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Old 03-14-2007, 10:49 AM
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Simca-based Abarths

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you can give him the Porsche Abarth GTL also...
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You are too kind!
The Fiat Abarth Monomille has the same body, right?
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I may post a few more soon...
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Was this model fully intended for racing ? It seems kind of unfinished and not-refined to go out onto the street legally !

Great looker though !
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a 1300 version, as shown on the European Concours d'elegance in Schwetzingen in 2003. An d yes, the car was purely designed for racing, and also came with a 2 litre engine.
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a 1300 version, as shown on the European Concours d'elegance in Schwetzingen in 2003. An d yes, the car was purely designed for racing, and also came with a 2 litre engine.
Just for the record, the blue one above is a 2-litre. Apparently it was capable of speeds up to 270km/h...
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Just for the record, the blue one above is a 2-litre. Apparently it was capable of speeds up to 270km/h...
yes the two litre is a DOHC (as you can see the 1300 is just an OHV engine), here is another one
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One is a long tail and the other isn't.
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The Fiat Abarth Monomille has the same body, right?
I believe that Abarth used similar bodies for different creations, altough I could be wrong.
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I believe that Abarth used similar bodies for different creations, altough I could be wrong.
similar is the correct word, never the same though, which makes identifying the different models a nightmare.

Here is a 1000 (or 1mille or monomille), shot at Pebble Beach in 2005...
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The Blue Simca Abarth posted by Ferrer is without doubt a 2litre from origin. All short nose versions with the " scoop" under the nose were 2litre cars. (as far as you can say this for sure when Abarth is concerned)

The one at the Swetzingen concours is probably retro-fitted with a Simca rally engine. Judging from the roundtail it is a 1300 from origin. 1300 Simca's also came as Twin-cams.

Apart from the 1300 and 2000 , there also was an 1600. Gearboxes ranged from 4 speed, 5 speed to 6speed.

Like Henk pointed out, the Monomille-Bialbero looked similar to the Simca Abarths but was actually very different. The one at Pebble Beach is probably a 1000 Bialbero, judging by the air-intake, covered headlights and Campy wheels, or it could also be one of a few Monomilles built with a Bialbero body.

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Like Henk pointed out, the Monomille-Bialbero looked similar to the Simca Abarths but was actually very different. The one at Pebble Beach is probably a 1000 Bialbero, judging by the air-intake, covered headlights and Campy wheels, or it could also be one of a few Monomilles built with a Bialbero body.

Alex
Given that Pebble usually attracts the rarest of the breed, I would not be surprised if your guess about what the car is, is about correct....
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Good to see an Abarth expert on this forums.
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