There are certain things that will always be inextricably intertwined with our memories of the beach. Stripy deckchairs. Parasols. 99 Flakes. Sand in the sun cream. Sand in the sandwiches. Sand in your socks. Sand bloody everywhere, reappearing from every nook and cranny for weeks. And in the early 1960s, you could add the off beat genre of the ‘jolly’ car to that list. This is a type of wacky recreational vehicle most closely associated with Fiat, who created the 600 Jolly in 1958, commissioning Carrozzeria Ghia to turn the diminutive runabout into a beach car. This involved scything out the body sides, replacing the seats with simple wicker versions, and
