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1953 Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia)
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Engine - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior - Photo: RM Sotheby's
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Carlo Abarth
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Carlo Abarth
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953 - Interior
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia), 1953
Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia) - Turin'53
Dodge Firearrow and Abarth Fiat 1100 (Ghia) - Turin'53
Abarth 1100 Ghia (VIN 205-104), built toghether with her twin based on a Simca Chassis (Simca on the left)
Vaughan Super Sports (Ghia), 1954 - at the Motor Show in New York
Vaughan Super Sports (Ghia), 1954 - New York
Bilder: "A to Z of Sports Cars, 1945-1990" by Mike Lawrence; www.bernimotori.com; classiccarcatalogue.com; www.viennaclassicdays.com; www.rmsothebys.com
Abarth 103 GT (Chassis no. 205 104) / Vaughan Super Sports / Simca Special
This coupe revealed its close derivation from the big (and American!) Firearrow produced by Ghia for Chrysler.
The styling came from Mario Boano's Ghia with heavy influences from Virgil Exner and Giovanni Savonuzzi.
This Abarth 205A 1100 Sport was shown at the 1953 Turin Salon. It appeared on the Ghia stand alongside the similar Dodge Firearrow that Ghia had previously built for Chrysler. The body design is thought to be the work of Giovanni Michelotti with heavy influences from Virgil Exner and Giovanni Savonuzzi. It was built on the last of four Abarth 205 competition chassis and used mechanical components from the new Fiat 1100 that was also previewed at the Turin Salon. After the show the Abarth was sold to William 'Bill' Vaughn of New York. Vaughn built a variety of Specials in the 1950s and he showed the Abarth at the New York Auto Show in 1954 under the name of the Vaughn SS Wildcat. The 2015 Pebble Beach Concours was the first time the Abarth was seen in public since that show.
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