Abarth Carrera GTL

[Porschinelle]

Hi Andrew

Thanks to Paul we all know that tha above Abarth carrera GTL you saw in 2001 in the Porsche dealer showroom in front of the future Porsche Stuttgart museum was 1013

According to Paul this car is to day in the US so it should be before the move from Germany to the US

[Type550]

I found some old photos when i visited the Porsche Museum in 2001 (it was just a big room back then!) Across the road was the Porsche dealership and there was an Abarth on display (of course back then I did know what one was, but it looked pretty cool with the louvres on the back. I still haven't had a chance to see the current museum!

[356]

Sorry, I wished I knew guys, its just a really neat old photo I ran across.
~Vance

[Porschinelle]

If Vance is unable to give us more details about this pic, as you are an active member of the Autodiva forum, why don't you post this pic on this forum in order to get the adivces of Lutz Montowski or Mustang 66 ?

As this pic been taken in early 70's could it be a very good copy ?

[Porschinelle]

Paul

I agree with you this pic I had never seen anywhere before is quite interesting
Never see an abarth GTL with front and back bumpers, and side protection
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[Paolo]

For Vance,
The photo you posted #42060 is a real mystery to me. Looks like a lightly modified GTL. It is the first I have seen of this GTL. Can you provide more information as to the source of the photo, venue, date and any info. about the GTL? This could be one piece of the GTL-puzzle that has been missing? Could be very useful to my research and resulting book.
Many thanks for any assistance you can provide.
Paul (MrGTL)

[Porschinelle]

Sorry please amend the above
Buchet/schiller race number 35 car was 1013 not 1010 as indicated by mistake
Note also some differences between the Dutch Abarth (car 30) with the 2 other ones
Covered beams + 3 additionnal LP beams on an added support, instead of the 2 off original additionnal beams molded in the body

[Porschinelle]

Abarth 1018 car race number 34 driven by Edgar Barth/Hans Hermann finish 7th overall


Abarth 1010 car race nuimber 35 driven by Robert Buchet/Heinz Schiller finish 12th overall

[Porschinelle]

56 years ago the 3 off Abarth Carrera GTL ready to race the 30th edition of the Le Mans 24 hours race

Abarth 1010 Car race number 30 driven by Ben Pon/Carel Godin de Beaufort for a DNF


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[JTR70]

Gerard, I moved that great historical on 904-104 to the GTS thread for organizational sake. Great stuff as always!
Justin

[Porschinelle]

Hi Neil

You are perfectly right in addition to the Hevingham hall concours d'elegance in July 2017





this fake car was also "proudly" displayed at the Hedingham Castle Porsche Classics by September 3rd 2017


Note that at this occasion the car was wearing an english registration

[neilbardsley]

[Porschinelle]

Hi Paul

Just realise that I misinterprete your question that in fact was related to this pic


Indeed Vance may know where he found it
As far as I am concerned I had never seen it before
The presence of several 911 pre 1973 date it around 1970 so a long time after the abarth ceased to be race competitive
As far as the blue fake I found the same pic publish by Vance but with a funny commentary in french

Once again they state the car to be 1002 but what mean the end of the sentence
tour auto 1951/1964 knowing this car was destroyed during the 1962 Tour Auto ?

[Porschinelle]

During that same manifestation are also organized :
A concours d'Elegancereserved to classic cars of exception
A "promenade" rallye in the countryside and the forests around the town of Chantilly open to all classic cars (providing of couse a very expensive entry fee)
and a classic cars sale organized by Bonhams

I am very surprised to dicover that the fake abarth owner had enough support to have his fake admit in such a top class manifestation

For those interested to discover what is the Chantilly Arts et Elegance concours, a video related to the 2017 edition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tezo23cVnU

[Porschinelle]

and also several show cars presented by car constructors such as Citroen
or Mercedes benz