MOTOR CARS | 111The documentation file accompanying this Lot contains only one
significant item, an ‘Abarth & C – Torino Certificato d’Origine’,
No 777. It confirms the chassis identity as being ‘137C/008’.
Unfortunately – at the time of cataloguing – no further documentation
is present. Despite this, there is absolutely no doubting the car’s
originality and authenticity, and the car is in generally fine aesthetic
order apart from the poor body fit of the moulded glassfibre nose
and tail body sections which is in fact entirely representative of the
standards of the time, absolutely not helped by glassfibre moulding
‘shift’ over many years on static display.
Upon borescope inspection following delivery to Bonhams, it has
been found that the engine in ‘00039’ offered here is rusted internally
and requires expert strip and rebuilding before it could be run. Both
clutch and brake system master cylinders are seized but all gears
can be selected. Such seizures are entirely predictable with such
long-term static museum display cars, but in every other respect this
OT 1300 is a fine example of its super-successful type.
It is an entry pass into many of the world’s most prestigious Historic
and classic car motor race meetings and concours events and,
once restored to rumbustious good health, it will surely prove a
most rewarding and entertaining, and very Italianate, Gran Turismo
to drive... Above all, one of the Abarth specialists who has been of
great assistance to us during the preparation of these descriptions
has some OT 1300 engine spares in stock, and introductions can
certainly be made to help revive this enduring beauty from the
swinging ’sixties...Please note this vehicle is subject to import tax should it remain in
the EU.
£180,000 - 220,000
€225,000 - 275,000