In 2009 Qaddafi presented a vehicle known as the “rocket car” which was regarded as the safest car in the world by ministers in his regime. However, no records exist to either confirm or deny his creation ever went into production.
Qaddafi’s regime has been known to do business with Fiat SpA for over two decades and the Libyan Investment Authority holds a two percent stake in the company. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the commandeered 500—similar to the Castagna Fiat 500 Tender Two shown above—was the property of the sullied colonial. However, it remains to be seen if the 500 was a gift or actually purchased by Qaddafi’s administration.
