1964 Abarth Simca 2000 Corsa
- Engine
- 1.95L inline engine, 236-type, twin 58mm Weber carburettors, over 200 bhp
- Colour
- Light blue
Chassis 136 0046 is among the earliest examples of the Abarth-Simca 2000 Corsa, homologated on 30 December 1963 and first registered to SpA Abarth & Co on 9 January 1964. Powered by a 1,946-cc engine producing over 200 bhp and breathing through the largest Weber carburettors ever made, it was photographed racing at Mainz-Finthen airfield in June 1964 before being sold off by the factory in 1965. The car retains its correct type-236 engine and Weber carburettors and wears light blue coachwork.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €440,000 – €540,000
- 1964-01-09 → 1965Factory deliverySpA Abarth & Cofull documentation
Registered in Turin as a works vehicle; retired from competition and sold off by the factory after the 1964 season.
- → 2019Acquisition unknownTuscan collectorpartial documentation
Italy-based collector from whom the car was purchased in 2019; no further details provided.
- 2019 →Private saleConsignor's fatherpartial documentation
Purchased from a Tuscan collector; commissioned an engine rebuild and fitted new tyres the following year.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMauro Lottipartial documentation
Florence-based owner documented at the 1991 Mostra Padova exhibition; acquired the car through intermediary Giancarlo Ferri.
Competition
- 1964-06-14Mainz-Finthen airfield race
A period photograph confirms the car competing at this Austrian airfield circuit during the mid-point of the 1964 season.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2020Engine rebuild
Full engine rebuild carried out as part of a service, with four new tyres also fitted.
Work commissioned by the consignor's father the year after acquiring the car.
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