The Autobianchi Runabout was designed by Marcello Gandini of Bertone and was shown at the 1969 Turin Motor Show. The car featured a mid-mounted Fiat 128 engine and gearbox. The wedge shape design took many styling cues from contemporary power-boat designs. And the distinctive head lamps were mounted on the roll over bar. The prototype was a serious proposal at the time and became the basis of the Fiat X1/9.
The car was modelled by Corgi and by Dinky too as well as Lesney. As Lesney were not really at the top of their game at the time it was produced, the model does not compare at all well with the others, only perhaps just beating the Corgi Juniors Wonder Woman version which is marginally worse.
