the doctor eating the radiator or the brother ill with diabetes eating the magnete (magneto). In the end the unlucky motorist is left with almost nothing, a handful of nuts or even the smoke from the exhaust pipe. There is a Lombard version of the song (considered the original one as the historic Lingotto Fiat plant is in Torino), but there are many other versions in various Italian dialects from Roma, Sicily, Abruzzo and others. Such a variety of versions mirror the wide diffusion and popularity of the Balilla 508 in the 1930s. References Alessandro Sannia, Il grande libro delle piccole Fiat Giorgio Nada Editore 508 1930s cars Cars introduced in 1932 Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Compact cars Sedans Convertibles 24 Hours of Le Mans race cars Science and technology in Poland