Abarth 500 Silverstone Classic

[leegar30]

Hello all, have been hanging around for a while so thought I would stick my car on.

This Abarth 500 car was driven in the BSM Centenary Abarth 500 Celebrity Challenge at the 2010 Silverstone Classic event.

The car started life as standard showroom specification then had a few extras fitted. Fitment of the esseesse upgrade was undertaken by the Abarth network whilst Racing Repertoire co-ordinated the installation of cages, etc.

Extras fitted include:

Abarth esseesse performance upgrade kit
(esseesse kit includes; 17” lightweight alloy wheels, cross drilled brake discs, performance pads, up-rated suspension spring set, Abarth upgrade ECU, BMC performance air filter)
Abarth Monza exhaust which together with the kit takes the standard cars 135 bhp up to the region of 165 bhp
Abarth Corse seats by Sabelt
Bespoke safety cage by “Custom Cages” in Daventry compliant with MSA Blue Book requirements
4-point Toora Competizione “Safe 4” safety harness
Toora fire extinguisher to “AFFF” standard.

The race the cars participated in was the “Abarth 500 Celebrity Challenge” held as part of the 2010 Silverstone Classic and in aid of the Bobby Moore Fund for research into bowel cancer.



The above car was sitting around at the dealer for about a year before I decided to take it off their hands.
I've not done much in the way of my own modifications yet. I may keep it as it is for now and upgrade as things break...No real problems so far and it has a full manufacturers warranty so not too worried.
Here's a couple of pics,







Here in good company at the Bristol Italian car day.



One last one for now, Hope I haven't bored you yet..

[davepoth]

Full manufacturer's warranty with the roll cage? Kudos.

[northandy]

I remember seeing a load of these for sale about a year back, i seem to remember on signed by james martin was for sale on here.

Looks brilliant, congrats!

[CooperS]

You didn't buy this from the Portsmouth dealer? I took it theirs out for half a day wow must of been over a year ago before I got my M, I wanted it tbh but it was far to rich for me.

Great car thou!!

[tinkertaylor]

seriously cool. love it

[JackTheLaddddd]

That so cool, I long for a 500 esseesse but this is something else

[superfuchikoma]

Hi, I have one of the other cars. It would be awesome to track down the original 16 again...

[Doodles19]

leegar30 said:

No real problems so far and it has a full manufacturers warranty so not too worried.

Nice car! But full manufacturers warranty? Even with all the modifications?

[leegar30]

Yep. All intact.

[leegar30]

Also, nice to see one of the other cars on here. For the record there were only 13 in the end not 16. I know of four others from Abarth websites.

[Ashley1987]

Lovely car!

[P I Staker]

The only 500 I have seen that I actually want to own, very nice car OP.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

I was quite tempted by one if these too, great little cars.

Have you had it on track? The only thing I wondered was about how top heavy it would feel.

[JG93]

If you come to sell this could you let me know please

[leegar30]

Sure thing, never say never.
The car has only just passed 8ooo miles this week and is in top condition.

Not much has changed and I'm ashamed to say I still have not done a track day in it.

[leegar30]

[leegar30]

[Hitch78]

What a wonderful little thing.