£82,140
1965 Abarth Simca 1300 GT Corsa 'Long-Nose World Champion' Coupe
Bonhams • UK • 21 Mar 2015
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£82,140
1965 Abarth Simca 1300 GT Corsa 'Long-Nose World Champion' Coupe
UK • 21 Mar 2015
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1965 Abarth Simca 1300 GT Corsa, chassis 130S/47, is a 'Long-Nose World Champion' coupe with coachwork by Beccaris. It's an early competition model described as reasonably complete by an Abarth specialist, offered as seen with considerable potential once restored and re-assembled, and with its individual history fully established. It is EU taxes paid and therefore in free circulation within the EU.
Condition
4
The car is described as being reasonably complete but missing some parts like hand brake calipers and dynamo. The seats are un-mounted, and the vehicle has not been used or worked upon for many years. It has been on long-term museum display and will require re-commissioning. These factors suggest it needs restoration and re-assembly.
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130S/00047
1965
Auction
LHD
United Kingdom
£82,140
1965 Abarth Simca 1300 GT Corsa 'Long-Nose World Champion' Coupe
Bonhams • UK • 21 Mar 2015
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
Rumours of a collaborative agreement between Abarth and the French company of Simca began to circulate in 1961.
Late in 1961 the Simca company – which had been founded by Italian entrepreneur Enrico Teodoro Pigozzi, launched its most successful model – the Simca 1000.
This was its first rear-engined car and also a neat four-door saloon whose chosen power unit was Fiat 600-derived, emerging as a 944cc 4-cylinder providing 35bhp in standard form.
Carlo Abarth's old Viennese sparring partner, Rudi Hruska, had become a technical consultant to Simca, and regularly brought Abarth's successes with its Fiat-based cars to the company boss's attention.
The idea of competition success reflecting credit upon the source-vehicle manufacturer really appealed and Abarth was then invited to become a promotional partner.
Abarth was to produce a Gran Turismo car using Simca 1000 components as its base, and hence the 'Simca-Abarth' or 'Abarth-Simca' – the terms are interchangeable - 1300 emerged.
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£48,300
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