1962 Fiat Abarth 2300 S Coupe Corsa in Russo Red & Engine Sound on My Car Story with Lou Costabile

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On "My Car Story" we're in the Suburbs of Phoenix AZ on 7-4-18.
We're looking at a 1962 Fiat Abarth 2300 S Coupe Corsa in Russo Red Paint. The car comes with the factory inline 6 cylinder engine.
The car's Owner is Chuck Maranto. Chucks had this car since 2010. Chuck shares many of the advanced features of his car. He shares there may only be about 11 car of this model left. Also, of the 11 cars left, this one is probably in best condition of them all.
ENJOY!

[@milfordcivic6755]

For 1962, this is way ahead of it's time in styling.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ima fan, Agreed. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@tomyost6330]

I love this car and it has so many cool little features. I have owned six Fiats in my life, "77 131 dark blue 2 dr., '81 Brava 2 dr dk blue, '74 128 wagon pea soup green, '81 Strada silver. '82 Strada silver. and my current machine and my favorite '75 124 Sport Coupe yellow which is still pretty solid thanks to the origional owner Ziebarting it when new, all cars stick shift. When the two barrel Weber is on it's good day and with tubular headers the 124 will easily go to 7,000 in the lower gears. My baby. Also have an early '85 944 gun metal grey which allows all rubber to blend in the best and phone dial wheels and though needing some repair and maintenance, still drives great and feels solid like a tank, and my most fun car for burning up the road? It's my '04 Pontiac Vibe GT 6 speed with fuel cutoff at 8,300 rpm. I wish this engine was in the other two, it's so good. Peace!

[@loucostabile]

Happy to read "I love this car and it has so many cool little features" :-) Sounds like you've had many fun cars. NICE!

[@italianduded1161]

fiat during the 50s,60s,70s (even before) with Moretti and other companies (Ghia, Vignale,Abarth etc...) made some of the most beautiful cars in the whole world! Even on its own!

[@loucostabile]

Hi ItalianDUDE :D, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@KINGWIR]

Fiat had another nice coupe in the 70s the Fiat Dino. This one is very rare.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kostas G, Glad you enjoy this one, and thank you for sharing details on Fiat Dino (I'll keep a look out for that one) Lou

[@melodicdreamer72]

It is always great to see such unique vehicle history on display like this. Many thanks to Chuck for being a "regular" on here...and thanks Lou for bringing it to the rest of us.

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy the uniqueness of this one :-) You're welcome melodicdreamer72, Lou

[@ericvardek4108]

WHAT an incredibly beautiful ITALIAN piece of art. A complete death trap of course, but still marvelous. One of these actually showed up at local (Alex., VA) Cars-and-Coffee (silver) complete with driver and lady dressed out all Italian (rather different).

[@loucostabile]

Hi Eric, High praise :-) Lou

[@Plasticmercenary]

Chuck is awesome. Can we see inside his garage and look at his collection?? His knowledge on Italian cars is amazing.

[@loucostabile]

Hi HisLordStigness, Glad you're enjoying Chuck's collection. We have several on the Channel (type into KZbin search "My Car Story with Lou Fiat" and they should pop up) and stay tuned, there we're planning for more as I visit :-) Lou

[@markdrukenbrod9475]

Never saw one of these before Lou, Thanks! Bella macchina -- and that Weber induction noise. Abarths always surprise and delight.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Mark Drukenbrod, I've never seen one either. Glad you enjoy the beauty & sounds of this one :-) Lou

[@gene978]

awesome Lou! I’m glad for you to be that close to such a rare and beautiful car. WOW! I can only imagaine how much fun it would be taking that Abarth out for a drive. :)

[@loucostabile]

Hi gene978, Glad you enjoy this car and consider it "awesome" :-) I think this one is awesome too, Lou

[@dcanmore]

beautiful car, the little windows 'wings' are called quarter lights, Fiat continued to build large cars in the 1970s with the 130 range (3.2 V6 160hp).

