Carlo Abarth became a legend of Italian motorsport with his lightweight sports racing cars and very fast variations on several Fiat themes before his little company became part of the Fiat empire. He waved his magic wand over Fiat, Simca, Porsche and other cars as well as using their engines in his own cars before developing his own power units. Here is his story, told as it happened, in an excellent compilation of magazine articles.
