The car as a fridge – say hello to the Smeg 500

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Right, something different again, and it’s a novel way to show off those chilled drinks to your visitors. Over in Paris, a fridge styled with the front end of the original Fiat 500 has made its debut.

Conjured by Smeg and Fiat, in collaboration with Italia Independent, the Smeg 500 fridge joins the ‘Fiat 500 Design Collection’ of exclusive products inspired by the iconic car. There’s a sofa, a table and a console table in that eclectic mix.

Back to the refrigerator, which is available in a choice of three colours – no surprise to learn that it’s red, white and green, the very colours of the Italian flag. The bonnet on this one opens up to 80 degrees, whereby two sliding doors provide access to the interior, which has a nett capacity of 100 litres.

Features include three removable racks and a dedicated shelf for canned drinks, and performance specifications include a 70 watt power consumption. Won’t be cheap, mind you, but as a talking point, it’s probably unbeatable, and you don’t even have to be a motorhead to get started on with this one.

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Anthony Lim

Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • I want a Perut-Tun washing machine and a Perut-dua garbage dump!

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  • cool. love to have it in my home.

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  • b sensible on Jun 11, 2013 at 2:20 pm

    innovative…turning old vehicle into sth useful! what about kitchen mobile cabinet?

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  • art appreciator on Jun 11, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Haha, darn creative and amusing idea, like something out of a Sims game! Very nice complement to an apartment with an automotive theme. It can serve as a cool gift to someone, too – especially one who is a car buff!

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  • tapau on Jun 11, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    make this fridge with perodua halfcut brands ! sure pisang goreng panas @ bah kut teh punya lah!

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  • it looks kind of suitable to be made into a toilet bowl also…

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  • miriafori on Jun 11, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    Drunk gets home.
    Opens Smeg 500 fridge.
    Drunk grabs the last bottle of beer deep inside,
    other hand unintentionally swipes hood holder loose.
    Hood comes down fast smashing drunk…Smegk!!

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  • junaidi on Jun 11, 2013 at 8:35 pm

    the name smeg is very close to something else. oh god.

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