page_title: Abarth 1000 GT Coupé
hierarchical_section_title: Abarth 1000 GT Coupé
caption_attribution_description: English: 1959 Abarth-Alfa Romeo 1300 Berlinetta (Colani) at the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, 2009. There were originally three (or two?) 998cc Abarth-Alfa Romeos built, after two were crashed while testing in Germany Colani bought the leftovers and rebodied them. The original short-stroke 998cc engine has since presumably been replaced with regular 1,290cc twin-cams.
context_page_description: The Abarth 1000 GT Coupé or Alfa Romeo 1000 Abarth GT Bertone Coupé is a car model made by the Italian car producer Abarth in collaboration with Alfa Romeo, and designed by Franco Scaglione for Bertone. The model was launched in 1958, and was fitted with a 1.0-litre straight engine with double overhead camshafts from Alfa Romeo, it had maximum power of 88 PS. Despite the modest motor, the car was still very fast, thanks to the weight of just 640 kg. The engine was a short-stroke version of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta's 1.3 litre engine, developed so as to enable it to compete in racing categories restricted to engines of less than one litre. The stroke was down to 58.0 mm while the bore remained 74.0 mm. The tubular chassis reportedly only weighed 50 kg, and the car was fitted with a fully synchronized five-speed "System Porsche" transmission.
  Only three were built, and after two were crashed while testing in Germany the project was abandoned.
context_section_description: The Abarth 1000 GT Coupé or Alfa Romeo 1000 Abarth GT Bertone Coupé is a car model made by the Italian car producer Abarth in collaboration with Alfa Romeo, and designed by Franco Scaglione for Bertone. The model was launched in 1958, and was fitted with a 1.0-litre straight engine with double overhead camshafts from Alfa Romeo, it had maximum power of 88 PS (65 kW; 87 hp). Despite the modest motor, the car was still very fast, thanks to the weight of just 640 kg (1,411 lb). The engine was a short-stroke version of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta's 1.3 litre engine, developed so as to enable it to compete in racing categories restricted to engines of less than one litre. The stroke was down to 58.0 mm (2.28 in) while the bore remained 74.0 mm (2.91 in). The tubular chassis reportedly only weighed 50 kg (110 lb), and the car was fitted with a fully synchronized five-speed "System Porsche" transmission.
  Only three were built, and after two (or maybe all) were crashed while testing in Germany the project was abandoned.
caption: As rebodied by Luigi Colani
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