I owned a Scorpioni in the early 70's. Originally lime green, but I had it painted red like this one. It did not have the big oil cooler with ABARTH in the back. Flimsy back bumper, and back panel came off with just four screws. I spent a lot of time in that engine compartment fixing starters and manifolds. Finally got the starter working right, only to have rust from its time in Boston and Michigan eat through the floorboard and the frame. Being unsafe to drive, I sold it to the president of the US Abarth club in Atlanta. I know it spent many years in his basement, but I don't know if he ever restored it.

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3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sumner Rosenberg, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Never heard of it. Very nice! Love cars that you don't see every day.

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Steffy Hobmann, Glad you enjoyed this one, and learned about one you were unaware of. I'm learning all the time from the stories told from the Care Takers of the cars, Lou

@steffyhobmann5037

6 жыл бұрын

Lou, you are lucky that you are experiencing these cars first hand and that, through you, we can enjoy them, as well.

Thanks for sharing Abarth cars with the rest of the world. I am a huge fan and the owner of Abarth 1000 Replica. Regards from Serbia

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2 жыл бұрын

Hi deki dekic, Happy to read you appreciate these cars :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

I love the number plate detail - Roma! superb cars this gentleman has...

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3 жыл бұрын

Hi Roman, Happy to read you love the number plate and appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Thank you for this perfect video ! ! ! It is the car I dreamed of in my youth ; beautiful little car , just under 41" high , not extraordinary fast , but , as the journalist wrote in french " sport auto " magazine in those times ( 1969 magazine I still have ) : " I drove a long time in the night and what was so good was not to try to drive the highest speed as possible , but to take a real pleasure to drive it as a race-car all along the curves on this little road , as if I was a runway " ( approx' translation ) I saw one german neon-green Scorpione on a car-park near a " château de la Loire " in summer 1973 ( there I fell in love for this car ) ; and in 1983 , I questionned about one Lombardi for sale ( I only met the father of the owner , he said it was a Lamborghini ! ) in North of France where I worked Perhaps there are still few OTAS 820 in U S along the Abarth and Lombardi ?

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5 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric Dupont, Thank you for viewing, sharing your knowledge of this car, and the kind words on "this perfect video" :-) You're welcome, Lou

Very cool Abarth 👌👍

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2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sucahyo Anggoro, Happy to read you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Amazing and very rare! You don't see these every day, which is a pity! Thanks for sharing this beauty, Lou!

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi TheGunfighter45acp, Glad you enjoyed the uniqueness of this one :-) You're welcome, Lou

Lou knows how to find those rare ones.

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3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mossy Hollow, Happy to read you appreciate the rarity of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

Side view reminds me a little of the Saab Sonet . Cool video . Thanks Lou!

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi ursixx, Thank you for viewing and sharing. Glad you enjoyed the video :-) You're welcome, Lou

Hi Lou I'm Pablo Italian guy, really I'm enjoin the Abarth collections of this gentleman, I did see also the other Abarth car in another your clip, I really never saw before some model of that collections who is really amazing. I'm one of the many that follow your My car story who is very nice, thanks Lou.

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5 жыл бұрын

Hi Pablo, I just talked to Chuck yesterday, so stay tuned as we'll be seeing more from his collection soon. Glad you're along for the ride, Lou

@paolo4739

5 жыл бұрын

ok Lou I will .

Lovely to see! I'm from South Africa and the proud owner of a Scorione SS which is in the final stages of restoration. There is another Scorpion S in South Africa, one owner car, owned by Jan Raubenheimer.

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jerian Spaans, Welcome Car Friend from South Africa :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing details of yours. Hope you see many more cars on the Channel you'll enjoy, Lou

That car looks happy when the lights come up :) I like those odd rare cars. That's why I like the Bricklinsv1 so much

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Bricklinsv1970, "That car looks happy when the lights come up", I like that :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Always I call it a BEAUTY QUEEN OF THE CARS. Thanks LOU for sharing this great video. I enjoyed watching it pretty much the same as the video of the Lamborghini . Thanks LOU for showing this great BEAUTY Queen. I like the video very much. Appreciate your efforts and hard work going all over the States show ing great collection of super cars. LOU THANKS and please have a great day. Kind Regards

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Hisham Elfiki, Glad you enjoyed this one and consider this car a "BEAUTY QUEEN" :-) Hope you have a great day, Lou

Very interesting, i've never seen this car before!!

