This in-depth biography of Carlo Abarth details his personal life; his early motorcycling projects and races; the Cisitalia period and its unfortunate decline and his long and successful venture into car-tuning which resulted in Abarth cars becoming renowned throughout the world. The book contains a full technical specification for each model produced, supported by original chassis drawings and engine cutaways. Also included is an exhaustive and accurate year-by-year racing history. The book is richly illustrated with mostly previously un-published photographs, many of them from Abarth's personal archive.

1200 black & white illustrations. Hardback. 524pp