Fiat 410

The Fiat 410 is a bus produced from 1960 to 1973. Launched in 1960, it represented a real revolution in public transport because it was the first model of urban bus with a chassis designed specially for this use and no longer derived from a truck's. Its engine is positioned in the middle of the vehicle, flat. Almost all Italian cities were then expanding, and public transport services had to be adapted and strengthened; rising electricity costs and some local and national policies pushed many operators to replace tram and trolleybus lines with bus lines, a more versatile and economical vehicle. It was created for very flexible use in the main Italian cities, especially to serve the Rome Olympic Games of 1960. Besides the factory version with CANSA or Cameri bodywork, it was fitted out by specialists such as OM, Menarini, Piaggio, Portesi, Pistoiesi and Breda CF, and the first version had a spur-shaped windscreen until the 410 A of 1968.