The SEAT 600 L Especial was an exclusive version from the Spanish brand, which coexisted during the model's final ten months with the 600 E, launched in 1970. The great novelty of the E compared with the earlier 600s was the doors opening in the direction of travel, as well as larger headlights and rear lights.
The 600 L Especial retained the basic characteristics of the 600 E, but incorporated even more new features, which made it the most luxurious and powerful production 600 in history. From the outside, the L Especial is easily recognized by the ventilation outlets in the rear pillars, as well as the rectangular SEAT logo instead of the round one on the front, and also by the newly designed trim at the rear bearing the model name.
There were also changes under the rear hood, as the engine featured redesigned exhaust manifolds, a more aggressive camshaft and a higher compression ratio. Thus, power increased slightly, from the 25 hp of the 600 D and E to 28 hp in the L Especial.
Curiously, despite being the most “modern” version of the 600, the L Especial is also the rarest among the high-volume production versions . Having been in production for barely ten months, until August 1973, fewer than 32,000 units of the 600 L Especial were manufactured, all in sedan form (the L Especial was not available in Commercial or Convertible versions, unlike the earlier 600s). This is very few compared with the approximately 800,000 SEAT 600s produced. Source: https://www.seatcocheshistoricos.es/SEATHistoricos/1970/600Lespecial.php
This description has been automatically translated. Original language: Spanish.
