Hi everybody!

Does anyone here know of an abarth expert/dealer in the UK, or someone who might be able to help with getting older abarth engines. I have been looking around for some time now and not had much luck. Any help is appreciated. A weeeely weeely big hug for them who points my sail in the right direction

Then the big question, can i afford it!..... sorry not to be more descriptive, i cant tell you why...
..naaaa, its a secret

Cheeaaaaaars!
Si

Middle Barton Garage

Thank you!! I'll give them a ring next week, and fingers crossed they'll have what i want or be able to find it....the quest continues.

Keep any suggestions coming though, i have a feeling that this is going to be harder to source than a phone call.

Thanks agin!
Si

My dad used to use Avanti years and years and years ago. But i heard they are not very good now??

http://www.scorpioneabarthparts.nl/index2.htm

Also worth contacting:
http://www.abarth-gmr.be/new/index.php

to see where they get there parts etc for restorations.

What are you looking for?

thepottleflump said:

What are you looking for?

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Sorry not to reply sooner, my dad was up at silverston racing yesterday so i was there to watch! Man i got burnt though, wasnt a second of cloud all day.

Back to the point, for now i'm keeping the exact details a secret, although i bet some people might guess. Its going be a biiiiig suprise! Find out soon enough I'm sure though.....

Thanks for the recommendations so far!!

Si

y2dom said:

My dad used to use Avanti years and years and years ago. But i heard they are not very good now??

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Well avanti would be very convienient! I live in somerset, and it appears to be where they are based! Is it true that they are not any good anymore? Assuming they can help anyway!
Cheers
Si

pandamonius_maximus said:

Well avanti would be very convienient! I live in somerset, and it appears to be where they are based! Is it true that they are not any good anymore? Assuming they can help anyway!
Cheers
Si

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Well i heard and read alot of people say there rubbish, but i suppose it is worth a pop into if you live there in somerset.

My dad used to use them years and years ago and liked them.
Mention CannDurrant if you go there. (or Clive Durrant / Julian Cann) See if they remember them.

Let me know feedback if you do go there, would like to hear who runs it now.

y2dom said:

Well i heard and read alot of people say there rubbish, but i suppose it is worth a pop into if you live there in somerset.

My dad used to use them years and years ago and liked them.
Mention CannDurrant if you go there. (or Clive Durrant / Julian Cann) See if they remember them.

Let me know feedback if you do go there, would like to hear who runs it now.

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Alrighty then! Will do, and fingers crossed...

Any update on this?

Sorry, been very busy the last few days so unfortunately didnt get round to it. The plan is to get this done this afternoon after I've got some work out the way.....Keep ya posted!

Si

Well unfortunately no luck on the avanti or middlebarton side yet. Avanti are still up and running, but no luck on either front im afraid y2dom. They are going to have a ring around for me though, and fingers crossed they will be able to find something.

I would like to add, that middlebarton garage are very useful, and sound like they do things properly there! Unfortunately their price for building an engine for me is a little out of my reach as of yet so i might have to risk somewhere a little less trustworthy

I shall keep you posted as i find out more...

Si

I know its miles out your way but Mangoletsi's up here in Cheshire are the largest independant Alfa/Fiat garage in the country, they currently have a 54 plate Abarth in yellow on the site!

coyotes_uk said:

I know its miles out your way but Mangoletsi's up here in Cheshire are the largest independant Alfa/Fiat garage in the country, they currently have a 54 plate Abarth in yellow on the site!

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I take it you mean a Stilo?

So what is this mysterious project?

Try Rory Alexander Cole
Cole’s Motor Services (London) Ltd
Restoration, Modification & Competition Preparation of Rare, Classic and Sporting Automobiles.
Fiat 850 Specialist.
Units 1 & 2 Phoenix Works, Rear of 93D Windsor Road,
BEXHILL ON SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN39 3PE, U.K.
+44 (0) 1424 218687 [email protected]
+44 (0) 7792 012872

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I take it you mean a Stilo?

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Sorry it is a Stilo Abarth at Mangoletsi's, I wrongly assumed that the origional poster was after a Stilo My bad!

what do you mean by an abarth expert? abarth what?

these days abarth means nothing more than plastic tat to stick on your car.

jug said:

what do you mean by an abarth expert? abarth what?

these days abarth means nothing more than plastic tat to stick on your car.

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I'm talking about proper 1970-80's abarth engines

Si

Guy Croft is an angle you could look at but would cost you mucho ££££.

Liam

Guy Croft will cost mucho £££?

We don't even know what the job is yet!!

GC