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Abarth is an Italian racing car maker founded by Italian-Austrian Karl (Carlo) Abarth in Turin in 1949. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Karl (Carlo) Abarth (November 15, 1908 in Vienna, Austria - October 24, 1979) was an Italian-Austrian automobile designer. ... “Torino” redirects here. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ...

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 The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Hillclimbing (also known as hill climbing, speed hillclimbing or speed hill climbing) is a branch of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock to complete an uphill course. ... GTP sports cars racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 1991 Sports car racing is a form of circuit racing, with cars that have two seats and enclosed wheel wells. ... The Porsche 904 was officially called Porsche Carrera GTS due to the same naming rights problem that required renaming the Porsche 901. ... The Dino by Ferrari (also called the 206, 246, and 308GT4) was a mid-engined, rear-drive sports car produced from 1968 to 1973. ... Hans Herrmann was a Formula One driver from Germany. ... The ADAC 1000km Nürburgring is a Endurance racing and Sports car racing events on the Nürburgring in Germany, organized by ADAC since 1953. ... Teddy Pilette (born Theodore Pilette-Vlug [1] on July 26th, 1942 in Brussels) is a former Formula One driver from Belgium. ...

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. Abt Sportsline, based in Kempten im Allgäu, is a company with 40 years of experience in motor racing and tuning, mainly of Audi and the related Volkswagen, Skoda and SEAT cars. ...

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. Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... This article is about the auto company. ... Simca Rallye 2 Simca is a now-defunct French automobile manufacturer, which also produced cars in Brazil and Spain in the 1960s. ...

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. Osella was an Italian motor racing company based in Volpiano near Turin, Italy. ... Aurelio Lampredi was an automobile and aircraft engine designer. ... Lancia (Lan-cha) is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat group in 1969. ... Autobianchi badge on a cars front fascia Autobianchi (pronounced —IPA pronunciation) was an Italian automobile manufacturer, created jointly by Bianchi, Pirelli and Fiat in 1955. ...

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. Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... The Fiat Punto is a supermini automobile produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat since 1994. ... Fiat Group, or Fiat S.p. ... Renault Sport Technologies (commonly known as Renault Sport or RST) is the motorsport division of Renault. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. ...

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

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See also

• List of Formula One constructors

The following is a list of constructors which have competed or plan to compete in the Formula One World Championship. ...

External links

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Abarth vehicles

• http://www.abarth.be : a non commercial website about the Abarth cars of Scuderia La Fortuna
• 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
• http://www.puntosports.co.uk /Punto Abarth
• Abarth Simca 2000 - Photos and Information