1956 Abarth 750 Abarth Zagato
Fiat 750 Abarth (Zagato) 1956
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Engine: 4-cylinder, in-line,
Cubic capacity: 747 cc
Power : 47 hp at 6000 rpm
Max Speed: 150 km h
Chassisodywork: coupe, two-seater
In 1956, Abarth had already built up an extensive reputation as a premier tuner of Fiat engines and was branching out into many classes of motor sport. To compete in the 750cc class of the Grand Touring Championship, Abarth commissioned Zagato to rebody the Fiat 600 into a purposeful racecar.
Thanks to Zagato’s weight saving body, the first cars weighed 1179 lbs (535 kg) and took advantage of Abarth’s 747cc tuned engine. With a high compression head and specially made exhaust the produced power was 47 bhp @ 6000 rpm. A number of prototype cars were made in 1956 and one of these appeared at the 1956 Mille Miglia and placed second in class.
The production 750 Zagato first appeared at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show. Series production began in 1957 of the ‘Zagato 750 GT’ at the beginning of 1957. The final design included twin bumperettes upfront, Zagato’s double bubble roof and twin intakes on the rear engine cover. Five of these cars finished the Mille Miglia in 1957, of which Alfonso Thiele won the 750cc class.
In July of 1957, Abarth committed to a record-breaking car with sleek Pininfarina-designed body, tube frame chassis and 747cc engine. Raced around the Monza circuit for four days, the car took 15 new records including the fastest average speed of 165.376 kph for 72 hours straight.
At the 1958 Paris Motor Show, Abarth launched and renamed the ‘750 GT Zagato’ into the ’750 Record Monza Zagato’. This was done to honor the results achieved the year earlier with the record breaking car. Improvements to the model included a DOHC valvetrain and three-quarter windows.
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Engine: 4-cylinder, in-line,
Cubic capacity: 747 cc
Power : 47 hp at 6000 rpm
Max Speed: 150 km h
Chassisodywork: coupe, two-seater
In 1956, Abarth had already built up an extensive reputation as a premier tuner of Fiat engines and was branching out into many classes of motor sport. To compete in the 750cc class of the Grand Touring Championship, Abarth commissioned Zagato to rebody the Fiat 600 into a purposeful racecar.
Thanks to Zagato’s weight saving body, the first cars weighed 1179 lbs (535 kg) and took advantage of Abarth’s 747cc tuned engine. With a high compression head and specially made exhaust the produced power was 47 bhp @ 6000 rpm. A number of prototype cars were made in 1956 and one of these appeared at the 1956 Mille Miglia and placed second in class.
The production 750 Zagato first appeared at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show. Series production began in 1957 of the ‘Zagato 750 GT’ at the beginning of 1957. The final design included twin bumperettes upfront, Zagato’s double bubble roof and twin intakes on the rear engine cover. Five of these cars finished the Mille Miglia in 1957, of which Alfonso Thiele won the 750cc class.
In July of 1957, Abarth committed to a record-breaking car with sleek Pininfarina-designed body, tube frame chassis and 747cc engine. Raced around the Monza circuit for four days, the car took 15 new records including the fastest average speed of 165.376 kph for 72 hours straight.
At the 1958 Paris Motor Show, Abarth launched and renamed the ‘750 GT Zagato’ into the ’750 Record Monza Zagato’. This was done to honor the results achieved the year earlier with the record breaking car. Improvements to the model included a DOHC valvetrain and three-quarter windows.
