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« on: June 06, 2009, 09:57:55 PM »
Immediately after 3MA we headed of to the Corso Marche in Torino to look for pictures from the original Abarth factory Grin

It is still there and what was even nicer, the door was open. NO, I didn't ask, we just used the oportunity, a great feeling to be at the place where our beauty has been modified Roll Eyes Roll Eyes

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« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2009, 10:04:09 PM »
Corso Marche 38, at the next door is now situated the Abarth Centre for Torino. Nice people working overthere, wanted to know everything about my car(they didn't know about this part of Abarth history). With showing an original brochure the ice was fully broken. We got a guide through the showroom, workshop and a testdrive in the 500 esseesse!! Great little Abarth! After the drive we got 2 numberplateholders, holders for the frontwindow and an Abarth keyring.  Grin Grin

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« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2009, 10:04:46 PM »
More to see!
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« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2009, 10:06:01 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: June 06, 2009, 10:06:18 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2009, 10:08:23 PM »
Ela didn't like white cars but this one she couldn't resist Cheesy

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« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2009, 10:09:44 PM »
Nice office and chairs!

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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2009, 09:34:13 PM »
Very good Albert,

Were there any Spirits at the old site?

I went there in 2001 and it was a plumbing centre  Roll Eyes not much of a use for the birthplace of so many successful machines.....looks like its vacant now with the windows all boarded up...
what a waste  Cry

Here are a couple of pics from the 60's.

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« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2009, 08:47:55 PM »
I just remembered these pics I took at Monza in 2000, Mr Barnini the model maker was displaying this lovely 1:43 scale model of Corso Marche....complete with shop floor and design offices Shocked Cool Wink Cool

It was not for sale unfortunately  Cry

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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2009, 08:49:43 PM »
Shopfloor....

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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2009, 08:54:53 PM »
Thanks for the pictures Graham. I saw the Abarth diorama several times displayed at the big show in Padova and it's great to see!
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