1955 Abarth 208A Spyder by Boano

Offered by RM Sotheby’s | Paris, France | February 2025

In addition to being a tuner of Fiats, Abarth also built some cars of their own. One such car was a racer known as the 207A. Abarth also decided to offer a road-going version of this car, and they called it the 208A. The coupe would get the name “209A.”

This particular car was sold new in the U.S. to members of the DuPont family. It then remained under second ownership from the mid-1970s until the 2000s. It was later mechanically restored. The engine is a 1.1-liter Fiat inline-four that made about 66 horsepower.

Styling highlights here include the exhaust, which hugs the right-side panels below the doors. Good stuff. Styling was done by Michelotti. Only a dozen of this series were built, with just one example of the open and closed road cars being produced. This one has an estimate of $600,000-$700,000. More info can be found here.