Iconic Fiat car just one of nearly 500 vehicles on display at classic car show

National recognition has been gained for Suffolk man, John Hewett, and his son for their work restoring a rare Fiat 600 Multipla (pictured above) and it is among nearly 500 cars on show at the Classic Car Show, which is being held at Culford later this month.

John already owns a 1972 Fiat 500 and searching for its bigger cousin, the Multipla, led them both on a pre-pandemic trip to Europe to buy one.

John says: “The car looked beautiful and had a wonderful paint job and interior. The engine, however, was not running well at all, so we wouldn’t have made it home if we’d tried to drive it anyway!”

So it was brought back on a trailer.

After nearly two years of work, sourcing many rare parts, it is now featured over five pages in the July issue of Classic & Sportscar Magazine, Britain’s best-selling Classic Car magazine, and it is booked in at the car show at Culford School, on Sunday, July 18.

The event will be raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust and other local charities supported by Bury Abbey Rotary Club and will be run in line with government guidelines for Covid-19 – go online at www.theclassiccarshow.org.uk to pre-book your tickets at discount rates.