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When Fiat entered rallying in 1970, its ultimate aim was to become World Rally Champion – and the 131 Abarth of 1976-1980 provided the machinery to make that possible. Within the Fiat-Lancia empire, the 131 Abarth not only replaced the 124 Abarth Spider sports car, but was also favoured ahead of the charismatic Lancia Stratos. By 1970s standards, the 131 Abarth was the most extreme, and effective, of all homologation specials. Compared with the 131 family car on which it was originally based, it had different engine, transmission and suspension layouts, was backed by big budgets and by a team of superstar drivers, and was meant to win all round the world. Not only did it start winning World rallies within months of being launched, but in 1977, 1978 and 1980 the 'works' team also won the World Championship for Makes, and set every standard by which Rally Giants were to be judged. The 131 Abarth was backed by a peerless team of engineers, so was there ever any doubt that successors like the Lancia Rally 037 and the Delta Integrale would eventually come from the same stable?

Table of Contents:
Foreword Introduction Acknowledgements The car and the team - Inspiration - Fiat - newcomers at World level - The 131 Abarth's importance in rallying -Facing up to rival cars - Homologation - meeting the rules - Engineering features - Motorsport development and improvements - Building and running the works cars - Blind alleys - Personalities and star drivers Competition story -1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 -Replacing the 131 Abarth - the Group B dilemma World/major European rally wins Works rally cars (and when first used) Index

About the Author :
After a varied career in the automotive industry Graham Robson has gained a worldwide reputation as a motoring historian, and has more than 160 books to his credit. Born in 1936, and educated at Ermysteds Grammar School in Yorkshire, Graham then went on to study Engineering at Oxford University. He joined Jaguar Cars as a graduate trainee, becoming involved in design work on the Mk II, E-Type and Mark X. Beginning as a hobby, he became a rally co-driver, eventually joining the Sunbeam 'works' team in 1961, and took part in rallies up to International level (once with Roger Clark), but stopped rallying by 1968. During this time he joined Standard-Triumph in Coventry, in 1961, as a Development Engineer, mainly on sports car projects. He then ran the re-opened 'works' motorsport department from 1962 to 1965, this being the period of the birth of Spitfire Le Mans cars, TR4, Vitesse, Spitfire and 2000 rally car developments. Graham Robson’s writing began with rally reports for magazines which evolved into a job with Autocar from 1965-1969. He was recruited back to industry at Rootes to run the Product Proving department, then after a brief period in 1972 as technical director of a safety belt company, became an independent motoring writer. Graham has lived 'by the pen' and 'by the voice', not only writing but commentating, presenting and organising events of all types.

Review :
"An excellent read." - Fleet Car "Very well illustrated with black and white and colour photos, this is another good edition to an interesting series." - New Zealand Classic Car "A good insight into the story behind one of the most successful rally cars of the 1970s." - Motor Sport "A good read: Here's another for your Christmas present list. 'Fiat 131 Abarth' from the Rally Giants series by Graham Robson published by Veloce..." - The Motor Cycling Club, November 2008 UK club newsletter "The book is a good read, describing every facet of the car's development and rallying career accurately and in detail." - Old Stager "Latest in the excellent Rally Giant paperback series is the successful Fiat 131 Abarth ... Robson covers development, key players and each season in detail. There's also plenty of historic sideways photos of this rear-wheel-drive legend." - Classic & Sports Car "Veloce is to be congratulated on devoting an entire book to this hugely successful all-Italian rally star. And, like the rest of the Rally Giants series, author Robson's in-depth knowledge of the subject and his impressive attention to details make it a great read." - Classic Car Mart "Veloce's Rally Giants series has produced some of our favourite single-model books. Delve inside this volume and you'll find 128 informative pages and almost 100 photographs extensively documenting the Fiat 131's rallying history." - Wheels, United Arab Emirates


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781845841829
  • Publisher: David & Charles
  • Publisher Imprint: Veloce
  • Height: 195 mm
  • No of Pages: 128
  • Weight: 437 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1845841824
  • Publisher Date: 15 Nov 2008
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Rally Giants
  • Width: 210 mm


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