[@loucostabile]

Hi dcanmore, Thank you for viewing and sharing your knowledge, Lou

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

Cool! I also have a Fiat, 1983 Fiat 131 Supermirafiori with the factory power windows, power locks, oower radio antenna and power steering.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Andrew Samy, Glad you this this one is "Cool!" :-) Thank you for sharing details on your 83 Fiat too, Lou

[@michaellawlor1267]

Nice one Lou. Chuck tells a great story

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael, Happy to read you enjoy this episode :-) Lou

[@klwthe3rd]

Did the gentleman say 7 of these first 50 are accounted for? Holy crap! Lou you weren't kidding that your channel gets some really rare cars. You won't find this car videoed any where else! Great car.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Kenneth White, Glad you enjoy the difficult of finding one like this (which is the only one I've seen, and may ever see) :-) That's why I enjoy sharing them with you, Lou

[@klwthe3rd]

Lou Costabile You really do care about your channel having the most rare and unseen cars Lou. The quality shows and you deserve all the spoils that come with that. Great video.

[@carlfogle6517]

Thank you for bringing this, you do a great job sir.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Carl, You're welcome. My pleasure sharing with you, Lou

[@therustyhenry]

I bought my 2300S from 1964 in 1981 and it was my pride and joy for many summers . I stored it for a long time in my living room in the first floor , we had to lift it through a window. My eldest son spent years sitting in the car, fell in love with it and is now the proud owner. It´s under a complete restauration now and surely back on thew road when finished. The car of my life....

[@loucostabile]

Awesome story therustyhenry :-) Thank you for sharing, Lou

[@pablocespedes9585]

Excellent Lou, always looking for interesting cars, thanks!!!

[@loucostabile]

My pleasure Pablo. It's fun to search for cars to share with you :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou

[@jasoncarpp7742]

Hey Lou. Lovely looking Fiat Abarth. I've heard of Fiat Abarth, but none of this vintage. I love the colour, and condition. :)

[@loucostabile]

Hey Jason, Glad you enjoy this "lovely" car :-) Happy to see you learned something too. I find that to be part of the fun learning about these amazing cars. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou

[@willembaaij4098]

My father owned one in those days, he was a fiat dealer in Holland. I’ve driven it when I was a young man. I remember the long way of the gear lever. His was gold with cognac interior. It’s gone by now. The straight six was great , only 150 Hp as I remember. Thanks great upload.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Willem, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Fathers car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this 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

[@alexandrec9372]

Already a subscribed, Very good vídeo, Thank you for upload, congratts from Brazil!!!

[@loucostabile]

Welcome Alexandre C from Brazil :-) Glad you enjoy this one. You're welcome, Lou

[@vmat1000]

What a sweet little ride. Numbers are crazy, this being one of 50, with 11 being accounted for now and less than half running!!! WOW. Loved Fiats from afar. Good friends second car was an 850 in '75. Nice little car. Future BIL drove a 124 while in college and rebuilt engine himself while still living at home. Got married, landed a state job that moved him and family 500 miles away. Car stayed at his folks. Something happened and the car not only got sold but wrecked. Heartbreaker. Loved the newer 500's. Saw a feature in a local paper with an Abarth smoking the heck out of the front tires. When i learned these were not the typical model :)

[@loucostabile]

Hi g mat, Glad you enjoy this ride and thanks for sharing details on the "smoking Abarth's" :-) Sad to read about the 850 (R.I.P.) :-( Lou

[@ImTheDaveman]

I gotta admit, its a beautiful machine! I wouldn't want one, but ya just gotta give a car props when it pops. Those seats are to die for! The foot-bar is an unusual feature, kinda cool in an odd way. A lot of advanced goodies - very impressive! I do gotta say - when I was a kid, I loved cars with the window wings. I have no real reason why - just one of those weird things a kid might enjoy for no reason. LOL. So yeah - the Inner Kid Me gives extra props for the wings. :-) Kudos my friend! Another excellent video!

[@loucostabile]

Hi ImTheDaveman, Thank you for viewing and sharing all the details you enjoy :-) Lot's of details to enjoy on this car for sure, Lou

[@robertlee9395]

What a gem! Another great find Lou!

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy this rarely seen one Robert Lee :-) Lou

[@robertlee9395]

Lou Costabile, I sure did.

