1959 Fiat Abarth 750 Bialbero Record Monza Zagato & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

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On "My Car Story" we're in the Suburb of Phoenix AZ on 12-2-17.
We're looking at a 1959 Fiat Abarth 750 Bialbero Record Monza Zagato in Red Paint.
The car's Owner is Chuck Maranto. Chuck’s had the car since 2007. Chuck shared he has 20 Abarth Cars. Chuck shares details on this rarely seen car, he calls “a piece of art”.
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[@leonardodahumanoid4344]

I began attending SCCA events in1966. My favorite car at the time were Bugeye Sprites. The small bore Abarth cars ran in the same class. It wasn't uncommon for 2 Double Bubble coupes and an Alemano to be running with the Spridgets. They made such wonderful noises and seemed so exotic and unobtainable to me. I always got as close as possible to them to see how they were built. Thanks so much Lou for sharing your cars with the world. I still feel that same excitement l felt in my late teens.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing :-)

[@TheGunfighter45acp]

I agree, Lou. It's truly an amazing car! Chuck is also an amazing custodian & it looks & sounds like he has a truly amazing collection. It's the trifecta of car guy cool! Thanks for bringing us this one, too.

[@loucostabile]

Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Agreed, Chuck has wonderful fascination with these little cars and we're getting the benefit of him sharing them with us. Thank you for viewing and sharing, and I'm glad you enjoyed this one :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@robertchubb1518]

I know I am a bit late to this “party” but this little beauty just DOES NOT AGE...Another great film Lou...love it

[@loucostabile]

Hi Anna, You're right one time to see this little one . Happy to read you enjoy this car :-) Lou

[@patrickcortazzo6251]

This car is simply beautiful, it truly is a piece of art. I see so much 356 Porsche influences. Thank you Lou for showing it.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Patrick Cortazzo, Glad you enjoyed the design of this one :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@garywood9525]

Lou . Chuck saw the same thing I did in the early 1960's when the cars in my area range from 1954 to 1963 . Those were cars that came from the Clay Model based on drawings. There were sculptors that shaved off the clay in stages until the their hands felt the exact curve and where the body line ended and the Fin started. The designers had to be experts at free hand sketches to show different angle of the car and know the engineering limits for size, weight ,trunk cargo and engine power from the side Streets to the Highways while fitting in the average garage. It wasn't until 1956 when the steel Companies figured out how to engineer the Sheet Metal coils so the section that are cut off could stretch in the stamping Die with a minimal Throw-away rate from a tear. This helped the Big -3 in Detroit shake free of the jelly bean look from the 1940's that carried over by limits to sheet metal stamping . In 1970 I watched a movie from 1963 where the main actor drove a 63 Thunderbird convertible which I had never seen before in my area . About 8 years later the used car price came down and I bought a 63 hardtop and saw the theme where the design for the rear lights and bumper was carried into the dash for gauges and Switches. Today's cars are designed inside a Computer where a 3D printer and CNC milling machine makes the panel moulds and uni-body section where the Human touch is gone while designers wait for others to create the final car to see what it looks like. The artists of old that designed those cars had worked with slabs of clay slapped onto a wooden skeleton where they shaved off all the excess that didn't look like the car in their head and on paper. Jacob Epstein , Auguste Rodin and Bernardo Falcone worked with granite and marble to see a beautiful object inside where they removed all of what trapped them and hid their beauty. Detroit became a modern Quarry for sculptors that traded their chisels and hammers for Pencils and Grid Paper while the Young Mother in the Grotto ( Rodin) was now a 1959 Cadillac or a 1957 Thunderbird trapped on Paper in a 2D image and then in a 3D pile of soft clay waiting to be freed. **** I had learned how to work with Sheet Metal and fabricate items to pound into shape . My guess for the Aluminium body cars or sections in limited production was not only to reduce the weight by easier to shape it and pound out a mistake or creases .

[@loucostabile]

Hi Gary wood, Cool that you learned to work with sheet metal. Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@kd1s]

It's interesting that much of the fashion and art that came out of Milan in the 1950's and 1960's. Beautiful cars, clothing etc.

[@loucostabile]

Agreed, it is interesting. Thank you for viewing and sharing kd1s, Lou

[@Chuckles9191991]

I'd have to agree with the owner. Anyone with a passion for cars, sees art when looking at this beautiful little part of automotive history. Great interview Lou. You're the man.

[@loucostabile]

HI Chuckles9191991, Glad you too see this one as "art" :-) Thank you for viewing and your kind words, it's appreciated, Lou

[@GeorgeVerras]

I owned a 1961 750 Allemano convertible. Bought it for $350 in 1970. I was raced at Waterford Hills by its previous owner. Unfortunately, I was only 17 at the time and didn't realize what I had and completely destroyed it. Sold it to someone in the Detroit area in 1975 along with a converted Fiat 600 to 850 Abarth. I'm glad that someone had more sense than I did when owning these gems. Good job Chuck!

[@loucostabile]

Hi George Verras, Happy to read this car / video brings back memories of your 1961 :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@kenibru2]

Thank you both for sharing this treasure with us!

