A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record

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The Abarth Monoposto da Record was a car conceived and built in 1960 to set a number of international and world speed records for the Abarth factory. The Monoposto da Record was one of the last in a line of record cars built by Abarth that were tested on Italy's famous Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The vehicle integrates an aerodynamic body designed by Pininfarina and a lightweight chassis built by Abarth. Powered by a 1.0 litre Fiat Inline-4 engine, the vehicle went on to set 8 international speed records as well as 1 world speed record for its class. Tested in 1960 at Monza, the Abarth set speed records over 12 hours, 2,000 miles, 24 hours, 5,000 kilometers, 5,000 miles, 48 hours, 10,000 kilometers, and 72 hours
 
   
A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record    
A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record    
A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record A Century of Cars: 76. Solido 1960 Fiat Abarth Monoposto da Record    
         

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