[@augustof.camargo6639]

Great car indeed, very nice stories, tks for posting 👍

[@loucostabile]

Hi augusto camargo, Glad you enjoy this "great" car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you'll enjoy and you're welcome, Lou

[@ketoking9435]

Lou,,,Wow trying to keep up with your great vids,,,always a pleasure to watch,,,,what a gorgeous car,,,in the 70s we lived in Jack Hawkins house the actor from Ben Hur,,well it was a house converted into maisonettes,,,must have been before he was famous as it was quite small,,down the road was a Fiat dealership mid 70s had some nice Fiat 130 coupe and saloons magnificent,,as a kid mum's friend had a K reg meaning 72 year Fiat 124 sport coupe,,Pinafarina design,,1.6 engine in yellow,,,cracking car,,,big Thanx to you and owner,,have a great weekend,,,we have Sun today yep even in rainy England,,,

[@loucostabile]

Hi Irfan Khan, Glad you have sun, and pleased to read viewing this video brightens your day :-) You're welcome, Lou

[@jzr5560]

Lou,I found your video totally by searching Abarth 1000.When I was in the ninth grade (approx.1969) I used to have my dad drive me out to Fiat Rich Motors of Glendale in Glendale ,CA Where they were also a Abarth distributor. They had in their show room a brand new Abarth Berlina Corsa 1000.The car was painted in that beautiful sort of pale bluish color with the red stripes on top .It had the 1lire push rod engine I believe the 36 DCD weber and carrillo oil filter assembly on the right side engine compartment If I remember correctly it ran the later trailing arm suspension front coil overs and five speed tranny . This car in my opinion has to be the absolute ultimate of "rare"! of course there may be a real original factory car out there some where but where? tons of replicas have yet in all these years ever saw that very car again or any complete original example aside from pictures in Al Cosintino literature. Can't believe there is a collector so near California with such an outstanding collection of vintage Abarth Might you have an example of one of these cars as part of your collection?

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jesse, Happy to read this car brings back memories. I do not have an Abarth in my collection....yet :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

[@edb.3313]

Love the Abarth Lou and what a sweet heart she is. Fantastic!!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Ed B., So rare and ahead of it's time. Glad you enjoy this one too, Lou

[@atlantis2278]

Nice video ! A pleasure to see this very early Fiat 2300 S. A very hard to find model today. Specific items were, lettering in script on front and trunk lid, side windows without framing, only one warning light between tacho and speedometer, square shape for the red marker light on each door, only one power brake unit for the 4 wheels, trunk lid lock in upper position. Its design was done by Sergio Sartorelli, chief designer at Ghia, helped by Virgil Exner jr ( top and rear window ) and Tom Tjaarda for some details. The steering wheel is a nice "Enrico Nardi". In fact, Ghia presented on its own stand, a prototype, built on the Fiat 2100 platform, shown during the Turin motor show in 1960. Abarth modified the 2.1 liter engine with special pistons, camshaft and 3 dual barrel horizontal Webers. When Mr Agnelli and the staff of Fiat saw the prototype, Luigi Segre, CEO of Ghia explained that he had the idea to introduce this car on the market and sell it himself. Mr Agnelli replied: "No sir, we will build and sell this car by ourselves ! The next year, they decided to adapt the newly modified Fiat 2.3 engine under hood. A contract was built with Ghia fot 10,000 cars, and the body was assembled at the OSI plant, a subsidiary of Ghia (OSI means" Officine Stampaggi Industriali" but strangely, it appears that this acronyme is also built with the first letters of the 3 associates family name: Olivetti, Segre and Innocenti). Thank you for your good job about this rare Italian car! Kind regards.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Atlantis, Happy to read you enjoy this "rare Italian car!" :-) 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

[@JeffKing310]

Great car and video. The brace for the passenger is funky. It’s not as though seatbelts hadn’t been invented yet but they still went their own way.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Jeff King, Glad you enjoy this car, and appreciate the kind words on the video. Agreed the passenger brace is unique & different. Lou

[@michaelpacini1332]

Molto bene Lou ! Quite a story on how Chuck acquired the car

[@loucostabile]

Hi Michael Panini, Glad you enjoy this one :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@jasonmeehan1269]

Beautiful.

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy the looks of this rare treat :-)

[@petemedina8446]

That's a beautiful car and definitely a big car for a fiat never knew they had a big car nice Lou.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Pete Medina, I didn't know Fiat made them this big either. When I saw it, I had to come back and video before I left AZ. Glad you enjoy this car, Lou

[@petemedina8446]

decembrist That would have been nice to see but probably rare I would think.

