My Car Quest

March 29, 2024

Raced By Bruce McLaren and Owned By Briggs Cunningham – A Fiat-Abarth 1000 GT

by Mike Gulett - The Fiat-Abarth 1000 GT is powered by a 982 cc engine with an Abarth-designed twin-cam (Bialbero) cylinder head, dual Weber twin-choke carburetors, and other modifications resulting in 99 bhp at 7,100 rpm. Sports Car Graphic … [Read more...]

This Fiat-Abarth 1000 GT Was Raced By Bruce McLaren and Owned By Briggs Cunningham

by Mike - This rare, one of the three "Cunningham Abarth Bialberos", race cars was auctioned in August 2013 at the Gooding auction in Pebble Beach and sold for $302,500. The Fiat-Abarth 1000 GT is powered by a 982 cc engine with an … [Read more...]

Classic Car For Sale – Car Of The Day – 1961 Fiat-Abarth 1000 Bialbero GT Competition Coupe

by Mike - Here is my pick for the classic car for sale today that I would like to own. If you want an Abarth race car it would be difficult to find a better one than this Fiat-Abarth 1000 Bialbero GT Competition Coupe once owned by Briggs … [Read more...]

My Favorite Comments On My Car Quest – Installment 2

by Mike - I recently started reading the My Car Quest comments from the beginning and I am surprised at what I have forgotten. This comment thread is from 1959 Fiat Abarth Zagato 750 Record Monza Bialbero published on February 20, … [Read more...]

1959 Fiat Abarth Zagato 750 Record Monza Bialbero

by Mike - The name of this car is longer than the car itself! In the picture below on the left is Don Meluzio, the owner of this Abarth and next to him is Greg Paris, a former owner of this car, at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in 2006. I … [Read more...]