The vivid personality, great intelligence and strong determination of Carlo Abarth are revealed through the pages of his large biography. Described is Abarth's personal life, his early motorcycling projects and races, and the Cisitalia period and its unfortunate decline. Includes the long and successful new adventure in car-tuning which made Abarth and his cars renown all over the world.
This book also contains technical data for each model produced, supported by company chassis drawings and engine cutaways. Exhaustive and accurate listing of competitions which saw Abarth cars dominating the racing fields year by year. The book is richly illustrated by appealing and never published before photos, many of them belonging to the personal Abarth photo archive.
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The vivid personality, great intelligence and strong determination of Carlo Abarth are revealed through the pages of his large biography. Described is Abarth's personal life, his early motorcycling projects and races, and the Cisitalia period and its unfortunate decline. Includes the long and successful new adventure in car-tuning which made Abarth and his cars renown all over the world. The book also contains technical data for each model produced, supported by company chassis drawings and engine cutaways. Exhaustive and accurate listing of competitions which saw Abarth cars dominating the racing fields year by year. The book is richly illustrated by appealing and never published before photos, many of them belonging to the personal Abarth photo archive.
About the Author
Born in Milan in 1933 Luciano Greggio is an authorative specialist in motoring journalism with a maniacal passion for the story of the automobile on the international front. His knowledge of the motoring world ranks him among the most punctilious experts on the sector.
Arcore (Milan), Italy
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At the dawn of the 19th century, Vienna was still the capital of a vast empire made up of an imposing mosaic of ethnic and language groups, which extended across a landmass of almost 400,000 square miles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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At the dawn of the 19th century, Vienna was still the capital of a vast empire made up of an imposing mosaic of ethnic and language groups, which extended across a landmass of almost 400,000 square miles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
transverse lower leaf spring, helicoidal springs, operated discs front, wheel drive single dry plate, gear overhead valves, operated drums front, grand touring, upper trailing arms, scorpion logo, operated front discs, rear axle group, supplementary radiator, motor racing season, stabiliser bar, carburettor coil, hydraulic dampers, rear rigid axle, hillclimb championship, double ignition, world constructors, indirect fuel injection, distributor liquid, central lever, side camshaft, ice race Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abarth Simca, Italy Coppa, Berlina Sport, Carlo Abarth, Sport Spider, Corso Marche, Prepared Touring, Italy Trofeo, Grand Prix, Turin Motor Show, Alfa Romeo, Italy Rallye, Johannes Ortner, United Kingdom, Mario Colucci, Spagna Rallye, Hans Herrmann, Sport Prototype, Spagna Carrera, Ballot Lena, Karl Abarth, Renzo Avidano, Arturo Merzario, Dalla Torre, Peter Schetty New!
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