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What we compareAbarthATS
Country in archiveItalyItaly
FoundedMarch 31, 19491962
FounderCarlo AbarthCarlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini
HeadquartersTurin, Piedmont, ItalyBologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Name originAbarth is the surname of its founder, Carlo Abarth, who was born Karl Albert Abarth in Vienna and became an Italian citizen. The company was first named Abarth & C. when it was founded in 1949.ATS stands for Automobili Turismo e Sport, Italian for "Touring and Sport Automobiles." The initials describe the two kinds of cars the company set out to build, a road-going grand tourer and a racing car.
Selected modelsFiat-Abarth 1000 TC, Abarth-Simca 1300 GT, Fiat 131 Abarth Rally, Abarth 595, Abarth 124 Spider2500 GT, 2500 GTS, ATS GT
Earliest archived brand logo19491962
Latest archived logo20072012
Archived logo assets62

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