Not all of the interest at last weekend’s U.S. Open Of Surfing at Huntington Beach, California was on the water.
Fiat was there to unveil a hip-looking concept based on the 500L and developed in cahoots with surf wear company Vans.
Called the – not surprisingly – the 500L-Vans, the beefed-up Fiat was ‘Van-ised’ right down to the pedals which carry the famous Vans waffle sole treatment which also features on the door sills and grille inserts.
On the roof (under the surfboard carrier) was the Vans checkerboard pattern.
Inside are seats in blue/white canvas with the vintage Vans palm tree logo and the dashboard was trimmed in Vans stickers.
Very young-at-heart and smartly surf-themed, the Fiat 500L-Vans is currently a concept but we’re thinking it could catch-on in Australia – just the car for places like Bondi, Cronulla, Manly, Bells, Kirra, Coolum.
