Exactly 65 years ago today the very first Seat rolled off the production line at the Zona Franca factory in Barcelona.
The car, a Seat 1400, had the registration number B-87.223 and arrived just three years after the Spanish company had been created.
Five vehicles a day were built during the first year of production and come the end of the 1400’s initial run in 1954, 1345 units had been produced – but that was just the beginning of the model’s life.
Next came the 1400 A in 1954, followed by the 1400 B of ’56 and 1960’s 1400 C, along with a number of special versions.
Buyers of the first Seat had to spend 117,000 pesetas (around €705 or £616), which got them a four-door, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive saloon.
