Abarth T140 Recreation: The 1967 V12-Engined Sports Prototype that was never built.

How could the 1967 Abarth T140 Sports Prototype be? The boys of Scuderia Gemini Corse wanted to recreate it, I would say reasonably faithfully, based on the drawings and photos of the wooden mock-ups of the time. You should know that Abarth decided at the end of the 60s that the time had come to take the plunge and challenge the Ferrari & Porsche heavyweights in the prototype championship. After all, in the lower categories, they had won almost everything and everywhere. The experience and ability of the technicians were certainly not lacking. A 6,000cc V12 engine was built consisting of two blocks of six cylinders joined together. The heads were equipped with a single camshaft, and the carburettors were Weber 40 LDA3C triple-body. This had to be housed on the car formed by a tubular frame and fibreglass bodywork. Unfortunately, the change of regulations of 1968 imposed a reduction of the displacement and in any case, even lowering it to 5,000cc, it was necessary to build 50 cars, then reduced to 25 in 1969. This probably decreed the premature end of the project. What you see here is a reconstruction, very similar to the original shape and powered equally with a naturally aspirated V12 engine, if I'm not mistaken coming from BMW, which develops about 432hp and 512Nm of torque at 6000rpm. I have to thank the owner for allowing me to film the car with the onboard camera at the Varano de Melegari circuit during the Abarth track day organised by Berni Motori.
Come sarebbe potuta essere la Sport Prototipo Abarth T140 del 1967? I ragazzi della Scuderia Gemini Corse l'hanno voluta ricreare, direi in modo abbastanza fedele, basandosi sui disegni e sulle foto dei mock-up in legno dell'epoca. Dovete sapere che Abarth alla fine degli anni 60 decise che era giunto il momento di fare il grande passo e di sfidare i pesi massimi Ferrari & Porsche nel campionato prototipi. Dopotutto nelle categorie inferiori avevano vinto praticamente tutto ed ovunque. L'esperienza e la capacità dei tecnici, certamente non mancava. Venne realizzato un motore V12 da 6.000cc formato da due blocci di sei cilindri uniti fra loro. Le testate erano dotate di un singolo albero a camme ed i carburatori erano a triplo corpo Weber 40 LDA3C. Questo doveva essere alloggiato sulla vettura formata da un telaio tubolare e carrozzeria in vetroresina. Purtroppo, il cambio di regolamenti del 1968 impose una riduzione delle cilindrata e comunque, anche abbassandola a 5.000cc, era necessario costruire 50 vetture, poi ridotte a 25 nel 1969. Questo probabilmente decretò la fine prematura del progetto. Quello che vedete è dunqua una ricostruzione, molto simile alla forma originale e motorizzata ugualmente con un V12 aspirato, se non vado errato di provenienza BMW, che sviluppa circa 432cv e 512Nm di coppia a 6000giri/min. Ringrazio il proprietario per avermi permesso di filmare la vettura con l'onboard camera presso l'autodromo di Varano durante il trackday Abarth organizzato da Berni Motori.
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Event / Manifestazione: 8° Historic Track Day
When / Quando: 8-06-2018
Where / Dove: Autodromo Varano de' Melegari (Pr)
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[@Inazuma68]

Wht a stunning car. Did not know that there is a V12 Abarth. And the sound is soooo great, especially when lifting throttle 👌

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Please, read the video description. Abarth has produced a V12 engine; if you look on the internet, you will find photographs. In 1967 this car was supposed to be born and compete against Porsche and Ferrari. Unfortunately, the project was abandoned. This car is a reasonably accurate reconstruction of what could have been the car. A V12 has been installed but unfortunately not the original one. That engine is a unique piece and belongs to a collector.

[@AirsoftReviewArgentina]

And this is how a racing car should sound. No stupid super high revving, no fancy state of the art engine and tech. Just a good looking car with a powerful engine. Period.

[@rofufoja]

Saw a picture of this and looked it up. Was pleasantly surprised by the very first shot in this video. Never would have dreamed to see an Abarth powered by a V12. Sounds beautiful and looks proper quick. What a treat 👌🏼

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

I was also surprised when I filmed this car which is a one-off, really fantastic 👍

[@davide458italia]

No vabe.....ciao proprio!! sound da paura, una linea senza tempo...fenomenale!!!

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Già, pensa se l'avessero fatta e sviluppata. Probabilmente avremmo avuto altre pagine di storia motoristica e lotte fra Porsche/Ferrari/Abarth nella massima serie delle sport prototipi.

[@tomaszjaowiec9554]

I love that kind of prototypes from 60`s 70`s, great video!!! thx

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

I understand you; it was a beautiful era for sports prototype 👍

[@tomaszjaowiec9554]

@@Italiansupercarvideo No electronic, only mechanical power !!!

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@@tomaszjaowiec9554 👍

[@Tecnobingo]

Anche se è "solo" una costruzione basata su come avrebbe dovuto essere, mi piace moltissimo. Chissà che emozione poterla provare...

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Concordo. Un'applauso a questi ragazzi austriaci per averla realizzata 👍

[@cbr3220]

It's basically the ultima GTR of the 60's. That aside, it looks and sounds perfect.

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

I like this comparison; it works perfectly 👍

[@INDIGOBLUE555]

A true pleasure watching such a living witnessing of true passion for competition motoring and automotive overall.

