THE RACE RETRO COLLECTORS’ & COMPETITION CAR SALE 23rd & 24th February 2024

+ buyers premium of 12.5% plus VAT (15% incl VAT) on the first £300,000 of the hammer and 10% plus VAT (12% incl VAT) thereafter 59 Registration: E463 CVX Chassis No.: ZBB128AS007161447 Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000 Specialist: Joseph Watts Telephone No: 07779 082707 Lot 751 1987 Fiat Abarth X1/9 Prototipo Replica The Fiat subsidiary Abarth, in 1973, developed the Abarth X1/9 ‘Prototipo’ to replace the 124 Spider Abarth as Fiat’s main rally car. Prototipo rally cars showed huge potential in 1974; quick, light and agile, it was described by test driver Giorgio Panta as ‘easier to drive and faster than a Stratos’. The road cars were in development, homologation was due to be completed in February 1975 - then at the 11th hour, the parallel 131 Abarth project was chosen over the X1/9 as the main rally competition platform. The X1/9 Prototipo used a 1840cc engine (a bored out 1600cc 124-derived unit) with a custom 16-valve cylinder head fed by twin 44mm Weber IDF carburettors. Externally the cars sported flared wheel-arches, a small ‘duck tail’ spoiler and an F1 style air intake designed to feed the carburettors’ cool air from above the cars roof. All the X1/9 Prototipos were raced in the traditional Abarth lime-green/yellow and orange/pink colour scheme. The prototype nature of the X1/9 Prototipo project means that the exact number of cars produced is impossible to define. Components and entire body-shells were routinely swapped and replaced as part of the development process, but it is believed that just five genuine cars were produced that now demand c.£100,000. The car presented here is a Fiat Abarth X1/9 Prototipo Replica, based on a 1987 X1/9, which our vendor has developed over the past ten years for hill climbing and it is now very competitive in its class. It utilises a Prototipo body kit, which was fully repainted three years ago, a Fiat Uno Turbo engine (with a hybrid Turbo Technics turbo, with a charge cooler) which was fully rebuilt a couple of years ago (rebore, bearings, forged pistons and rods etc.), which is now up to 208hp depending on the map used (via a Maxx ECU on wireless tablet screen). The specification also includes Gaz coil-overs all round, and camber plates, Quaiffe quick-rack steering, 7” Revolution wheels with Toyo 888 205 tyres, Corbeau fibreglass FIA seats (with 4-point harnesses), MSA-spec roll bar and a fire extinguisher system. It is accompanied by various spares connected with competition (full details upon request). The car is fully road-legal with a current MOT. What a lot of fun for not a lot of money. A faithful replica of a very special Fiat/Abarth model that seemed destined for rallying greatness; from a 10-year ownership and a very competitive hill-climb racer. More Details Lot 751 Bid On Lot 751