Description
Extremely rare road legal 1 of only 13 Abarth 500. These 13 Abarth 500's were built by Abarth for the 2010 BSM centenary celebrity challenge held at the Silverstone Classic, there were thought to be 16 in total but then only in fact being 13 made, each one being driven by a celebrity to raise money for a cancer charity.
This one was driven to the win by Rick Parfitt Jnr (whom was bitten by the race bug hard and is now a Ginetta and Porche racer in his own right).
All 13 of these Abarths consisted of the Esseesse performance upgrade kit which includes 17" lightweight alloy wheels, Cross drilled brake discs, Performance pads, Up-rated spring suspension set, Abarth upgraded ECU, BMC performance air filter. The cars also included the Abarth Monza exhaust which with the Esseesse kit increase the bhp from 135 to 165bhp. The interior gets 4 point harness, Bespoke safety cage built by Custom cages in compliant with MSA blue-book requirements. It also has the upgraded Interscope sound system, Blue & Me bluetooth telephone connectivity plus the usual Abarth features.
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I'm reluctantly dipping my toe in selling mine (called Piccolo Razzo).
After the Charity race he was auctioned off to raise money for Mcmillan Cancer Nurses.
"Pico" as I call him was then bought by the wife of the owner of Donnington Race Circuit and then part exchanged against a TT; this is when I bought him and together we've covered most of his 72k miles.
His brief life as a launch car and circuit racer meant he was built at the Turin Factory in Italy (NOT in Poland like all of the following Abarths) and finished with the full Esseesse upgrade pack, rollcage, fire extinguisher, Toora 4 point harnesses, tow straps, record Monza active exhaust and titanium grey alloys.
In the time I've owned him, and with the help of Abarth UK he has been further upgraded towards Assetto Corse / Trofeo / Biposto specs with:-
Carbon Fibre Sparco drivers bucket seat
Sparco Seat side mounts
OMP Seat adaptor plate
Carbon fibre Gear knob
Bonelume short shifter from Italy
Bonelume electrically actuated dump valve from Italy
Boost recirc blanked
TMC piggyback ECU box
K&N cold air intake
Gaz height and damping adjustable coilovers
Assetto Corse Vented and NACA ducted bonnet
Assetto Corse GRP from splitter (a bit scuffed due to speed bumps)
Forge Turbo actuator
Genuine 17" OZ Leggenda Abarth embossed Alloys
500S passenger seat with cubby underneath
Decatted and lambda blanked (but still passess emmissions cleanly)
Sparco removable steering wheel boss (easier to get in and out)
Suede deep dish steering wheel
Carbon fibre plate with the multifunction steering wheel controls for bluetooth etc
I've also got some more upgrade parts, and a suite of spares that will come with the car if it goes for the asking price:-
-Stage 2 lightened flywheel (replaces the std duel mass and really lets the engine strtch it's legs with reduced mass, bought ready to swap when ever the clutch gets replaced)
-Forge front mounted intercooler including pipework
-Original bonnet
-Original set of 17" titanium grey alloys
-Original steering wheel
-Original actuator
-Original airbox and engine bay pipework
Two of his 12 sister cars have been sold in the last year for over £10, 000 each so this is a steal and he could either continue to be run on the road, or with a couple of tweaks he could compete in many circuit classes.
I fitted brand new sports tyres to go through winter, but with moving house hes just been parked up sulking and not being driven. Now the sun has come out again he's been given a full MOT (only needed a reg plate light) so is ready to rock
Any other questions, please give me a shout
