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£297,000
1980 Fiat 131 Abarth Rally
UK • 31 Oct 2020
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AI Listing Summary
This 1980 Fiat 131 Abarth Rally, chassis number 0388232, is the very car driven by Walter Röhrl to victory at the 1980 Sanremo Rally, securing both the driver's championship and FIAT's final constructor's title. Restored to its unique 'no-livery' Sanremo appearance, it comes with extensive documentation and a spares package, offering a rare opportunity to own a pivotal piece of rally history, though collection is required from Milan, Italy.
Condition
8
Based on the description, the car has been fully restored to its 1980 Rallye Sanremo appearance and is in a condition befitting such a significant piece of motorsport history. The car is accompanied by a plethora of paperwork, including period pictures, copy of the entry form of the Sanremo Rally, a previous FIA Technical Passport, vehicle appraisal which states that the car is entirely original and conforming to period regulations, as well as its Abarth Classiche Certificazione Componenti Meccanici.
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Manual
TO V33681
United Kingdom
388232
1980
Auction
Description
Please note that this lot will need to be collected from Milan, Italy.
Whereas it would be fair to describe the standard Fiat 131 as another one of many genuinely unremarkable family saloons in the Fiat family tree, the variant that was developed in partnership with Abarth to be campaigned in the Group 4 Rally Championship was anything but ordinary; bringing untold publicity and success in the forms of the 1977, 1978 and 1980 FIA World Rally Constructor’s titles, accompanied by the World Rally Drivers Championships in 1978 and 1980.
The feat of turning a bland family saloon into an all-surface racing machine fell to Abarth, which FIAT had acquired in 1971 as its official racing arm, with help from Bertone for the bodywork.
The alterations required were significant and began with the chassis itself where the rigid rear axle was removed and replaced with a fully independent setup with Macpherson struts.
Under the bonnet, the Abarth engineers employed a Lampredi designed twin-cam four...
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