Abarth
It Must be B.A.T. 1
Story and photos by Rick Carey
This article originally appeared in VeloceToday in 2003 and again in 2018. Due to the many requests we had to see this article after the series on the B.A.T.s as published last week, we thought it might be nice to give everyone a chance to read it again without a premium subscription.
I’ve always admired the work of Franco Scaglione. Anyone who could create the B.A.T.s on the tall-engined Alfa 1900 chassis, who displayed such sympathy for airflow and was willing to challenge convention with shape and curve rather than embellishment and accoutrement, was an exceptional talent. And full credit also to Nuccio Bertone who gave Scaglione free rein to reinvent extravagantly. [Read more…] about It Must be B.A.T. 1
Abarth Guy Revisited
Story and photos by Alain Raymond
“A living museum, with no rope or cordon” This is how he describes his still-growing 340 car collection, housed in a 43,000 square foot ex-tool factory, located in the small town of Lier, in Belgium. “Some 80 percent of the cars here are operational. I believe in letting the cars live and be used for the way they were intended,” explains Guy Moerenhout, ex-factory rallyman for Abarth and present-day guru for all things Abarth. VeloceToday first visited Moerenhout’s museum in 2010 and I went back this past June to further explore this unique homage to Carlo Abarth and his many creations.
Abarth Monomille Bialbero
Story by Sean Smith
Do the posters we hang on our walls as kids really influence us later in life? A poster featuring the design and beauty of a black Porsche Turbo inspired Mike Pinkus. Over the years, the poster may have disappeared, but the ideas of design and beauty lingered. After graduating from high school Mike was moving aimlessly from job to job. He was a busboy in a restaurant, he worked for a moving company, but he had no real direction. Then Mike discovered the concept of industrial design. It lit a fire in him. With this revelation, Mike immersed himself in a five-year program at Syracuse University and came away with a bachelor’s degree in industrial design in 1984. [Read more…] about Abarth Monomille Bialbero
50 Years with Peter Giddings Part 2
By Judy Giddings
Photos courtesy Judy Giddings unless otherwise noted
Last week in VeloceToday, A Celebration of Life Judy Giddings recalled her honeymoon with Peter and an Alfa 6C1500 and there life moving, buying and selling houses and estates. This week she remembers a few of the many memorable classic car events they attended together.
1984 Grand Bahama Vintage Speed Week
We took our Talbot Lago to the Bahamas vintage race which comprised of three races, two warm-up sessions, and seven cocktail parties! It was fun! [Read more…] about 50 Years with Peter Giddings Part 2
Abarth’s Origins Investigated
By Pete Vack
Although new information has surfaced about the Cisitalia Abarth 204, in looking over years of notes, letters and books, we note that as far back as 30 years ago historian John de Boer got the facts down and got them right. He passed his knowledge on and we absorbed it into the first edition of this author’s Illustrated Abarth Buyer’s Guide. [Read more…] about Abarth’s Origins Investigated
VeloceToday for May 21, 2019
For over 67 years, Graham Gauld has been attending motor racing events as a professional journalist. This week we feature a Graham Gauld Retrospective, beginning with one of his earliest experiences as a journalist in 1952, moving to 1956 as he writes about Eugenio Castellotti, to his time spent with his friend Henry Manny III in the 1960s, all from the archives. Finally, we post his latest article about Minardi Day at Imola and the Ecurie Ecosse Tour.
Abarth 750 GT, Abarth Scorpion
70 Years of Abarth at Geneva
Photos by Alessandro Gerelli
Abarth & C. was officially established seventy years ago, on April 15, 1949. In celebration, this year at Geneva was a very nice grouping of Abarths (curiously minus the 750 GT Zagato and the 750 Allemano Spider, among others). Alessandro Gerelli was there last week to photograph the collection. [Read more…] about 70 Years of Abarth at Geneva
Abarth and the Pittsburgh Grand Prix
By Alain Raymond
Photos courtesy Alain Raymond
Vintage car racing: for some, it’s all about winning. For most, it’s the atmosphere, the camaraderie, the joy of driving old – very old – machinery on a race track. Here’s the story of one such delightful adventure.
We are all packed and ready to travel the 12-hour road taking us from Quebec to the “Steel City.”
VeloceToday for November 20, 2018
New Website for Abarths
Dear fellow Abarth/Zagato enthusiast:
We are proud to announce the release of a new website (www.abarth750GTforum.com) dedicated to the Fiat Abarth 750GT Zagato “Double Bubble”. (Photo above by Greg Birch) This upcoming year will be the 100th year of Zagato (1919-2019). With many other world-wide events scheduled to celebrate this mile stone, we felt that it would be a wonderful opportunity to announce and launch our project. [Read more…] about New Website for Abarths