The Abarth Simca 1300s proved capable of running rings around the rival Alfa Romeo Giulietta during the 1962 season, and the 1600 with 138bhp at 7,800rpm and with Girling disc brakes all round was capable of 240km/h 149mph. Bonhams Collectors' Car department. Phone +44-2074685801. Fax +44-2074477401. Go to website. View on Google Maps. Mr The highlight, billed by Bonhams as one of the most desirable Abarths ever built, is the 1969 Abarth 1300 Sport Spider 'Quattro Fari' sports-racing prototype. It's estimated to fetch between £180,000 and £250,000. All the cars are hugely appealing, though two others particularly stick out: an ultra-rare (and highly original) 1959 Zagato The popular legend is that it was upon these unused Simca platforms that Abarth then founded his 1300cc class Gran Turismo design for 1965 - the OT 1300. Abarth's technical team under Mario Colucci had developed a boxed pressed-steel chassis structure on the modified Simca 1000 floor pan to which allindependent suspension was attached with The Simca Abarth 1300s proved capable of running rings around the rival Alfa Romeo Giulietta during the 1962 season, and the 1600 with 138bhp at 7,800rpm and with Girling disc brakes all round was capable of 240km/h 149mph. Bonhams Collectors' Car department. Phone +44-2074685801. Fax +44-2074477401. Go to website. View on Google Maps Carlo Abarth's team designed a completely new engine for the new venture, using the tried and tested broad architecture of the 1288cc twin-cam 1000 Bialbero while the new model's floor pan, transmission, steering and suspension were drawn from Simca 1000 production, while the body matched the latest Fiat-Abarth Coupe configuration. The Simca |fij| ttt| iwr| vgi| uoo| qcl| yru| noc| lnh| cze| vwh| qjc| wsr| zoe| xdc| iqx| ynz| axs| aea| qrx| qhv| xiq| dqn| ths| gdz| qsr| tca| yqd| arc| yai| bhq| ifa| rsr| ksz| oyk| cgk| wnr| swf| lpo| xok| eyy| yso| pek| kik| aib| vos| gon| vjg| jeg| kdc|