Abarth
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Born in Austria in 1908, Karl Abarth was a European motorcycle champion in the 1930s who fled to Italy during World War II. His firm, Abarth & C., was formed from the remnants of the famed Italian constructor Cisitalia in April of 1949, its first cars being adapted from Cisitalia 202 coupes.
Period Abarth Articles And Advertisements 1950 Abarth 205a 1100cc Vignale 1952 Abarth Biposto Bertone 1500 BAT 1953 Fiat Abarth 1100-103 Ghia 1954 Abarth Removable Ferrari 4.1 Body 1956 Fiat Abarth 215a 750cc Bertone 1957 Abarth "Double Bubble" 750cc Zagato 1957 Fiat Abarth 750 Vignale Goccia 1959 Fiat Abarth Record Monza 750cc 1960 Porsche Abarth Carrera GTL Zagato
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were 12 similar cars with consecutive chassis numbers that were of the
Abarth 207A 1100 design by Boano. Ten of these were the spider (207), one
was an open two-seater barchetta (208), and one was the coupe (209). All
twelve cars shared the same type chassis and mechanical specifications, and
as I said, their chassis numbers were all in the same sequence: Numbers 001
to 012. |
Abarth 204A Dr. Sergio Lugo Dossier
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1950 Abarth 205 Vignale #205101 Ex H.H. Johnson and Scott Emsley; Mark Gessler collection Factory competition car driven by Guido Scagliarini and co-driven by Cornelio Mafiado. It placed 1st in class/4th overall in the 1950 Monza (Coppa de Europa), 2nd in class/5th overall in the 1950 Targa Florio, raced in the 1950 Mille Miglia (w/ aerodynamic nose and tail cones), and at 1954 Torrey Pines. It was also Abarth's entry for the 1950 Turin Autoshow.
1950 Fiat Abarth 205A Vignale #205102 Ex Helmut Fischer; Klaus Edel Collection (Photos Provided by Wouter Melissen UltimateCarPage.com) |
(2011 Mille Miglia)
(Cheryl and Ted Buckland Photos 2007 Etceterini.com exclusive)
(Under restoration 2010 Etceterini.com exclusive pictures)
(Almost finished! 2011 Etceterini.com exclusive pictures)
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1950 Fiat Abarth 205A Vignale #205103 Ex Blair McGranahan, Ted Buckland and Shraga
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1952 Abarth 1500 Bertone
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(Pete Reuter Photos 2007 etceterini.com exclusive)
1953 Fiat Abarth 1100-103 Ghia coupe
(Jack Reuter archives)
1955 Sebring (Howard Wolery photo)
1957 Palm Springs Dr. Karl Brigandi 7th
1957 Riverside Dr. Karl Brigandi
1955 Abarth 207A #001 1100cc Ex Bentley and Goldman
1955 Abarth 207A #002 1100cc Paul Grant collection
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1955 Abarth 207A #003 1100cc Ex Roger Abe and Bill Kasmer; Anthony Berni collection
1955 Wisconsin Grand Prix Robert Kuhn
1955 Cumberland John Bentley
1955 Lawrenceville (Howard Wolery photos) 1955 Abarth 207A #004 1100cc Ex Cole, Quaglieri and Kolodziejski; Fred Phillips Collection
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1955 Abarth 207A #005 1100cc Ex Bill Noon
1955 Bremerton Airport WA Ben Brown (rspubs.com photo)
1955 Abarth 207A #010 1100cc Ex Brown, Muncie, Puhn; Elad Shraga Collection
1955 Abarth 207A in Japan chassis number unknown
Period Abarth 207a Photo
