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Custom-Designed and Tuned

World Champion drivers choose… Abarth Free Exhaust Systems
Illustrated Porsche 911
Abarth exhaust systems are used on the world championship Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Maserati and other outstanding cars. Note: Abarth exhaust systems have nothing in common with standard mufflers. Each Abarth is a precision exhaust system, custom-designed and tuned for your exact make and model of car, giving increased horsepower with decreased fuel consumption. Seam welded heavy gauge steel finished in black-crackle heat-resistant enamel with chromed tail pipes. Models available for most cars.
Porsche 1300, 1500, 1600 .. $71.45
Porsche Super 90 ………… $77.90
Porsche 356 C & SC ……… $94.80
Porsche 912 ………………. $94.80
Porsche 212 ……………… $139.60

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Yeah, Capt. Ned.. I noticed that as well. I wasn’t sure if that’s Abarth’s sense of humor coming through, or there’s some mystery other 212 that I don’t know about.
…Or if it was just a typo in the ad.

For History, in 1961 at the UofI in Champaign, I bought and installed an Abarth exhaust on a Volvo 544. It was heavy and quiet, but looked great. In 1965 I bought and installed an Abarth system on a Jaguar XK140. I still have that car and the system is pristine, I sometimes wonder how much THAT would sell for today, because I would rather go back to stock. It was heavy, but plenty loud. Now we have a 356A which came with an Abarth system. It is plenty loud. The pipes must look puny to modern eyes. Also had a ’75 Alfa Spider 2000 which had an Abarth system. It was quiet. The best sounding Alfa I have heard had a straight pipe all the way back to a simple racket buster that looked exactly like an Abarth twin pipe.

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