Abarth 1000
(1960 - 1970)
Brand:
Abarth (also known as Fiat-Abarth)
Country:
Italy
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Between 1956 and 1964, Carlo Abarth built racing-oriented coupés based on the technology of the Fiat 600, but equipped with an independent and attractive GT body. At that time, these coupés had to be beaten in their class in motor racing, which only a few succeeded in doing in the long term. This report briefly outlines the history of the Fiat-Abarth Zagato coupé and looks at the technology and one example in particular, which raced at Le Mans in 1960/1961 and at the Targa Florio in 1967, supplemented by archive photos from the time.
In a good 20 years, Carlo Abarth built over 200 different types of car and his vehicles won over 7000 races. Reason enough to compare two of his successful models with a modern successor. A 595 essesse, a 1000 TCR (Berlina Corsa) and a 695 biposto competed against each other on the race track. This vehicle report describes the characteristics of the three vehicles and shows them in current and historical images, as well as in brochures.
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