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Abarth's 912 - the Mono Mille GT

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The transition of Abarth’s GT models from the Zagato collaboration 750/500/700/850 variants to the Abarth-styled, Beccaris-bodied Mono Mille is covered in my earlier post, More Magic from Corso Marche .  Of particular significance was the emergence of the Bialbero version of the Fiat 600-derived  engine, ( Tipo 221 ), featuring in the Zagato bodied 750 Record Monza from early ’58, (along with the Tipo 222 695 cc version for the ‘700.’)    Through the following year and early 1960, further twin cam model variants appeared: Record Monza 850 and 850 and 700 GTs.   Meanwhile, Carlo was energetically at work in a period of change which encompassed the recruitment of Mario Colucci, negotiation of a ‘divorce’ from Zagato, establishment of a revised, ‘closer-to-home’ body styling/building capacity, and prospecting for a new manufacturing partnership to complement the ongoing arrangements with Fiat. Having Mario Colucci on hand with his extensive range of skills and expertise was a key elemen
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Abarth Doppia Bolla - I dettagli. Part 2

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  While a good part of the 750GT’s alure/enigmatic character is the tendency for body/trim variations to come and go – often on a far from systematic basis – ‘loose’ record keeping at Corso Marche has left us with real difficulty in their charting/dating.  So the survey of key external body areas/trim that follows is offered only on an indicative basis and cannot be considered definitive.   I have frequently referred to the Image Archive within the Fiat Abarth 750GT Zagato Forum .  Many of the illustration captions (and thus the abbreviations)  below are as recorded in the Image Archive. Please let me know if you identify any possible image copyright issues. Roof:   The following points stem from John de Boer’s Fiat-Abarth "double bubble" study (January 2018): Cars built by Zagato before the formal agreement for the creation of the 750GT as an Abarth model, designated Zagato Serie 1, have a ‘smooth’ roof.  This includes the very first car, #001766, which was built by Za
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