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It isn’t often that a Best of Show contender at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is restored in an owner’s garage, then hauled cross-country in a borrowed trailer towed by a friend’s truck. Such was the case in 2015, when a stunning 1953 Abarth 1100 Sport by Ghia won the Postwar Early class, on its way to being named as a finalist (one of three) for Best of Show. Two years later, the Abarth heads to auction, at no reserve, part of RM Sotheby’s upcoming Monterey sale.

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1953 Abarth Sport 1100 by Ghia. Photos by Angus McKenzie, courtesy RM Sotheby’s.

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Goodwood celebrates vintage racing with Facebook Live


The 75th Members Meeting, to be held this weekend at England’s Goodwood Motor Circuit, will celebrate cars that competed in the inaugural 1987 World Touring Car Championship and be broadcast through the ClassicCars.com Facebook page.