My Car Quest

April 20, 2024

A Question About The Team Roosevelt Fiat Abarth Racecars

by Mike - I was reading through the April 1966 issue of Road & Track when I found this classified advertisement, below, on page 99. For sale was an Abarth 1000 Bialbero twin-cam, ex- Roosevelt Team car. I do believe there were three Team … [Read more...]

More Photos Of A Team Roosevelt Fiat Abarth

by Mike - A Comment from Bill Clark on the Fiat Abarth Team Roosevelt Post said his father, Tom Clark, is standing next to the No. 84 car in the photo below. His father raced this car for years and Bill says he lost track of the car in Toledo, … [Read more...]

A Fiat Abarth 2000 America Coupe In Carmel

by Mike - The recent Post by Don Meluzio about his Fiat Abarth 1300/124 was very popular and started a discussion in the Comments of that Post about a Fiat Abarth 2000 America Coupe. One of these rare cars was in Monterey a few days ago and I … [Read more...]

More About The Fiat Abarth Team Roosevelt

by Don Meluzio I hope you read here recently about me showing my Fiat Abarth Record Monza at Amelia Island. There I was approached by two incredibly enthusiastic people who were well versed in all things Abarth. It turns out it was John and … [Read more...]

Fiat Abarth Team Roosevelt

by Mike - Don Meluzio displayed his Fiat Abarth Record Monza at Amelia Island earlier this year and met John Denton who sent him the message below in an email along with some photos. John Denton also agreed to have this published on My Car … [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...]