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome kenibru2 :-)

[@iaidagger8278]

AWESOME CAR!!!!! Bialbero with only 750cc that IS ENGINEERING SIR!!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi IAI Dagger, Glad you enjoy this car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@cesarocon3401]

El mejor review inmersivo de este Fiat Abarth Zagato 750 en toda la internet, felicidades Lou.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Cesar Ocon, Glad to read you enjoy this car :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@ericgeisen4090]

Indeed a truly piece of art !! Abarts are a real pleasure even nowadays!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Eric Geisen, Well said :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@edb.3313]

A beautiful car for sure, Lou. Like the gentleman said, It's ART!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ed B., Glad you enjoyed this "art piece" :-) Lou

[@1974PanteraL]

Lou, Another fantastic, rare automobile brought back to life or to existence for some of us via you Lou!!!! The owner sure does have love in his eyes for his machine. I would love to know the curb weight and hp of these rare cars.....so I as to give the reader an idea of how fast these rare cars were. Maybe you could inquire about these stats on future car stories?

[@loucostabile]

Thank you 1974PanteraL for the kind words which are appreciated :-) When the Care Taker has brochures of the car, or marketing ads from the time, I love to show them. When there are so few cars like this I'm not sure what info is out there. Usually "stats" can be picked up from a Car & Driver, or Consumer Reports, however when it's 1959, I'm not sure where to go but Google. Hope that helps, Lou

[@scuderiapraga6815]

The sound is delicious...

[@loucostabile]

Nummy :-)

[@antoniochicco2248]

Bellissima

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-)

[@wickedfirefly13]

Love this little ride! So cool! Great style n loads of fun little details all over it. It's nearly small enough to be a side car, just cute n fun! Neat pedals and handle. Again, the engine is top, it's spectacular! Great vid! Thank you

[@loucostabile]

Hi WickedFireFly13, I love this one too. Glad you enjoyed this one :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, and you're welcome, Lou

[@francoismontresmecaniques7082]

superb Little car, so race oriented and so beautiful at the same time, thanks for sharing !

[@loucostabile]

Hi Francois Montresmecaniques, Glad you enjoyed this car and consider the car "superb" :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing, and I hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy. You're welcome, Lou

[@simtel01]

So adorable...pay attention to this license plate because it's his Original Italian Licence plate.This thing increases the valor of the car. Bye from Italy ;)

[@loucostabile]

Hi Simon's Tube, Glad you think this one is "adorable" :-) If you like this one, can you add the link to your Facebook, as I'm hoping other people will learn about the KZbin Channel and enjoy all the cars too. Thank you, viewing and sharing, Lou

[@agapitofioramonti381]

Early 1958 Rome plate

[@CarlosOliveira-cj3iz]

Very good taste! 22 Abarth!? That's nice... There is (or used to be) a very good collection of Abarths in San Marino with some 15/20 cars. Some of this cars raced in Portugal in the late fifties and early sixties with very good results. Would love to have one of these...(or any other original 50/60's Abarth)

[@loucostabile]

Hi Carlos, Happy to read this car is pleasing to you :-) Lou

[@Duececoupe]

Amazing cars comes in all shapes and sizes, don't they Lou? It has a bit of an early Porsche profile....

[@loucostabile]

Hi Duececoupe, Agreed on all shapes & sizes. Yes, I can see a Porsche profile there too, Lou

[@garywood9525]

It looks like the 64 Stingray coupe used this rear window while Shelby put those B-Pillar windows on the 65 Mustang GT 350's .

[@OTTOMOBIL8]

🥰my Double Bubble 1959 in perfact condition is looking for new owner....

[@loucostabile]

Hope you find the right Owner for your car.

[@ethanielcito7353]

is the car still available ?

[@finnblu3002]

. . Sublimely sublime....

[@loucostabile]

Hi Finn Blu, Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@level5822]

You need to increase the bitrate of your videos, they are pixeally when you move around. Other than that fantastic video Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Level1, Thank you for viewing and sharing a tip. Glad you think this one is "fantastic" :-) Lou

[@GereDJ2]

You're pronouncing it Ab-arth as in cab. I have heard it commonly pronounced A-barth, as in Hay. Which is correct? Also, you can sort of tell it's aluminum bodied by the sound of the door closing and hoods. It has a bit different sound than steel. Boy, that twin cam sure makes a nic difference, all the difference. And, really like the "Roma" license plate. So, was this car made in Torino? Horse power? My guess would be Abarth placed the carbs in the middle for the same reason they routed the chain as they did.

[@loucostabile]

Hi GereDJ, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@tonymuller7181]

That Moment when you have 3 of those

[@loucostabile]

3 times the fun :-)

[@billplaney2585]

Don't tell me that the 1963 Corvette was not influenced by the rear profile of this car...

[@loucostabile]

You might be right....

[@garbage854]

Cool, I saw one of these, that has to be restored on My Classic Cars with Wayne on Velocity in a Nov, episode .

[@loucostabile]

Glad to read you recognized this rare gem :-) Lou

[@patrickcortazzo6251]

Think it was a double bubble...

[@loucostabile]

That would clearly be a Zagato design.

[@garbage854]

Yeah :)

[@woodyglendell7400]

It's as if a VW bug and a Porsche 911 had a love child. I like.

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@aldoberetta9198]

Abarth wears out those who don't.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Aldo, Abath wears out those who don't what? Lou

[@aldoberetta9198]

@@loucostabile Habart is one of the best car preparers and designers in the world.

[@thegladio64]

It reminds me the Fiat 600 .

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing & sharing.

[@themisterblasterchannel]

when Fiat made such cool cars designs,what happened...?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mister Blaster, Not sure. Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts. Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you enjoy. Please subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@riccardogatti4038]

LO SCORPIONE PUNGENTE VELENOSO NEL CUORE

[@loucostabile]

I'm gonna need some help with this comment....

[@wm.severinthompson7205]

Lumpy!

[@loucostabile]

Looking at the shape, I can understand how you'd share this comment.