The Abarth SE 08 was an open-wheel racing car that Abarth developed and built in 1964, originally to compete in the 1964 Formula 2 championship. Mario Colucci designed its tubular spaceframe chassis and a 1.3-litre twin-shaft four-cylinder engine, based on the unit in the Simca-Abarth 1300, that gave 120 hp in a car weighing only 420 kg. Its first outing was the Vienna Grand Prix, where Hans Herrmann drove it to a place near the back, and the rest of the season went equally badly. The following year it was fitted with a single-shaft engine and first entered in Formula 3, then diverted to hillclimbs, where Franco Patria took second overall and the class win at Predappio-Rocca delle Laminate and Tommy Spychiger repeated the result at Bolzano-Mendola, the car's last sporting appearance.
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The Abarth SE 08 is an open-wheel racing car, developed and built by Abarth in 1964.
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The Abarth SE 08 is an open-wheel racing car, developed and built by Abarth in 1964.
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used a 1.3 L (79 cu in) twin-shaft four-cylinder engine, developing 120 hp (89 kW)
Design, power
used a 1.3 L (79 cu in) twin-shaft four-cylinder engine, developing 120 hp (89 kW)
Design, weight
It was also very light, weighing only 420 kg (930 lb).
Racing history, last appearance
The same result was obtained by Tommy Spychiger in the Bolzano-Mendola, the car's last sporting appearance.
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