112 bhp, 1,050 cc OHV four-cylinder engine, two-barrel Weber carburettor, four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with transverse leaf and sway bar, rear swing axles with coil springs and sway bar, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes.

Wheelbase: 2,000 mm Fiat launched the “D” version of the 600 at the start of 1960, shortly after Carlo Abarth began designing the 850 Touring Competizione with grand touring competition in mind.

Introduced in 1961, the Fiat Abarth 850TC was essentially a 600 sent directly to Abarth without front brakes, a crankshaft, carburettor, exhaust, or some other minor parts.

Abarth fitted the cars with modified components and sold them for only a 25 per cent increase over the base price of a Fiat 600.

This was an incredible deal considering that the 850 had 52 brake horsepower, which was three and a half times more horsepower than the 600, and a top speed of 92 mph.

Abarth also upgraded the brakes to discs, tightened the suspension, and suppli...