Abarth 750 (Bertone), 1956 - Type 215A Coupe and Type 216A Spyder
Abarth Type-215A Coupe (Bertone), 1956
Abarth Type 215A Coupe and Type 216A Spyder (Bertone), 1956 - Fiat 600 Based
The
Abarth works are equipped mainly for batch fabrication processes; the
factory employs 110 people plus 12 administrative staff. Initial
development work on a new induction system is undertaken on a test bed,
but thereafter-and particularly so with the exhaust system most of the
experimental work is carried out in carefully controlled road
performance tests along the autostrade. This would seem to be expensive,
but the final results appear to justify the methods. Following up this
specialist bodywork as well as obtaining increased performance from his
modification to the Fiat 600 power unit, Abarth has produced two most
attractive bodies for the 600 chassis in conjunction with Bertone. The
first, a coupe (Type 215A) was introduced at Geneva and attracted much
attention. At Turin an open two-seater Spyder version was exhibited,
designed Type 216A.