The 124 Abarth Rallye marked Abarth's entry into the Fiat Group: based on the 124 Sport Spider's powertrain, it was a special high-performance version created with the aim of obtaining homologation for racing.

The Abarth Rallye was available from November 1972 after being presented as a Pininfarina prototype at the Geneva Motor Show that year.

It was only offered in 3 colours (light blue 480, bright red 152, white 212) with a matt black bonnet, and had an independent rear axle with McPherson layout, with an optional self-locking differential and 5-speed gearbox.

The body features a bolt-on hardtop, an inner roll bar and widened wheel arches.

Fibreglass body panels and wider but light alloy wheels lightened the car by around 100kg.

The interior included a revised dashboard, with sportier instruments, and more comfortable wraparound seats for racing.

Around 1,000 were built, all with a 1,756cc twin overhead cam engine developing 128bhp.

It is estimated that most of these cars stil...