One of the most iconic Italian bodies of the 70s, built by Francis Lombardi, contains not an 850 CC but a 1300 cc engine. We are therefore talking about an Abarth 1300 Scorpione which, however, in this specific specimen (in excellent condition) has a flaw, if we talk about originality: the engine is not original.… Read More Bigger than usual: 1970 Abarth 1300 Scorpione
This is not the first Grand Prix we have published; In the past, others have been published because (if it is not clear) we like small Italian sports cars built in the 50s and 60s. Apparently, however, this Grand Prix is different. The seller claims that this is very rare as it belongs to a… Read More Flatside: 1968 Francis Lombardi Grand Prix
This Abarth called “Monomille” – the name is for “mono”, that is the single camshaft, and “mille” that is 1,000 c.c. displacement – is said to be an experimental car, and the first owner was Abarth & C. So the seller says that this car (chassis #335) was built with several special parts: the engine… Read More Sperimentale: 1964 Abarth Monomille
Did you ever see a car radio integrated in the rear view mirror? We didn’t, so this is the first time; however that’s not the only interesting aspect of this Cisitalia 850 Coupé. This is one of the few Cisitalia-Argentina built by the son of Piero Dusio, the founder of Cisitalia who left Italy for… Read More Invest in gold/2: 1961 Cisitalia-Abarth 850 Coupé by Allemano
In the early seventies, to cutting edge of the Abarth family was the Scorpione produced in three different versions: “OT1300/124”, S and SS. This car has the SS badge, and that means that this is one of the six SS ever built. Having the SS badge means that the car has some peculiar solutions: the… Read More Unbeatable conditions: 1970 Abarth 1300 Scorpione SS
These coupes were built, of course, on the reliable Fiat 850 platform but, apart from this, they had few in common with their relative. That’s because thwy were built in the Abarth factory in Corso Marche, Torino, starting by the Fiat chassis and, for this particular model, the chassis, suspensions and power unit were matched… Read More Needs paint and chrome: 1960 Abarth 850S Coupé Scorpione by Allemano
Here it is, for the second time in three years, an Abarth 1300 Scorpione for sale: it’s not easy to spot one of these for sale as, back, then, it was an expensive toy for wealthy boys. Karl Abarth took the body made by Francis Lombardi coachworks and filled it with the engine taken from… Read More Yellow stinger: 1970 Abarth 1300 Scorpione
This rare Abarth Scorpione is based on Fiat 850 chassis, but it’s powered by a punchy 1300 cc which is rated at 75 hp at 6000 r.p.m. It’s not few for a car that weights around 1500 pounds. The green paint togheter with the odd body lines make this car a real head turner. The… Read More Envy green: 1969 Abarth 1300 Scorpione
