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Abarth 1000 GT Coupé

Field	Value
name	1000 GT Coupé
image	File:1959 Abarth-Alfa Romeo 1300 Berlinetta (Colani).jpg
caption	As rebodied by Luigi Colani
manufacturer	Abarth
production	1958
body_style	2-door coupé
engine	998 cc Twin Cam I4
transmission	5-speed manual
wheelbase	2160 mm
length	3690 mm
width	1550 mm
height	1200 mm
weight	640 kg
designer	Franco Scaglione at Bertone
sp	uk

The Abarth 1000 GT Coupé or Alfa Romeo 1000 Abarth GT Bertone Coupé is a prototype car made by the Italian car producer Abarth in collaboration with Alfa Romeo, and designed by Franco Scaglione for Bertone. Three cars were built; one example survives, rebodied by Luigi Colani.

Overview

The cars were built in 1958, and was fitted with Alfa Romeo's 1.0-litre straight engine with double overhead camshafts with a power output of 88 PS. The engine was a short-stroke version of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta's 1.3 litre engine, developed so as to enable it to compete in racing categories restricted to engines of less than one litre. The stroke was reduced to 58.0 mm while the bore remained 74.0 mm. The tubular chassis reportedly only weighed 50 kg, and the car was fitted with a fully synchronized five-speed "System Porsche" transmission. The modest engine was offset by the kerb weight of just 640 kg.

Only three were built, and after at least two of them were crashed while testing at AVUS in Germany the project was abandoned.

Rebodied by Colani

Young designer Luigi Colani bought the wrecked cars and pieced together a fibreglass-bodied design of his own, which still exists although it is currently powered by a 1.3 litre Giulietta Veloce engine.

Rear view of rebodied Abarth-Alfa Romeo 1000

References

"Abarth 1000 GT Coupe Specifications". Uniquecarsandparts.com.au.
(March 2013). "Il meglio di ''Quattroruote'', Le Fuoriserie: 1958-1959". Editoriale Domus.
Hamilton, Matt. "Abarth – Alfa – Colani 1000". Alfa Romeo Giuliettas.
Royer, Vincent. (2009-02-12). "Alfa Romeo 1000 Abarth de 1958". AutosItal.com.

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