A wild PT Cruiser appears

"SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)" (sammauri) 05/20/2014 at 18:52 • Filed to: None

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And it was ready to spray anyone behind it if startled. It kept driving like this for at least 4 miles, at which point I passed it. The driver was too oblivious to notice me trying to bring his attention to the very strange rear wing. Downforce? Increased airflow? I'm unsure. Regardless, it must be aftermarket. The last car I've seen do something like this was the old Abarth 600, and that was for engine cooling.... How curious.

Roberto G. > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 05/20/2014 at 19:00

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Yep!

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Roberto G. 05/20/2014 at 19:06

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I think the Abarth wears it better. Especially the more finished looking version

(is it the Abarth 1000, which was based off of the Fiat 600? Or is it the Abarth 600? I thought I knew what I was talking about but now I'm not so sure)

Roberto G. > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 05/20/2014 at 19:13

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These are all Abarths. Abarth started preparing race cars on the basis of the FIAT 600 water cooled 4 banger: the displacement was increased to 750 cc. first, than to 850 and eventually 1.000 cc. (Fiat Abarth OT 1000), but the soul was still that of the Fiat 6oo.

Excerpt from this story (Google translated from Italian): The latest evolution of the Abarth 1000 Berlina is limited by the FIA regulations. At the beginning of 1970 it was credited with an output of 100 hp at 8200 rev / min and a maximum speed of 190 km / h. To make 190 km/h in such a shoebox, indeed it took some iron balls...

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Roberto G. 05/20/2014 at 19:16

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Right, but is calling the Abarth above a 600 technically correct, or is it an OT1000? Basically, should I edit my post so its correct and so I don't look dumb? Ahaha

Roberto G. > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 05/20/2014 at 19:25

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I repeat: those are ALL Abarths. From the beginning there was a silent, kinda gentlemen agreement between FIAT and Carlo Abarth, so that he was authorized to call Abarths all his customized cars. Abarth is the brand name, TC 750 and OT 1000 (two examples) are the model names.

Roberto G. > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 05/20/2014 at 19:27

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P.S. You should read the (badly) translated page of my link, because it tells the full story of the customization of the FIAT 600 by the Abarth Company.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Roberto G. 05/20/2014 at 19:30

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I know, I actually did a bunch of research on Abarth when I was looking into buying a 500 Abarth. My question was about the model names.

I kind of want to slap an Abarth badge on a PT Cruiser and drive around with the hatch open now... But that would require me to drive a PT Cruiser. So maybe not.

Roberto G. > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 05/20/2014 at 19:44

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Oki, now I understand: you'd like to know if the car in your picture is a 850 ot a 1000, and sincerely I dunno. If I well remember, you could tell the 1000 TC by the big front radiator of the oil cooler. My OT 1000 quote was an error: indeed the OT 1000 was on the basis of the FIAT 850 sedan.

This is a 1000 TC.

This is a 1000 OT.

And this is a (monster) 2000 OT.