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FIAT 131 ABARTH RALLY

May 20, 2026 by Petrolhead

FIAT 131 ABARTH RALLY: The Saloon That Won Three World Championships How a family Fiat with a Ferrari-derived engine and a Bertone body swept the world’s rally stages Walk into a Fiat showroom in Italy in 1976 and ask for a 131 Mirafiori. The salesman would walk you toward a mid-sized family saloon with a … Read more

ABARTH

April 17, 2026April 8, 2026 by Petrolhead

ABARTH: The Austrian Who Won 10,000 Races with Cars That Weren’t His In Italy, if you walk into a bar and order a strong coffee — or a coffee with a shot of liquor — you don’t ask for a double espresso. You ask for a “caffè Abarth.” Not a lungo. Not a loaded cortado. … Read more