Car parked in same spot for nearly 50 years became a local landmark

You might think that a car left in a parking spot for nearly 50 years would be a local nuisance.

But in one Italian town, a car which wasn't driven in 47 years became something of a beloved landmark.

The town of Conegliano, in the Veneto region of Italy, had a peculiar tourist attraction: a 1962 Lancia Fulvia, which was reportedly left in the same parking spot since 1974.

You might think that the car should've been towed decades ago, but the little grey car was pretty much left alone for the entire time.

According to The Mirror, original owner Angelo Fregolent told local paper Il Gazzettino that he ran the newsagent in Conegliano for 40 years, parking his car outside the business so he could unload newspapers easily. And when he retired, he simply left the car there.

It became a tourist attraction, with people coming from far and wide to take pictures with the car, posting them on social media.

But after nearly five decades, the car was eventually moved - as it was reportedly blocking the flow of traffic and pedestrians through the town.

Back in 2021, The Mirror reports that the town's officials decided it was high time to remove the car - it was then transferred to the Auto e Moto d'Epoca Motorshow in Padua to go on show alongside other classic cars.

It was then sent to a workshop for some restoration work - after all, sitting outside for that long a stretch of time wouldn't exactly be great for any vehicle.

Luckily, the car was then said to have been returned to where it belonged: the town of Conegliano.

According to The Mirror, the restored four-door sedan was given pride of place outside the local school, near Fregolent's house - meaning he was apparently able to see it from his window.

The Fulvia was a car made by Italian company Lancia in the 1960s and 70s. Lancia is a Turin-based company, and the Fulvia was given its name from the road leading from Tortona to Turin.

And the Fulvia isn't just any old car - it played a big role in motorsports history, with the vehicle winning the 1972 Monte Carlo Rally.

Nowadays, Lancia is looking to the future, and has made its first fully electric car - with a range of up to 403 kilometers.