[@terribelbliss9646]

Hi Lou. The minute you showed the back end I thought 60 studebaker lark. Must be art imitating life. 👍

[@loucostabile]

Hi Terri Bel Bliss, I can see why you'd say that. Dead ringer back end on those Lark's with this one. Good call, Lou

[@johnmaccoy4324]

Cool little car!

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy this one :-)

[@daniels4422]

Great looking car! I would love to see more classic european cars!

[@loucostabile]

Hi Daniel S, There are many of them on this KZbin Channel. If you can't find them go to www.MyCarStoryWithLou.com and go to the "Videos of the cars by years" and click on different years and you'll see the "thumb nail photos" of car videos you'll want to see. Hope that helps, Lou

[@Griseven]

Great! I have the 2300 Berlina, with a 2300SC engine.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Nicolai Perjesi, Happy to read you have a cool car too :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this 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

[@Griseven]

@@loucostabile Wiil do! I grew up with a dad who was a collector of classic cars, so the interest is in my blood I guees :-)

[@AndrewGraham07]

A Ferrari for the common man. But this isn’t the last of the “big Fiats”. The 6-cylinder 130 sedan and coupé were built well in to the 1970s. French spec. yellow or “selective yellow” headlights were introduced for all cars manufactured in France from 1937 and were fitted until 1993. The steering wheel is from Nardi, not Momo, the former being the original brand fitted. Terrific, thoroughbred sound ! Thank you gentlemen, for sharing this beautiful car with your viewers.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Andrew Graham for sharing and filling in the areas needing help. You're welcome, Lou

[@GForceVRX]

One of the most gorgeous cars from the 60’s

[@loucostabile]

Hi GforceSports, Glad to read you enjoy the looks of this car :-) Hope you see many more cars on this KZbin Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

[@GForceVRX]

Lou Costabile most definitely, looking forward to it:)

[@jiveturkey9993]

I like that cast iron header.

[@loucostabile]

Nice :-)

[@dannymyers5345]

That's a really neat car

[@loucostabile]

Glad you enjoy this rare treat :-)

[@dannymyers5345]

Yes I did keep them coming please and thank you.

[@loucostabile]

Stay tuned Danny Myers :-) Glad you're along for the ride, Lou

[@dannymyers5345]

I will do Lou

[@jeanfrancoismouclier1698]

it's right it's a "french market one" with SIEM lights, Italian versions have Carello lights

[@loucostabile]

Hi jean francois Mouclier, 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

[@gmoerenhout]

I like the men (chuck ) and his car both are special greetings guy

[@loucostabile]

Hi guy moerenhout, 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

[@gmoerenhout]

@@loucostabile thanks Lou ,we have also some cars kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIqVmaeogtKKiJY

[@ANDREWSAMY562]

Fiat 130 is also a pretty large gorgeous car too.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge Andrew Samy, Lou

[@albinh.3149]

Love it...

[@loucostabile]

Hi Albin H., Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@albinh.3149]

@@loucostabile I am actually suprised that you responded to my comment since the video is already 2 years old. Its nice to see how some KZbinrs take their time to read and answer the comments of their viewers :)

[@albinh.3149]

@@loucostabile I am actually suprised that you responded to my comment since the video is already 2 years old. Its nice to see how some KZbinrs take their time to read and answer the comments of their viewers :)

[@francoismontresmecaniques7082]

Such a lovely Fiat, lovely Lampredi engine, very nice car, the only problem is that it was a Fiat, under another name it would have sold better I think. Thanks for sharing as usual :)

[@loucostabile]

Hi Francois, Glad you enjoy this "lovely" car :-) Thank you for viewing, and sharing your thoughts on the Fiat name. You're welcome, Lou

[@garbage854]

Nice a Cool :)

[@loucostabile]

Glad to see you enjoy this one Michael Coffey :-) Lou

[@cymoncyrado2879]

Thanks Lou for stopping to "show us stuff" because I WILL pause for detail. :)

[@loucostabile]

You're welcome :-) Glad you're along for the ride.

[@meccanicodellospazio]

Oh no! I’ve sold one of these (One of the 50 first built) Hopefully I can have it back! Still have lot of spares! Now I realize why the front grill was a bit different...

