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
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