The Irresistible attraction of the Scorpion. A detailed account of the development of the Abarth brand, founded in 1949 by Karl Abarth, who arranged, with a certain amount of skilled tuning, for many seemingly ordinary cars to outpace their rivals on the quieter roads of the time. The author concentrates the text on the 20 most representative models, around which many fascinating stories and curious tales revolve, and thus re traces the long history of Abarth, which has its roots in the initial Porsche projects and the feats of Tazio Nuvolari.This book will be required reading for the true motoring enthusiast and knowledgeable