Did you know Fiats were made in Germany and called Neckars?

I have discovered that my 1964 Fiat 600 was made in Heilbronn, Germany in what was once an NSU plant. It's quite an interesting story, really, and one I had no idea about until recently. The cars were officially called Neckars, and the 600 was called the Neckar Jagst

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Jim
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A long, long time ago I knew a young lady who had a Neckar Europa (Fiat 1100).

How did you find out that your 600 was a Neckar?

 

It's surprising how popular the 600 design was and all the places it ended up being made when Fiat stopped.
Seat / Spain (4 door version too!)
Zastava / Yugoslavia (built into the eighties!)
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My 600D was built in Turin and sold as a new car in 1970, one of the last (Italians) I shoud think.
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Nick

 

I was looking at purchasing a Neckar Europa with a sunroof off of Ebay not so long ago. A better built Fiat imo. I didn't know they manufactured 600's also.

 

The car was sold new in Germany and the original registration paperwork (Kraftfahrzeugbrief) lists it as a Neckar.

Interestingly, however, the engine is listed as Fiat.