Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e by Garage Italia
The Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e is an all-electric reinterpretation of the classic Italian beach car, hand-built by Garage Italia. It strips the vintage Fiat 500 of its roof and doors, swaps in an electric powertrain, and dresses the cabin in woven rope seats, turning a beloved 1950s spiaggina into a zero-emission summer icon.
What is the Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e?
Garage Italia has begun its venture into bringing electrified classics back to life. Joining other houses like Jaguar and Icon that offer classics with electric motors, the Icon-e line gathers all of these pure-hearted classics under one name. The Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e is the first in the series, a tribute to the original Fiat 500 Jolly that Italian high society drove along the Riviera in the late 1950s.
How was the classic Fiat 500 transformed?
The iconic small Fiat 500 received much more than the typical engine swap. After the engine bay was cleaned out, the entire car was stripped of anything unnecessary, including the roof. The seats were replaced with basketweave benches, perfect for sandy and sunny days. Instead of heavy doors, ropes complete the nonchalant, summery look of this iconic Italian car. The result is a faithful homage to the open-air spiaggina spirit, now running on battery power.
How does the Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e work?
To charge the car you simply move the Fiat logo, and hidden underneath you will find the charging port. The dash no longer uses analog gauges: a custom digital display shows all sorts of information for the perfect seaside day in your Italian paradiso. According to Robb Report, the Icon-e program revives vintage cars as fully electric one-offs. We expect to see more classics reborn in the way that only Garage Italia knows.
Where to find electric and reimagined cars like this
The Fiat 500 Jolly Icon-e shows how a beloved classic can be reborn for the electric age. TheArsenale curates a similar spirit of rare, electrified, and reimagined vehicles in its cars collection. Lovers of small electric machines will enjoy the Duo by TheArsenale electric microcar, while fans of electrified classics should explore the Charge Electric Mustang and the playful Bugatti Baby II junior electric car.
Browse the complete TheArsenale cars collection to discover more one-of-a-kind machines.
