Chassis No.

100GB 1650808



Fiat introduced the 850 in 1964, holding to the formula established by the 600 and Nuova 500 with a small-capacity four-cylinder mounted behind the rear axle.

Like its predecessors, the diminutive platform found its way to Carlo Abarth's works in Turin, where the modest sedan was reworked into a genuine giant-killer.



This car draws on that heritage, fitted in period with one of Abarth's cassette di trasformazione, the tuning kits the Turin works sold over the counter, taking it to Type 1324 specification with an Abarth exhaust system, an extended rear panel, and a 367-mm competition steering wheel, with the conversion completed in February 1971.

Finished in white with a sweeping red flank stripe, it carries the visual signatures of Abarth's OT Berlinas, including flared arches, a blanked front panel with auxiliary driving lamps, ventilation louvers cut into the engine lid, and Abarth script front and rear.

Lightweight ATS alloy wheels sit beneath the...