[Spridgets] Fiat 500 is back.

[Larry Daniels]

When Dan Gurney raced the GT40 he was too tall for the roof line so they 
needed to put a single bubble in it -- the "Gurney Bubble".  As I recall, I 
think Gurney was around 6'3" or 6'4".  Add a helmet and he needed a lot of 
head room.

LAD


-----Original Message----- 
From: David Lieb
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 9:18 PM
To: Jim Seippel
Cc: spridgets at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Fiat 500 is back.

> He is referring to an Abarth Zagato 750 Coupe (AKA Double Bubble Coupe).
> http://www.supercars.net/cars/4053.html
> This car was built on a Fiat 600 Chassis with an Abarth engine (high
> performance modified Fiat 600).
> I came very close to buying one and trading in a Bugeye for it in 1966, 
> but
> the car was a rust bucket and I came to my senses. The nickname came from
> the shape of the roof. It had 2 rounded areas for head clearance.
> The convertible version was the Abarth 750 Allemano Spider.

And I might point out that the "double bubble" was not unique to this
car. It was a feature used on a number of Italian sports cars in an
effort to lower the roofline without alienating too many prospective
buyers. I saw one of these at the World Microcar Meet in Crystal Lake
this past summer; beautiful car!
David L
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