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1961 Abarth 850

Cisitalia found new footing in Argentina where they continued building a variety of sporting Fiat-based specials. The collaboration with Abarth was revitalized and an Argentine version of the 850 Scorpione. It was in essence the same as the home-market Abarth, but build and marketed in Argentina as a Cisitalia. It is not known exactly how many were produced, but there are just a handful of known survivors which rarely become available on the open market today.


Coupe by Allemano

This body of the coupé version was designed by Giovanni Michelotti and made by Carrozzeria Allemano. It is based on the platform of the Fiat 600. The car is powered by an 850 cc 4-cylinder 90 horsepower engine coupled with a 4-speed manual transmission.

When rumors became rife about the future of Fiat in the 850 cc class and a factory sports version, Carlo Abarth decided to sell the remaining bodies to Piero Dusio. Dusio continued the Cisitalia marque in Argentina, and it is estimated that 14 Coupés and 14 Spiders were produced under the Cisitalia Abarth label.