Abarth

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Abarth is an Italian racing car maker founded by Italian-Austrian Karl (Carlo) Abarth in
Turin in 1949.

In the 1960s, Abarth & C. S.r.l was quite successful in hillclimbing and sports car racing,
mainly in classes from 850cc up to 2000cc, competing with Porsche 904 and Ferrari Dino.
Hans Herrmann was a factory driver from 1962 until 1965, winning the 500km Nürburgring
in 1963 with Teddy Pilette

Later, Johann Abt was promised by Carlo Abarth that he could drive a factory car for free if
he won all the races he entered—which Abt nearly did, winning 29 of 30, the 30th being a
second.

Along with its racing cars, Abarth produced high-performance exhaust pipes. Later, Abarth
diversified in producing various tuning kits for road vehicles, mainly for Fiat. Abarth was also
associated in producing sports or racing cars with Porsche and Simca.

Abarth was sold to Fiat in 1971, and the racing team sold to Enzo Osella. Abarth became the
racing department of Fiat, managed by famed engine designer Aurelio Lampredi. Some
models built by Fiat or its subsidiaries Lancia and Autobianchi were co-branded Abarth, the
most famous being the Autobianchi A112 Abarth.

In 2007 Fiat Automobiles SpA relaunched the brand with the Grande Punto Abarth and the
Grande Punto Abarth S2000. The brand is to be seen as a separate division to the main Fiat
brand in a similar way that the Renault Sport brand is to the mainstream Renault.

Abarth cars
 Abarth 204A Berlinetta
 Alfa Romeo Abarth 2000 Coupe
 Abarth 207A Spyder
 Porsche 356B Carrera GTL Abarth
 Abarth Simca 1300GT
 Fiat Abarth 850TC Berlina
  Fiat Abarth OT2000 Coupe
 Fiat Abarth 1000TCR Berlina
 Autobianchi A112 Abarth

See also
 List of Formula One constructors

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Abarth vehicles
 http://www.abarth.it/
 http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Autos/Makes_and_Models/Abarth/
 Dutch Abarth Club
 Abarth Parts
 A112 Abarth Club
 http://www.abarth.nl/ Abarth Racing
 Abarth Simca 2000 - Photos and Information

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