It started winning World rallies within months of being launched, and in 1977, 1978 and 1980 the 'works' team also won the World Championship for Makes, and set every standard by which Rally Giants were to be judged.

The entire technical evolution and the competition history of a glorious rally car enclosed in a single volume.

Basic specification and statistics. Quotes, and interesting facts and feats. During the early 1950s, Abarth's business was booming in three main areas - custom-built racing cars, tuning/accessories, and modification of production cars.

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Fiat bought the rights to the Abarth name when the original company folded in 1971.

Committed to an official works team, supported by Abarth, it competed with legendary cars such as the 124 and 131 in the hands of drivers of the calibre of Ceccato,Trombotto, Paganelli, Pinto, Bacchelli, Cambiaghi, Verini, Waldegaard, ...