict

[@udp1073]

wow.. Sir.. you sent me back to my youth, when my grandpa was coming to pick me up every day, in winter, with the Giardiniera or the 500... now.. I assume you know the history of Carlo Abarth.. I would love to see an Abarth 500 (the original, not the new take) and see it Iconized.. thanks for your job Sir

[@Fheral360]

Man, this is such a beautiful build! really love it! kudos to you and your team

[@1942andre]

Bravo.love that cute little giardiniera,I grew up with them.

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

THAT.....is the coolest build you have done. IMHO damn great job

[@brianjoyce9040]

Nice change up on car choice with still same exemplary finish product. Nice job

[@thomasryan8218]

Cool car, one of a kind for sure.

[@sylvaind.6786]

I actually have a 500 Giardiniera, ivory white with same red interior, totally restored 3 years ago. Would love to convert it to electric. How to reach you out? I'm located in France. Thx and cheers

[@andrewrobotbuilder]

Holy cow I’ve been wanting to restore a classic Fiat 500 or Giardiniera, and electric is something I wanted to do as well. I’ll definitely be coming back to this to ask for notes in the future!

[@MKBinDC]

One of your best projects to date! I love all the derelicts, but repurposing this funky car as a EV just feels right.

[@danritacco945]

So good! Thanks for posting this one! Love your work!

[@chrisg4rr377]

Cracking work. Sweet little ride

[@makirompe]

It's a 500 giardiniera, not a 600 giardinetta. Easy way to distinguish a 500 from a 600, when they retain their original "power"plant, is the 500 is aircooled twin cylinder, the 600 is a watercooled 4 banger. Yes, you screwed the pronunciation a little bit, but nevermind, it wasn't really that bad. Don't bash too much on the build quality or the performances of these vehicles, we were a poor country which just got out of a nasty war(like there has ever been a pleasant one) in which we were basically obliterated. The 500, practically, it was our Ford Model T. Anyway, a really nice, well thought, well executed , a seriously tasteful build. I really like it. Congrats from Italy!

[@manowar5516]

Even with the low Kw output, this is a very cool EV alternative. Speaks highly of Icons engineering capabilities with customer projects.

[@MudducksTouringAustralia]

Cool little car. Cheers Steve

[@SPcamert]

Dude...I love your stuff. I would love to have to do an EV conversion to anything for me. I'll never be able to afford it but a man can dream.

[@stewartschuster]

You made me fall in love with a Fiat, so, congratulations on that, and on the car! It's very cool!

[@Kittievr]

This is such an amazing build

[@Roger21989]

Awesome conversion!

[@itsaposcj5]

Awesome little car. I love your Derelicts and Reformers. Can you give a few details on the Bluetooth unit you used?

[@petroscephas]

Now i am just sad you guys are on the other side of the pond... Great car! I love classic Fiats! I've owned a couple of them.

[@RealUnimportant]

I have a small 70s British car, not quite this small but close; nice to know that should I ever get my ducks in a row and get it converted, I'll have decent range!

[@ziggyspiz9783]

I love it. Looks wonderful and thank you for saving this cute car.

[@marccello4]

Jonathan, that's a 500 Giardiniera, not a 600. For the rest, excellent job as usual

[@ettorefassina356]

For some reason it is icon itself that presents it as that. Very ignorant considering what their line of work is

[@MichaelTV44]

All that thing needs a couple surfboard sticking out of the sun roof and it's the ultimate weekend warrior.

[@predragv.365]

Great great job and beautiful car.

[@slowlearner984]

This is exactly what I want to do with my 56' beetle. Really cool!

[@carvingbike]

More EV conversions please!!

[@shippen2010]

Best ever...you should do my 1963 Volvo p1800

[@Chaarlay]

Great looking car! Where did you hide the lizard?

[@jfolklfd10946]

Great video, thank you!

[@robielle57]

Bellissima ! Qui in Italia per fare una trasformazione del genere ci vorrebbe il benestare del nostro presidente della Repubblica !

[@marianobruno7491]

Cool project! and Great work. I'm looking forward for some day convert my Jeep to EV. But for now all still a little "green" . Prices are too high and parts not so easy to find. And I dont have a place where to work on it. But some day...

[@robertlee9395]

What a cool little car. Now I know how too fix a Trabant. Make it electric! Lol.

[@jasonlauder3402]

that is a brilliant idea

[@Statimtek]

Awesome idea. Talk about a mass polluter.The pig pen of the car world

[@ZGryphon]

Somebody over there was trying to market a Trabi EV a few years ago. I don't think the project ever materialized, so they probably couldn't find backing for it, but I remember the prototype made the rounds of the car shows and stuff for a year or two.

[@justinofboulder]

Very cool....thanks for sharing!

[@RexCars1]

Great lil EV.. Really Done Well.. Love It.. Oh By the way.. I am Italian.. and you got the name right .

[@donelmore2540]

I think it would be really cool to do an Opel GT with perhaps a late model Miata motor and gear box, new brakes, etc., etc..

[@TheGel69]

the soul of that little 500 giardiniera is gone in my opinion, but as long as the owner is happy that s what count.

[@AndrejGobec]

Awesome!! Someone (who can afford it) needs to do something similar with a Citroen DS!!

Nice job. I have a Fiat 600D.

[@sickjohnson]

Wait....that is a highway car? One has to assume that there is a fair bit of motor hum at speed Jonathan? Man you and your guys do some of the best work!

[@NeverFollows]

Can you make another video showing the electrical part?

[@blackterminal]

Nice video. We cannot put battery's up front in NZ. What size is the electric motor?

[@EvendimataE]

car companies should build old looking cars with modern performance

[@A861967]

What a lovely sweet car .. 😊

[@martinogold]

Amazing job!!!

[@ncktbs]

id love to have you do the 49 merc for a video i love that one

[@Dino.808]

My favourite Icon car.

[@tostentwo]

Nice to see that you've toned down the hep cat name dropping and acronyms. It makes you a lot friendlier and listenable. Nice effort on this car.

[@ChoPi-Eww]

Really elegant engineering solutions. No way could an OEM even come close, to many committees and interest groups

[@deltabloo]

Can you do another shop tour soon

[@lucianolizana446]

love it, my only concern keeping me out of making something like this is safety, one crash and you are done

[@jolynedrover1768]

Everyone says Fix It Again Tony for Fiat but I've always been partial to Failure In Automotive Technology, it's always been my favorite auto acronym.

[@rodsanadara844]

I love it! Could you please tell me how much the conversion package cost? What part of SOCAL is the shop that made this possible? Thanks

[@jayalicekurtmaya]

Love it Jonathan. Oddly, this may be the coolest Icon project. More in the future?