Abarth Cars => Classic Abarth => Topic started by: AustinR on February 28, 2014, 01:06:10 pm
Title: FIAT 128-3P ABARTH
Post by: AustinR on February 28, 2014, 01:06:10 pm
Back in the 80's I had a metallic blue 128 -3P which I " Abarthised" by fitting a genuine Abarth twin pipe exhaust, a front spoiler and a plastic Abarth grill badge ! I never knew that Abarth had actually considered producing a real Abarth 128-3P until I was reading " Le Abarth dopo Carlo Abarth" ( yes I bought the Italian language edition before the English version came out ) and there on page 39 were some photos of a proposed 128 " Coupe Restyling Abarth ", looking not that different from my version. Unfortunately it appears that the model never made it into production.
Title: Re: FIAT 128-3P ABARTH
Post by: centoventiquattro on February 28, 2014, 02:01:15 pm
Sadly the 128 was largely ignored by Abarth as Scuderia Filipinetti and Giannini had bagged it. Both Filipinetti Saloon and Coupes looked superb. I think some German dealers "Abarthised" the MK11 saloon but Abarth Italy never did.
Title: Re: FIAT 128-3P ABARTH
Post by: AusAbarth on March 01, 2014, 03:40:20 am
Oh Man !!!
Takes me back - I had two 128 3P's when I was a young'un ..... mucho fun