Rookie Racer #304 - Gary Morgan in the Morgan-Abarth

Otto Puzzell · September 02, 2012, 03:49:29 AM

For one point: Identify the car and the driver

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Otto Puzzell · September 09, 2012, 04:39:37 AM

Up

mekubb · September 09, 2012, 03:08:19 PM

British ?

Otto Puzzell · September 10, 2012, 03:52:50 AM

No

D-type · September 10, 2012, 08:57:01 AM

Francais?

Otto Puzzell · September 10, 2012, 10:26:34 AM

No

mekubb · September 10, 2012, 11:24:59 AM

American ?

Otto Puzzell · September 10, 2012, 12:55:24 PM

Partially

mekubb · September 11, 2012, 03:30:20 PM

European with american engine ?

Otto Puzzell · September 12, 2012, 03:42:18 AM

It is a European car, altered in the US by its owner/driver. I have e-mailed him to inquire about the engine, but as of now, I don't know what powered it.

Otto Puzzell · September 16, 2012, 04:30:39 AM

Up once more

mekubb · September 16, 2012, 06:37:19 AM

Italian base car ?

Otto Puzzell · September 16, 2012, 06:52:13 AM

Yes!

woodinsight · September 18, 2012, 09:39:33 AM

Abarth-based?

SACO · September 18, 2012, 11:29:52 AM

Abarth 750 by Alfred S. Cosentino 1961 from USA?

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2012, 11:54:58 AM

Quote from: woodinsight on September 18, 2012, 09:39:33 AM
Abarth-based?

There are some important Abarth parts inside!

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2012, 11:55:09 AM

Quote from: SACO on September 18, 2012, 11:29:52 AM
Abarth 750 by Alfred S. Cosentino 1961 from USA?

No

SACO · September 18, 2012, 12:29:09 PM

Morgan-Abarth 1960 ?

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2012, 12:59:30 PM

You're on the right track

woodinsight · September 18, 2012, 01:12:34 PM

Built by Gary Morgan, Rochester NY c.1959/1960 using Abarth mechanicals?

Otto Puzzell · September 18, 2012, 03:33:50 PM

Right! The engine is an Abarth mill. I'll post the details Mr. Morgan sent me when I inquired. He repurchased and restored the car (built by his father in the the late 1950's), and it's now in his collection.

Otto Puzzell · September 19, 2012, 03:50:33 AM

From Mr. Morgan:

"The Morgan - Abarth was built in 1959-1960 using a tube frame built by my Father and a modified Fiat 600 suspension, the engine was an Abarth Twin cam engine purchased from Carlo Abarth ( I still have the correspondence between my Father and Carlo). We raced the car with considerable success, sold it around 1967 and I bought it back in 1995, I have restored it completely and put together a notebook story of the car with good documentation of its build, racing and restoration".

SACO · June 26, 2021, 04:33:32 AM

Please , what is this car , for 1 point ?

SACO · July 06, 2021, 05:08:03 AM

Experts !

D-type · July 06, 2021, 08:46:36 AM

Does it have an unconventional power plant, ie not a 2- or 4-stroke IC engine?

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Rookie Racer #304 - Gary Morgan in the Morgan-Abarth