Fiat 126p — case

Fiat 126p Phone Case

Silicone phone cover.

The Maluch

The Fiat 126p appeared on the Polish market in 1973 and soon earned the nickname "Maluch" (meaning "Tiny One"), which it owed to its small size. Its width, not exceeding 1.5 m, and length of 3.05 m, comparable to the dimensions of the original English Mini, did not prevent thousands of Poles from fitting their entire 6-person families and luggage inside when they set off on holiday from their workplaces. In Poland, the Maluch was produced by the Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych "Polmo" Bielsko-Biała in Bielsko-Biała and Tychy. The progenitor of this PRL-era icon was the Italian Fiat 500, which, although comparably iconic – and more graceful than the Maluch – could never take the place in the cultural consciousness of Poles that our hero holds.

The Polish Fiat, whose peak popularity in Poland was in the 1980s, also found a group of users in Australia between 1989 and 1992, becoming the cheapest car on the smallest continent. Maluchs relentlessly increased their mileage, traveling also on Hungarian and even Cuban roads.

The drawing was created by Wrocław artist Paweł Grabowski.