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aphilpot

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What Abarth is this?
« on: December 23, 2010, 10:12:44 PM »
Seen this Abarth yesterday when taking a different route to work. What year and model is this  ??? looks in good nick  :thumb:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2010, 10:18:03 PM »
draig flag has one of these, his looks a bit more original ;D
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2010, 10:23:46 PM »
that was at that meet where me lloyd and domc all went in 1 car.... the escapes me....
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2010, 10:31:27 PM »
brooklands :thumb:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2010, 10:33:47 PM »
thats the one!  :thumb:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2010, 10:52:15 PM »
Not sure thats a proper Abarth, the badge doesn't like any official design thats ever been used :whistle:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2010, 10:59:46 PM »
after retiring, carlo abarth moved to jersey, to earn enough for the flight he spent a week working in a car factory in poland. he so impressed them that they gave him 6 of their top selling model. five of these were sold to finance his new life and the 6th he took with him and uprated in his traditional way, i think you have found that car :thumb:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2010, 11:06:02 PM »
Hey Lloyd, I thought it was close to Christmas not April fools day ;D
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2010, 11:07:13 PM »
Yea check my "other ride" topic (link in my signature!)

It's not an Abarth though, and neither is the one you saw as they don't exist. It's a Fiat 126. I think my photo shopped ones were better and more convincing!




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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2010, 11:07:34 PM »
just a little abarthmas nativity story :whistle:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #10 on: December 24, 2010, 09:13:35 AM »
Quote from: lloyd on December 23, 2010, 11:07:34 PM
just a little abarthmas nativity story :whistle:

...direct from the First Church of Abarth :thumb:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2010, 04:29:29 PM »
Brilliant photoshop Draigflag  :thumb: the next new brand of Abarth right  8)

If its just a Fiat made to look like an Abarth then it explains the "FastFiat" sticker in the back window I suppose. Those scorpions make all the difference in a vehicle's performace you know  :whistle:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #12 on: December 24, 2010, 04:34:03 PM »
Quote from: lloyd on December 23, 2010, 10:59:46 PM
after retiring, carlo abarth moved to jersey, to earn enough for the flight he spent a week working in a car factory in poland. he so impressed them that they gave him 6 of their top selling model. five of these were sold to finance his new life and the 6th he took with him and uprated in his traditional way, i think you have found that car :thumb:

Nice, I feel truely honored now  :thumb:
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Re: What Abarth is this?
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2010, 08:14:22 AM »

Hello Everyone

You are right this 126 is not a Abarth

But in the later 70s Fiat did other a Abarth kit for the 650 air cooled 126 as a dealer fit kit. It inc a new cyl head,carb and exhust system.

I remember my farther fitting them.  :thumb:
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