Hemmings Daily: Pebble Beach underdog - the 1953 Abarth 1100 Sport by Ghia

1953 Abarth Sport 1100 by Ghia. Photos by Angus McKenzie, courtesy RM Sotheby's. It isn't often that a Best of Show contender at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is restored in an owner's garage, then hauled cross-country in a borrowed trailer towed by a friend's truck. Such was the case in 2015, when a stunning 1953 Abarth 1100 Sport by Ghia won the Postwar Early class, on its way to being named as a finalist (one of three) for Best of Show. Two years later, the Abarth heads to auction, at no reserve, part o [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Monday, July 10, 2017 [Pebble Beach underdog - the 1953 Abarth 1100 Sport by Ghia]( [Pebble Beach underdog - the 1953 Abarth 1100 Sport by Ghia]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1953 Abarth Sport 1100 by Ghia. Photos by Angus McKenzie, courtesy RM Sotheby's. 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