*Chronicled history *One of the prettiest Zagato designs *Twin-cam engine *From the Maranello Rosso Collection This example of the Fiat Abarth 750 Bialbero 'Record Monza' Coupé starred within the Collezione Maranello Rosso for many years.

We have found no record of its early career, but it has been inspected for us by immensely experienced marque experts and they express no doubt that it is a highly original and absolutely authentic example of the type.

Surviving records confirm that it was registered in May 22, 1965, to Alfonso Vallisi of Bologna.

There is also some evidence that it had previously been part of the Abarth works team - and there is an inference (unconfirmed) that it is one of the cars which participated in the Sebring 12-Hours before selling to a customer in Taranto, Italy.

One Antonello Degli Esposti, of Bologna, is listed as acquiring the car on October 5, 1974.

John de Boer's ' The Italian Car Registry ' lists this chassis serial as having originated on October ...