Description
This car is Lot 194 to be auctioned by Bonhams|Cars at Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris Sale on 6 February, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
Public Viewing:
Available Tuesday 4 February from 08:00 until 18:00 and Wednesday 5 February from 9 AM - 6 PM, at The Grand Palais Historique, Paris.
Lot 194
1959 FIAT-Abarth 750 GT 'Double Bubble' Coupé'
Registration no.
Chassis no. 588479
Delivered new in Italy
Interesting restoration project
Italian registration document
"The performance of FIAT engines, as modified by Carlo Abarth, has for long been held to verge on the supernatural." John Bolster, Autosport magazine.
After leaving Cisitalia in 1948, Austrian-born engineer Carlo Abarth set up as an independent in Turin, the home of the Italian auto industry. From producing induction and exhaust systems, Abarth branched out into selling performance kits for (mainly FIAT) production cars, later building a highly successful series of aerodynamically-stylish sports prototypes and limited-series production cars, many of which were produced in conjunction with Carrozzeria Zagato. An innovative concern with a sporting pedigree second-to-none, Abarth was taken over by FIAT in 1971, becoming the Italian giant's competitions department. One of Carlo Abarth's most successful series of GT cars was based on the FIAT 600, the first of these handsome little Zagato-bodied coupés - the 750 - appearing in 1956.
Delivered new in Italy and first registered on 21 April 1959, this FIAT-Abarth 750 Zagato Berlinetta offers a compelling foundation for anyone looking to undertake the restoration of an iconic Italian automobile. It is accompanied by its former original Italian registration document, a photocopy of its initial registration title, a chronological certificate issued in 1997, and its keys.
All lots are sold 'as is/ where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding. Visit the Bonhams|Cars website for all pertinent auction information.