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Thanks for this nice comment 😉👍

[@nomilon429]

A real mythical pegasus land onto the track here and showed it beauty to the visitors and racing drivers :D

[@savagetuner2404]

Those exhaust pipes are bigger than my future

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Hahaha, cice comment 😄👍

[@Fullspeed18]

🔥🔥🔥

[@alexcorseracinggame9180]

Mostro spettacolare

[@weesky2000]

Looks very good and sounds good.

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Totally agree 👍

[@XaviSpit]

What a unicorn!

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Absolutely 👍

[@JaredR1996]

Interesting car

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Absolutely 👍

[@ralphedelbach]

Great sounds...from the exterior. In-car had background noise similar to wind but something else. i found it very distracting. Some of the footage was washed out. Exposure didn't stay constant. Still well done. Thanks

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

I remember that the car had many points where air entered from the outside and in fact the wind noise is quite audible in the onboard scenes. I'm glad you enjoyed the video anyway 😉👍

[@ralphedelbach]

@@Italiansupercarvideo I regret anything that detracts from glorious music coming from that gem of an engine. Bellisimo!

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

@@ralphedelbach Oh, thank you 😉👍

[@ralphedelbach]

My Alfa 2000 Spyder sounded good but nothing close to these sounds!

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Lovely recreation of a car that should have done good. Too bad they didn't take it to GrandAm competition, rules there were somewhat more "open". Racing could use a series more like that today.

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

I agree it would have been nice if this project had been realised. I am convinced that Abarth could have worried Porsche and Ferrari. The engine, moreover, was credited with over 600 hp. Evidently, the costs of this project were too high, also due to the obligation of production of units to sell, which it was decided to abandon everything - honour to these guys for having tried to complete this work which for too long remained unfinished.

[@chubskii]

@@Italiansupercarvideo sucks so much, especially now that abarth won’t be able to build anything like this under fca rule :( It’s all just the 124 and 595 now, and I don’t see them changing that

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

@@chubskii The Fiat 124 has already been out of production for 1 year and therefore not even that anymore. All that is left of the Abarth are the Fiat 500s...too little and not very noble for this multi-victorious manufacturer in the world with its sports prototype cars.

[@chubskii]

@@Italiansupercarvideo the 595 is good car, but more is needed Back to race cars I say, even if they’re kit cars

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

@@chubskii I'm not saying it's a bad car, in fact, in the little car sector, it's probably among the most fun you can buy. But a brand like Abarth that stands up only on upgraded versions of the Fiat 500 is too little. However, I fear that this brand was used only for a matter of image but not well. Abarth was to be a specific line of sports cars like AMG for Mercedes or Cupra for Seat. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that won't happen, I don't see any serious brand investments on the horizon.

[@gianlucar.4428]

Avevo letto qualcosa in merito..ma il v12 Abarth l aveva fatto?

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

Si, il motore V12 Abarth l'aveva realizzato, unendo due blocchi v6. Se cerchi su internet, troverai anche la scheda tecnica e le caratteristiche del motore, oltretutto un 6 litri da oltre 600cv. Purtroppo, tutto il progetto, motore compreso, non venne mai sviluppato, anche se il propulsore originale esiste ed è in mano a qualche collezionista. In questa ricostruzione è stato ugualmente usato un v12 ma non Abarth. Apprezziamo comunque lo sforzo.

[@gianlucar.4428]

@@Italiansupercarvideo certo che si hanno fatto un lavorone.. Grazie mille!!

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

@@gianlucar.4428 Figurati, anzi, ringrazio che ci siano ragazzi come questi, con la passione per Abarth e la meccanica e che abbiano costruito quest'auto 👍

[@gothicpagan.666]

Changes of rules always seem to come at the wrong time and messes up small companies ambitions. Indeed the rules for FIA sanctioned events for 68 were group 6 upto 3Ltrs and group 4 upto 5Ltrs? Ford with the Lola t120/ GT40 had the money to homoligate it into the later, Abarth was forced to enter gr6 prototype. A real pitty

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

You're right; I have nothing else to add 👍

[@jansz7487]

Constructed and designed in Heaven.

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

👍

[@hwperformance1409]

No, in Böbing ;)

[@sonicstep]

07:47, that oversteer looked strange. It appeared to happen on-throttle. You stated somewhere that it was expected to originally have had 600hp. That seems too much for a car without a rear wing.. I wonder how the torque of that intended engine would have compared with this. I wonder if those tail lights are authentically represented. They don't work with that body's rounded form. Round ones would have looked better similar to Ferrari GTO.. . and positioned higher up within that opening. Then a mesh grill surrounding tail pipes. It just looks too unrefined and crude. Not enough thought. Even for back in the late 60's.

[@Italiansupercarvideo]

I answer your comment, but I hope you have read the video description. Abarth never made this car, in 1968 the change of regulations in all probability decreed its premature end. From the research, I've done (there's also an Italian book where this project is talked about, and photos of the engine and technical characteristics are displayed) when Abarth presented the engine in Turin in 1967, declared over 600hp. An optimistic number. The car you see is a reconstruction based on the drawings and the mock-up model of the time. Currently, it also mounts a V12 engine, but the power is about 430hp, and it's not the original one that is in the hands of some collectors. It is certainly not a completely finished project and probably never will be, Abarth enthusiast created it.

[@pan68]

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