Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero

The Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero was a competition car that Abarth built from 1962 to 1965, the first product of the partnership between Carlo Abarth and Simca. It was based on the platform of the Simca 1000, keeping the chassis, gearbox, steering and axles, but it received a new aluminium coupe body developed under chief engineer Mario Colucci and built by small Turin coachbuilders, latterly Sibona-Basano. The rear-mounted engine was enlarged to 1.3 litres with a twin overhead camshaft head and two Weber 45DCOE twin-choke carburettors, giving 125 hp with dry sump lubrication. The road version was called the Abarth-Simca 1300 GT and the racing Bialbero was about 20 km/h faster. It took the international GT division I manufacturers title in 1964 and 1965.