The Fiat 500 is rapidly becoming the darling of Europe's leading style and tuning houses and the latest atelier to interpret the new car is newly formed Brianza-based Aznom. The new firm has been realised in partnership with Giovanni Novello of Nowa Group, an Italian firm that has for more than half a century been closely associated with exclusive projects and personal handcrafting.

A brief press release by Aznom offers an insight into the standards and objectives sought through this project. "A vanguard design, precious materials and new technologies, pleasure without ostentation, being and not appearing, this is the philosophy that guides the realisation of the whole Aznom  production," it says. "Aznom is born in the pulsing heart of the Italian economy, the Brianza, region of craftsmen, full of high-quality companies, world-wide well known, the better place to create and produce exclusive objects of the Aznom world, with the  collaboration of selected partners. The new Fiat 500 by Aznom features the ultimate luxury materials. The Alcantara leather covers all the interior while  the luxury wood gives a stylish look to the car. Aznom offers the car in three versions called: Amabile, Intrigante and Seducente. For all these versions you have to wait between one and one and a half month," it concludes.

The stylish Fiat 500 by Aznom project was unveiled for the first time at the Monza race track recently. Immediately the unique model is distinguished by it 'bicolore' paint finish. The two tone coachwork effect has long been associated with the leading Italian ateliers from the great days of coach building, and most recently the historic tradition has been revived to very good effect by Lancia, who offer this treatment on the production versions of the Ypsilon, Musa and Thesis. The bicolore treatment is extended to the door mirrors, on the demonstration car the 500's body is black while the bonnet, roof upper areas of the doors and tailgate are yellow. The support stanchion for the door mirror is finished black while the base of the shell is a similar colour, as is the jutting tailgate spoiler.
 

New 17-inch alloy Multirace wheels replace the standard 16-inch ones, with these shod with Yokohama tyres. Meanwhile chrome strip 'whiskers' at the front and the rear bumper inserts give a prestige feel. A discreet Aznom script, with its distinctive reversed 'z' letter, at the base of the C-pillar complete the exterior changes.

Inside the 500 the compact cabin is a testament to opulence and indulgence of fine materials and finishes, while the bicolore effect is complimented and continued. Brown and yellow serves up to give a nostalgic feeling of the 1960s. An eye-catching racy wood effect finish wrought to the dashboard is offset by a similar treatment meted out to the electric door window lift switches and the upper seat folding handle. The snug cockpit features swages of Alcantara leather, the seats follow the two-tone theme while the Aznom logo stitched into the 500's unique circular headrests. The bicolore theme continues with leather finishes to the steering wheel and gearlever gaiter - on the show car they are in attention-grabbing yellow.

The three available specification levels of the 500 by Aznom, Amabile, Intrigante and Seducente, kick off at 4,500 euros for the leather specification interior, rising to 8,500 for all the upgrades incorporated. The top specification Seducente package includes a specially designed baggage set in matching colours, an ignition key in a similar wood effect finish to the dashboard, and a dashboard switch to open the door, a unique feature than was fitted to the Fiat 130 Coupé. A truly 'vintage' idea which return in style to the 500.