The 600 is a small car, designed by Dante Giacosa (1905-1996), that was presented in the Geneva Show Car of 1955.
Dante Giacosa was a noted and famous Italian engineer that worked for  the FIAT.
When they asked Dante Giacosa of which it of their cars was more proud,he answered without doubting it, "of the 600."
This car was an utilitarian vehicle, with rear engine and four comfortable seats.
In Spain first was imported some units, but soon the factory S.E.A.T. began the own production on the base of the Italian model, creating a mythical car: the 600.
From the agreement with FIAT, 800,000 units were produced in the factory of the Zona Franca from Barcelona. Manufactured up to 1973, it was the utilitarian more popular and it was directed to motorize to the Spanish middle class, that not could buy another more luxurious vehicle, also coming from the agreement FIAT-SEAT: the model 1400.
The forecasts of sales were quite optimistic, but the success reached any overcame expectation.
The 600 is a vehicle with 633 c.c. rear engine with a power of 21.5 CV to 4,500 rpm , with a maximum speed of 95 Km/h.
In 1957 began to the sale in Spain with the price of U$D 460, amount that was necessary to pay with cash. Today it would be a price approximate of about U$D 13,300.
The first unit left from the factory of the Zona Franca from Barcelona May 27 of 1957, with the number 100-106-400.001.
The 600 was manufactured in diverse models, such like the commercial, the convertible, the formicheta, etc.
This group of enthusiasts found the CLUB AMICS DEL 600- BARCELONA 1997, in order to impede that this car disappears, and maintain the memory of as extraordinary vehicle of which practically all the Spanish families they have possessed any unit.

The new CLUB AMICS DEL 600-BARCELONA 1997 was born in January of 1997.
A group of enthusiasts of this car, they decide to create a club in order to gather to owners of 600, called also SEITAS, that they have conserved these cars with great esteem.
Between the founders of the club, there is who possess more than one unit, who have conserved more than 35 years their 600 and use it today for working.
Also there is enthusiasts waiting for in order to buy an unit.
Between us there is diversity and plurality.
As for the vehicles, we have them of all the types, from the models of first series to the last that they were built.
We wanted that unites us but lovers of the 600, that want to conserve them and maintain the history of this extarordinary car.