My Car Quest

March 29, 2024

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...]

More Classic Car Photos From Padova, Italy

by Mike - When reader Herbert Putz of Austria saw the last post with Marco Quadrelli's photos from the Auto e Moto d’Epoca in Padova, Italy, he had to send in his own photos from the same event. Herbert said "I would like to emphasize the … [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...]

The Best Abarth That I Have Seen

by Mike - Les Burd, a friend of mine, has just finished a seven year restoration of what is the best Abarth that I have ever seen. It is a 1965 Abarth Simca 2000 Long Nose. There were only about six of these made and this one is in … [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...]