METRO for HACHETTE-ABARTH COLLECTION (vol. 53) Fiat Abarth 750 record Bertone Monza June 1956 silver-white-red

The first record car of Abarth was designed by Franco Scaglione and bodied by Nuccio Bertone. It was a tapered racing car with a pronounced tail fin and a Fiat engine derived Abarth 750. The front grille included 2 headlights to allow driving at night during the record attempts. The car raced on the track of Monza, where on 17 and 18 June 1956 the pilots Remo Cattini, Umberto Maglioli, Mario Poltronieri and Alfonso Thiele turned continuously for 24 hours setting the record for the class H (special cars from 501 to 750 cm³), having travelled 3.743,642 km at an average speed of 155,985 kph. To take advantage of the advertising echo Abarth called 6 journalists that on the days 27 to 29 June 1956, together with the official pilots, settled 4 other world records. The small car weighed only 385 kg and was equipped with an engine of 747 cm³ which developed 47 hp enabling a top speed of 192 kph. The consumption was incredible: 16.6 km with 1 liter of petrol at a rate of nearly 150 kph!