Collaboration between NSU and Fiat started as soon as 1922. From 1929 to 1957, NSU was devoted to two-wheelers only, and then came back to car production. Fiat- NSU became Fiat-Neckar in 1960. Unveiled in March 1959, the nice-looking Weinsberg was the first original creation of the brand and not just a rebadged Fiat, even if it was based on a Fiat 500. This is a resin model car.

This pretty little coupe, almost unknown, was introduced in 1962 and produced by Fiat in Germany, in NSU’s plants. Sold under the name Neckar, the Mistral was also available in Italy via Siata, the small company behind the design of this model, based on a Fiat 1300/1500. The coupe Mistral made a small appearance in the French movie "À couteaux tirés", directed by Charles Gerard in 1963.