Boudewijn: Abarth Ferrari Revisited

For some reason, I have always been a Carlo Abarth fan and always am fascinated by his cars, especially the Abarth Zagato Carreras. Of course being 6'3" I'll never be able to fit in one....
They just look like they would be so much fun. He add a bunch of webers, a hot cam and a wild exhaust, took off weight and yee-ha! Hey, that's what I'm doing to my car...

Does anyone know if Marmitte Abarth is still in business? Haven't seen an Al Cosentino Forza ad in years... (only the truly older obsessive will remember these crazy ads..)

best
Russ

 

I spoke on the phone with Al Cosentino some time last year. He is still in business, does everything himself, has lots of stuff, but it is really, really hard to get a straight answer from him. He called me one evening, talked for about 45 minutes on a wide range of subjects, then couldn't remember why he called. He's an interesting guy, but.......

You call his ads "crazy". Have you seen his ebay ads? Not exactly "to the point".

 

Great news Wayne. I'll try to get a copy (which number is it?). Cavallino is my preferred subscription.

 

Thanks Wayne. I will let you know.

 

Is he still trying to sell FAZA? He was always talking about it in his A.O.I. books...

No kidding about his Ebay auctions. I've been interested in his stuff, but never sure what is up for bidding (the item that's in the picture)?

I still would love a copy of "Carlo Abarth Foto Storia" (collection of studio Bertazzini prints). Never been able to find one...

 

Wow.

Just looked at one of Cosentino's ads on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3582517749&category=268

Even more than I ever would have guessed.

 

I have that book (if that's what the auction is for, the Abarth Guide) and that's what I paid for it (not from him though).