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ABARTH

This image was re-released at the start of 2019 as part of the celebrations for Abarth's 70th anniversary, showing Carlo Abarth with some of his legendary creations from the marque's golden era. Abarth & Co was founded by Carlo and racing driver Guido Scagliarini on 31st March 1949 in Bologna, northern Italy. Carlo’s astrological sign, Scorpio, was chosen as the new company logo and the legend of the scorpion was born. Carlo Abarth died on 24th October 1979, by which time Abarth had become Fiat’s racing department. In 2008 Abarth was relaunched to offer a range of competition cars, road-going halo models and tuning kits.

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