Abarth has revealed a retro two-seat sports activities coupé to have fun its seventy fifth anniversary.

Called the Abarth Classiche 1300 OT, it is based mostly on the Alfa Romeo 4C and is described as a ‘fashionable reinterpretation’ of the 1965 Fiat-Abarth OT 1300 race automobile, which claimed high-profile victories on the Nürburgring, Monza and Mugello in interval.

The 1300 OT follows the equally conceived 1000 SP particular version from 2021, additionally based mostly on the 4C.

As with that automobile, which “sold out in record time”, based on Abarth, simply 5 examples of the 1300 OT will probably be produced, with manufacturing set to start quickly following the revealing of a scale mannequin at father or mother firm Stellantis’s Heritage Hub in Turin this weekend.

Orders are open now, however Abarth has not given any indication of pricing. 

Abarth says the brand new particular version “retains the essence of an authentic Abarth”, with its bespoke carbonfibre bodywork carrying a retro race livery and adorned with varied Nineteen Sixties-inspired cues, just like the roof-mounted ‘periscope’ consumption and louvred rear window.

One of essentially the most notable options is the full-width engine cooling vent on the rear, adorned with giant Abarth lettering, in a bid to “emphasise the bond with the historic design”. 

The engine in query is the 240bhp 1.7-litre turbo-four which despatched the 4C from 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds and on to a high pace of 160mph. 

Abarth has not given any indication of the OT’s efficiency potential, nor has it detailed any revisions to the chassis. 

The 75-year-old model lately revealed its second electrical automobile and first SUV, the Abarth 600e, and is because of give full technical specs within the coming weeks.