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Abarth Fiat 695 SS

As soon as the Fiat Nuovo 500 was shown at the 1957 Turin Salon. Abarth produced the Fiat 500 Abarth with 20bhp instead of 13bhp. In 1958 the Fiat 500 Abarth was tuned to give 26bhp and sent to Monza where it averaged 107KmH for seven days. The Abarth 595 followed in 1963 with engine enlarged to 595cc, and the SS version was even more powerful at 34bhp. In 1965 the Abarth 695 SS was produced with up to 50bhp depending on level of tuning

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Abarth 695 SS - Scorpion badge, the star sign of the founder and used for cars 'with a sting in their tail'	Abarth 695 SS - bootlid badgees	Abarth 695 SS. The origins of this Abarth as a Fiat 500 are clear in this view	Abarth 695 SS. Forty brake horsepower (sometimes even 50) made this little Abarth a class winner	Abarth 695 SS. The Abarth 595 was introduced in 1963, and then developed further to give the 40bhp 695 SS.	Abarth 695 SS. The engine cover was propped permanently open to allow cooling, and an oil cooler hangs from the lid. Since most 695 cars were sold for track use the open engine was not a problem.
Abarth 695 SS. Alloy racing wheels	Fiat 500

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