19/06/2008 10:31 - Author: Dančic - Readers: 1440 - Showed: 3772x

When Mr. Abarth began to modify Fiat 600 in the Fiat 850, or 1000 TC or TCR, knows what it does.

Young Italians after these small racing cars madden literally, but most of them could not afford them, implying that throughout Italy rided Fiats 600 to open the bonnet ... Just as the make-up and sports car impression.

All this has already started in 1956, when appeared the first Fiat 600 with inscriptions Abarth. Car has not yet been far from perfect, but if excited great interest in the young public. For several years, however, managed to Carlo Abarth from this small car to get impossible. Fiat passed through several developmental stages, which include the need to back a new bonnet or cooler water and oil in front spoiler.

Honour themselves that such small car reach speeds over 200 kph and achieve without explode the engine block, it was unhuman task, but succeeded. Versions of 850 cubic centimeters should be something around 80 hp and was fitted with just 110 horse forces access speeds 8000, to be able to car weighing nearly 600 kilograms to do, you probably can imagine. This car won the World Cup in its class each year, except in 1968 when it ahead of Mini Cooper driven by John Handley.

The interior was very descriptive, as well as from other racing car to wait. Was it one or two seats, tubular protective frame, tachometer, speedometer, fuel meter, the central switch power supply and fuel gearing lever and it would be about everything, every kilogram of weight down a lot helped. Because weight was also used special parts Abarth as the laminated rear bonnet, bumper and the elimination of front located spoiler with coolers, the window of plexiglass and so on ...

To car was competitive, give the forward position foliate spring springs and thus a whole other remedies, set onto disc brakes. At rear is only have a harder spring, which brought a reduction of about 4 cm, and the rear axle can be fitted with disc brakes from Fiat Uno, but it no longer belongs to those moderner adjustments.

If someone such a small devil wanted to build today, not after page of parts to such a problem. The front axle can be set to buy is springs and shock absorbers, or it can have the original with leaf spring. Brakes are front disc passed whole from Fiat 850 Coupé, back, as I have already mentioned, Fiat Uno. This is a major, the engine can be used in the 850 version from Fiat 850 Coupé, but this problem is the engine that revolves on the contrary, compared with the original, but transmission is anyway whole change and gives in to her and fifth gear. Title cylinders is applicable Autobianchni A112, although the funnel oil poorly accessible, but raise performance and improve cooling and this is essential. Engine cove of laminate and the front spoiler is normally produces and exhausts also can buy. Even the wheels are replicas of original purchase, even if the price is about the lowest. Protective frame and seat manufactured by Sparco. So find parts is again so bad, but those funds ...

Small demonstrations in prices of parts - frame Sparco - about 25 000 CZK
front axle Abarth - 24 563 CZK
engine of 850 - depending on what the state and from
whom you buy, but about 15 000 CZK
seat - at around 10 000 CZK
the front spoiler - 4 998 CZK
abarth original character on the front mask, including
aluminium bars - 6 092 CZK!
the original steering wheel - 7 378 CZK
rims - in the original estimate I don't dare

So what? Devolute you taste in building a small devil, who ride 200 kph? I am not ... Just to take a moment to spare.

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