January 29 2009
1959 Cisitalia Abarth 850 Riviera TC
We featured one of these cars back in September 2008. Another one has come up for sale, again in Italy. Rome to be more precise. It seems like someone started the restoration but has decided to pass on the opportunity. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem to mention a price.
The car was at some stage shipped from Argentina to Italy. The original founder of Cisitalia, Piero Dusio decided to set up shop in Argentina in 1951 and built a few thousand Cisitalia Coupé and Spider versions. The Cisitalia Abarth was a souped up version and is quite rare. Carlo Abarth used to run the Cisitalia racing team back when Dusio was still running his factory in Italy. The body was designed by Allemano.
This originally red car needs a bit of work for sure but does seem to be complete. Most parts seem to be original. We like the big dials on the original dashboard. The louvered bootlid covers the 850cc engine of the Fiat 600 it is based on. It is being rebuilt at the moment. The car is for sale here on Subito. A couple of nice racers in the garage. Oh … and the steering wheel needs to go of course! We would source a nice Nardi one.
