Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpione

The Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpione was a mid-engined show car that Abarth produced in 1969, designed by Pininfarina and exhibited at the Brussels motor show. The project was carried out by Filippo Sapino. The front carried a cluster of six headlamps that could be turned to suit the driver. A centrally mounted Fiat/Abarth Type 236 2.0 engine with a Weber carburettor and a five-speed manual gearbox produced 220 hp, giving a top speed of 270 km/h. To keep weight down the body was made of fibreglass over a tubular spaceframe chassis. It had four disc brakes and suspension with longitudinal arms, coil springs, hydraulic dampers and anti-roll bars.