Gamine
A Fiat 500 dressed by Carrozzeria Vignale: 488 kg, barely three metres, small enough to park anywhere. Just 827 have been traced across 38 countries, and we are still finding them.
Fiat 500 chassis · 1967–1971 · coachwork by Vignale · full specifications
59 years of Gamine, 29 years on this website.
The hunt so far
519 chassis numbers identified · 308 still unknown
Alfredo Vignale’s production records were lost when he sold the Carrozzeria to De Tomaso. The only way to learn how many Gamine were built is to find them, one story and one chassis number at a time. This register has kept count since 1997.
Where they are
Every pin is a Gamine on the map so far. Are you on it yet? Help us keep the register up to date.
Pins show town and country only, never an address or a name, so the data cannot be misused by others.
The story
Many people link the name Vignale to earlier models from e.g. Ferrari and Maserati. Few people know that Alfredo actually built cars under his own name as well. For the Gamine, Vignale used a Fiat 500 chassis as a base. It was in production from 1967 until 1971. With 488kg and just over 3 metres long, it is most probably the tiniest convertible Vignale designed! Until now, the exact number of Gamines produced remains unknown. Hopefully, one day all remaining Gamines will be united at this website...
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The Vignale Gamine book
Published by Guus Beliën in 2024, it tells the complete history. Dutch + English translation.
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