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Kostas G, Glad you thought this one is interesting :-) Me too, Lou

Pretty and unique design! The red is very bright and cheery... looks happy in the sun!! Great electric flip-up lights, very neat. Totally love the stinging cool lookin Scorpione emblems!!! Great story... way cool it's from a napkin sketch, I like that! Really enjoyed the vid, thank you!!!!

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi WickedFireFly13, You're comments make me smile. Thank you for sharing your vision and creativity of things I've seen, and yet never seen. Hope that makes sense, Lou

Great car Lou and Fantastic video

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Fantastic Barry, Glad you enjoyed this one and consider this car "fantastic" :-) Lou

Lovely car

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6 ай бұрын

Hi Mecanica en casa, Happy to read you appreciate the looks of this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

@Mecanicaencasa

6 ай бұрын

@@loucostabile will do sir! Done deal

Hi Lou! Wow! Abart, oh yes! Beautiful baby! Already a rarity! Thank you Lou for the great video!

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Bad Russian, Glad you enjoyed this rare one :-) You're welcome, Lou

Didn't know this car existed love to be educated

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Allen Saunders, I'm learning on just about every car we video :-) I find that as a fun part to the stories, Lou

One of my favourite cars

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5 жыл бұрын

Glad to read that car is a favorite of yours :-)

My family owns one like this but 1000 engine. The car never sees street unfortunately. the shape inside and outside is just like this car even the colour, the interior is even newer than this one. I had the luck that they let me drive the car 1 time. It was the only time ive seen this car outside of the garage in all my life. lol The driving position and seat is realy Outstanding, the braking on our car was scary bad probably due to lack of maintenance. This is a nice car to just give a run sometimes on the weekends. I miss driving this car this is why i came here.

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4 жыл бұрын

Hi Joprez PT, Happy to read this car brings back memories of your Family's car :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing. Hope you see many cars on this Channel you enjoy! Please Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou

The yellow and blue badge on the front fender carries designer Francis Lombardi's initials. Carlo Abarth, like his contemporary Colin Chapman, created pretty, light weight sports cars which could often hold their own against much more powerful models. This Scorpione is very rare and a delight to see. It would be great to see other Abarths in Chuck's collection, the 2300 S in particular.

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew Graham, Thank you for sharing, and adding to the story with your knowledge of the car. I'm also hopeful on the next visit Chuck will enjoy the video and extend an invitation to see other cars in his collection too, Lou

Bellissima

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3 ай бұрын

Nice :-)

😂😂😂 those pop ups made it look really surprised or appalled

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Matthew Klingsberg, I'm sure the Designer is glad the lights gave you a reaction / feeling one way or the other. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

Sweet. Typically finicky Italian car. ☺ A friend of mine had a FIAT 850 Spider, and when it ran, it was fun to drive.

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Keith Coppage, "and when it ran, it was fun to drive"... That line in your comment made me smile :-) Lou

Cool :)

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6 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this one :-)

@garbage854

6 жыл бұрын

:)

That rear quarter panel looks a bit AMC AMX. Lou maybe you could find a restored Hup Mobile, Very rare and interesting car.

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi Bill Bright, Nice :-) Lou

Kind of mini super-car, with a modern scaled mini production ! Aston Martin & co must be shocked the concept was on the road way before today's trend.

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi WhichLens, I like the "kind of a mini super-car" :-) Thank you for viewing and sharing your thoughts, Lou

@whichlens435

6 жыл бұрын

Straight, open USA friendly side.

Love my old cars and want to sell them, then I think how could I do it to myself. Antique cars are an expensive hobby best left to someone else.

@loucostabile

6 жыл бұрын

Hi jeff Craven, Decisions, decisions :-) Lou

kinda looks like a 1968 Opal GT. Sounds like it needs a tuneup.

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi estpst, Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

I thought it was a Ferrari for a second

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6 жыл бұрын

Hi HPOWLMAN, I can see why you'd say that. Thank you for viewing and sharing, Lou

LOU GREAT VIDEO HAVE TIME CHECK GOOGLE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CADILLAC HAN SCHENK AND OTHER MODEL VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE

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3 жыл бұрын

Hi Han, Thank you for the kind words one this video, Lou

😘🇬🇧💪

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3 жыл бұрын

Hi P Nut, Happy to see you appreciate this car :-) Thank you for viewing, sharing and I believe you're going to see many more cars on this Channel you'll enjoy. Hope you Subscribe, and hit the "bell" so you can see all the cars when they are uploaded on this KZread Channel, Lou