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The Abarth 1500 Biposto is a one-off concept built by Bertone for the 34th Turin Motor Show in 1952. It was built on Fiat 1400 mechanics reworked by Abarth. It is said to be the forerunner to the '53 BAT 5, '54 BAT 7, and '55 BAT 9 Alfa Romeo concept cars; thus it is referred to by some as "BAT 1". (B.A.T. stands for Berlinetta Aerodinamica Tecnica) In 1952 it was bought by Packard (as an example of modern styling) and brought back to the US where it practically vanished untill it was found in a barn in Connecticut and sold at auction in 2003. Including buyer's premium, at the Christie's Rockefeller Center auction on June 5, 2003 the car sold for $296,500.


Pics/Info from these sites:
http://www.rickcarey.com/Catalog%20D...rthBiposto.htm
http://www.bertone.it/en/scheda_50_a...imeline_en.htm
http://www.sportscarmarket.com/profi...ini/index.html