Does not a genuine Abarth vehicle have the letters "AR" in the VIN number thus making it very easy to spot the replica?

Did not the genuine 131 Racing have "AK" in the VIN also? So beware of replicas!!!

I had an arbarth coupe . . . until I took off all the stickers the previous owner put on. . .

Now it's a COSWORTH! lol

Dear lord make it stop

it had.........

just over 2 months ago.......

until you resurected it

Lol

Abarth hasn't existed since the early 70's. Usual crap, FIAT bought it and their team of accountants decided it wasn't a viable investment to race tune road cars. .

Abarth is now the performance "arm" of Fiat with the Abarth 500 being "badged" Abarth and not Fiat.

The last of the X1/9s sold were badged Bertone, not Fiat as Fiat hived off the last cars to Bertone, although they were sold through Fiat dealerships.

Nothing like a bit of "badge engineering".

My 1985½ Pininfarina SpiderEuropa was a "badge engineered" Fiat 124 Spider 2000, with Pininfarina taking over the complete manufacture of the RWD convertible in 1983, in much the same way that Bertone took over the X1/9 for the "finale" version.

The name Azzurra was used in the US, and came from the 1983 Italian entry to the America's Cup http://33rd.americascup.com/en/contexte/que-sont-ils-devenus/1983-azzurra-i-4-25-669 and both the Azzurra and SpiderEuropa featured a boot lid badge in the form of a stylised yacht sail http://www.international-auto.com/images/originals/badges_pinn_azzura.jpg

Many people mis-spell the name as Azzura, including me


But I'm not sure why this thread gets resurrected every 2-3 months?

That is a gorgeous car Dave!

In fact I'm not sure I can ever recall seeing one on the road, how many were imported into the UK?

I see what you mean about the spelling, you've even got it wrong on the number plate......

Was not the 124 Spider designed and built in the Pininfarina factory for Fiat, using Fiat parts? Pininfarina took over further development but always manufactured them.
I have always spelt Azzurra like this, is there 1 or 2 'r's.. you have used both spelling lol
My '84 Azzurra is nearly restored

Put some photos up in the resto section

i have a HF Turbo badge of my lancia delta .... if i fit the badge will it make my coupe a "Fiat Coupe HF Turbo" .... might give it a try and sell my moonie as a one off for £20000
low mileage 79000 might help