Beskrivning
This lot will be auctioned via Silverstone Auctions, The Classic Sale at Silverstone Festival 2023 on Friday the 25th of August - Saturday the 26th of August, The Wing, Silverstone Circuit, NN12 8TN. Karl Abarth, later known as Carlo Abarth, was born in Austria and created a small manufacturing empire in Italy during the 1950s building performance exhaust systems and parts for Fiats and other European makes. Carlo adopted his Scorpio birth sign as the logo for his company and soon evolved into a car manufacturer in his own right. FIAT most often supplied the body shells or partly completed cars, which Abarth modified and the FIAT/ Abarth collaboration benefited both concerns, particularly in motorsport, since the many class victories captured by Abarth in fierce competition throughout Europe shone a favourable spotlight on FIAT's range of road cars.
Abarth first turned its attention to FIAT's Nuova 500 in 1957, and in 1963 adopted the most cost-effective method of coaxing greater power from a small engine, introducing a big-bore cylinder block that increased capacity to 593cc for the '595' model, which raised maximum output to 27hp. Abarth's conversion halved the standard car's acceleration times and endowed the 595 with a top speed of more than 75mph. Lowered suspension and wider wheels and tires helped the baby FIAT utilize the increased performance. Introduced the following year, the 595 SS (Sprint Speciale) incorporated further performance enhancements, resulting in a maximum of 32bhp.
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