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Driving a Fiat Abarth 750, with bodywork by Bertyone, Carlo Abarth set a whole series of speed and endurance records on the Monza Track

Monday 18th June 1956

Driving a Fiat Abarth 750, with bodywork by Bertyone, Carlo Abarth set a whole series of speed and endurance records on the Monza Track. He broke the 24 hour record, travelling 2,352.8 miles (3,743 km), at an average speed of 96.3 mph (155 km/h).

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