By the mid-Fifties, Abarth had already built up an considerable reputation as one of the most expert Fiat engine tuners, allowing the Italian giants to branch out into motorsport , enhancing both their reputation and market penetration.
To allow them to successfully compete in the 750cc class in the Grand Touring Championship, category Abarth commissioned Zagato to design the body of the compact class Fiat 600.
Abarth's first model Fiat 600 based appeared in late 1955 not long after the launch of the standard 600.
The new model was a 210 A Spyder, based around the standard 600's bottom plate fitted with a Fiat modified engine. The Spider was little more than a prototype, although it provided Fiat with the tools and appetite to move on to better things.
Fiat and Abarth’s vision was fulfilled by Zagato, who thanks to their Zagato’s weight- saving body design, later versions were capable of operating with Abarth’s 747cc tuned engine, while weighing in at less than 1200 lbs. (550 kilos)
Thanks to its high compression head and specially developed exhaust, system, the Fiat Abarth 750 GT Zagato generated 47 bhp while reaching 6000 rpm.

At the 1958 Paris Motor Show, Abarth relaunched the ‘750 GT Zagato’ as the ’750 Record Monza Zagato’ to honour the results achieved at the previous year’s Monza race meet. car. Improvements to the model included a DOHC valvetrain and three-quarter windows.

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