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing & sharing.

[@clyde7059]

Lou, did you notice the signature on the streering-wheel at 6:39?

[@loucostabile]

I see it clyde7059, however I missed highlighting it....

[@yallowrosa]

It seems it has inspired the Ford Mustang in the 2010 version

[@loucostabile]

Hi yallow rosa, 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

[@oldcarsnstuff]

About 7000 cars were built in total. Abarth didn’t build any cars, Abarth did tweak the engines for the S version (twin carbs, pistons, cam and sports exhaust) Ghia didn’t have the capacity for manufacture so subcontracted OSI to build the bodies, the cars then returned to Fiat to be trimmed and have the mechanicals fitted.

[@loucostabile]

Hi Saul, 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

[@tritter70]

I am another owner in the states, I have a '64 2300s that has been operated since new. The car is still brought to shows and runs well. It would be interesting to hook up with Chuck, since I am always looking for small parts here and there. I have owned and driven this car since '89. If you can share details or just pass along a contact, I would be grateful.

[@loucostabile]

HI tritter70, Go to my website www.MyCarStoryWithLou.com and send me your e-mail with the subject line 1962 Fiat Abarth. I'll send you an e-mail, Lou

[@cfuller926]

Lancia Vignale Appia for 6, 8 yrs earlier? lill different (v4) ann grill, back window. But I like them both

[@loucostabile]

Hi C Fuller, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@20alphabet]

First! ...and cute car!

[@loucostabile]

Winner! Glad you like this Cutie :-)

[@stephenteerling7373]

doing a little research... it looks like this is just a 2300S, All of the S models were tuned by Abarth to deliver 136 hp with dual carbs, increased compression and a different camshaft. The competition versions that Abarth created for racing had an even hotter camshaft, three carbs, a different exhaust and compression ratio and was bored out from 2279cc to 2323cc . These cars had 210 hp. This is a nice car, but it looks like someone went a little happy with extra badging. I could be wrong but I think this is just a 2300S. It only has twin carbs, not the three carbs of the competition model. That Corsa script on the back looks totally out of place. not the same type of font at all. it looks like it is from a different decade....

[@loucostabile]

Hi Stephen, Thank you for viewing and sharing your research. 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

[@agapitofioramonti381]

ROSSO RED

[@loucostabile]

Hi Agapito, Thank you for viewing and sharing the color of this car. I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@ericvardek4108]

Sounds like a V8 at the exhaust; up front, may need oil.

[@loucostabile]

We'll see if that's correct. Thank you for sharing.

[@RockawayCCW]

Looks a little bit like a first gen Mustang. I wonder if that's where Ford got the idea?

[@markg7030]

The Barracuda also borrowed the roof and back window.

[@loucostabile]

Hmmm, 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

[@kochklassikautomobilgmbh]

Dear Lou, great to see one of the last Abarth 2300 S Coupe Corsa. If you wanna see a second one which is more special have a look at our website: www.koch-klassik.de there you will find under "MEDIA" an article about our car. We have the last one of the three ever built ABARTH 2300 S Coupe factory vehicle of Abarth, which Abarth took to the 12h-race Nürburgring and the Tour d'Europe. First registration is Abarth SPA Turin and second one Fiat SPA Turin. Our car was the winning car with Paul Frere at the Tour d'Europe and Goldener/Falk at Nürburgring first in class - second overall. If you wanna have informations feel free to write me an email, you will find at our website. It's the last one of this three worldwide how Mr. Steinmetz - the race director of Abarth told us. Best regards Linda Koch

[@loucostabile]

Dear Linda, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZbin Channel, Lou

[@paolomorselli9900]

Abarth 230

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing

[@robertforssman1464]

No abarth. Abarth have 3 weber not 2 weber

[@loucostabile]

Hi Robert, 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

[@claudioperotti9439]

Badges and lettering are mostly wrong. Rear abarth emblem without "&C," were used after 1971.by the time abarth were bought by fiat. Corsa, as well is nonsense in this car.

[@loucostabile]

Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts.

[@claudioperotti9439]

@@loucostabile thanks to you. That's an amazing car but definitely not an abarth

[@CommercialVehicle]

@@claudioperotti9439 it doesn't have the right cam, it's too smooth, not Abarth