Story by Laura Ferriccioli
Photography by Marco Annunziata
It took a decade of passion, patience, and maybe a little obsession for this car to come back to life. All worth it, no doubt; imagine the feeling of sitting a few inches off the ground in an Italian sports prototype careening around historic road racing routes like the Targa Florio and formidable circuits like the Nordschleife. The fruits of all that labor are particularly sweet.
This Abarth 1000 SP (Sports Prototype) chassis number 046 came back to life at the turn of the century thanks to its former owner spending countless hours scouring the physical and digital world for the correct parts and people to restore this old competitor.
This Abarth 1000 SP Sports-Prototype Has Raced Around Europe For Decades, And Counting.
