Abarth Simca 2000
{{Short description|Italian race car}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Abarth Simca 2000
| image = Abarth Simca 2000 front.jpg
| manufacturer = Abarth and Simca
| assembly = Turin, Italy
| layout = RR layout
| production = 1963-1965{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/6014/Abarth-Simca-2000-GT.html|title=Abarth Simca 2000 GT|access-date=21 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.historicautopro.com/abarth-simca-2000|title=1965 Abarth Simca 2000 GT Corsa|access-date=21 May 2022}}
| related = Fiat Abarth OT 1300
| length = {{convert|3.609|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1.48|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1.199|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| powerout = {{cvt|185-204|hp-metric|kW|0}}{{cite web|url=https://sportscardigest.com/car-profile-abarth-simca-2000|title=Abarth Simca 2000 – Car Profile|date=3 June 2008 |access-date=1 July 2022}}
}}
The Abarth Simca 2000 was an Italian high-performance automobile produced in the 1960s as a collaborative project of the Simca and Abarth companies in Turin, Italy.
Product description
The A-S 2000 was a coupé powered by a four-cylinder Abarth engine of 1946.27 cc, rated at {{convert|202|PS|abbr=on}}. Its maximum speed was listed as {{cvt|168|mph}}. Its overall length was {{cvt|11.84|ft}}, overall width was {{cvt|4.85|ft}}, height was {{cvt|3.93|ft}}, its wheelbase was {{cvt|6.86|ft}}, its front track was {{cvt|4.167|ft}}, and its rear track was {{cvt|4.27|ft}}. Its fuel tank held 6.6 imperial gallons, although optional tanks of 12.1, 18.7 and 24.2 imperial gallons were also available. Its empty weight was {{cvt|1518|lb}}.
The radiator-cooling inlet was a low-set oval in a forward-thrusting nose; there was no obvious forward bumper. The two headlights were set under transparent fairings. The bonnet was long and markedly sloped. Its windshield was more highly sloped than most contemporary vehicles. An upturned air deflector was mounted atop the rear trunk.
The gasoline tank was filled through a lid-covered cap located at the upper-right hand corner of the nearly-flat rear window.
File:G Abarth Simca 2000 glass.jpg|Window filler cap
File:Abarth Simca 2000 rear.jpg|Rear view
File:S Abarth Simca 2000 side.jpg|performance styling
File:Abarth Simca 2000 front.jpg|Abarth Coupe
References
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- L. A. Manwaring, The Observer's Book of Automobiles (12th ed., 1966), Library of Congress catalog card #62-9807, p. 27
- Photographs of 1964 model at https://web.archive.org/web/20090411090141/http://www.thecobraferrariwars.com/1543309.html
- Abarth Simca 2000 - Car Profile http://www.sportscardigest.com/car-profile-abarth-simca-2000/
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