THE PROPERTY OF MRS ANNELIESE ABARTH

The 1964 Geneva Show Car

1964 ABARTH 2400 COUPE

COACHWORK BY ALLEMANO

Registration No.

X 328 (Monaco)

Chassis No. tba

Engine No.

114B006

Red with tan interior.

Engine: six cylinder in-line pushrod overhead valves, aluminium head, iron block; 2323cc producing 140bhp at 5,600 rpm; Gearbox: 4-speed manual; Suspension: Front independent with torsion-bars wishbones and anti-roll bar: Rear live axle with half-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: disc-brakes all-round; alloy wheels.

Left-hand drive.

Karl Abarth (Carlo) was born in Vienna in 1908 and his formative years were punctuated by the two world wars.

In the aftermath of the first he started racing cycles and motorcycles, which resulted in his apprenticeship at Castagna, more notable for their coachworks, designing frames for them, and even constructing his own racing machine built round a Sunbeam 600cc unit.

His motorcycle racing career took off introducing him to the leading figures in mot...