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207A Boano Spider
(factory-era Abarth): competition spider on Fiat mechanicals with Boano body
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 10 Built
- Years
- 1955
- Engine
- 1,089 cc / 1.1 LFactory: 1,089 cc
- Power
- 48.5 kW / 65.9 PSFactory: 65 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Boano
- Designer
- Giovanni Michelotti (body design); coachwork by Boano
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The 207 A Spyder was a lightweight competition car created at the request of US importer Tony Pompeo and driver Gino Valenzano to challenge Porsche and Lotus. Gooding describes it as Carlo Abarth's first sports racer.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionnumbers built | 101 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Abarth was founded in 1949 and was still young when the 207 A was proposed. Only ten Spyders were built, all believed to have been sold in New York through Pompeo, and the cars were raced in period in the USA; Gooding's example is noted as raced at Sebring, Watkins Glen and Road America.
Chassis 011 is described as the tenth and last 207A. Its early history is unknown; in the 1990s it belonged to an Argentine Abarth and Cisitalia enthusiast, then entered the Maranello Rosso collection. After that museum was dispersed it went to a Dutch owner, who consigned it to RM Sotheby's Milan sale in 2025.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 207A Boano Spider.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Cylinders | 42 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 1,089 cc / 1.1 LFactory: 1,089 cc2 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Twin Weber carburettors2 Independently researched |
| Power | 48.5 kW / 65.9 PSFactory: 65 hp · converted2 Independently researchedStated as "circa 65 horsepower". |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Independent, coil springs and shock absorbers3 Independently researched |
| Rear suspension | Live axle with radius arms and coil-over shock absorbers3 Independently researched |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
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05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
The 207 A has futuristic 'Stile Transatlantico' coachwork drawn by Giovanni Michelotti and built in alloy by Boano. Power is a 1,089 cc four-cylinder with twin Weber carburettors. The chassis has independent front suspension with coil springs and a live rear axle with radius arms and coil-over shock absorbers.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
- 1
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2
1955 Abarth 207 A Spyder by Boano, Milan 2025 Level C RM Sotheby's
- 1,089-cc four-cylinder
- 1,089-cc four-cylinder fed by twin-Weber carburettors
- fed by twin-Weber carburettors
- makes circa 65 horsepower
-
3
1955 Abarth 207 A Level C Gooding & Company
- Front Independent Suspension with Coil Springs and Shock Absorbers
- Rear Live Axle with Radius Arms and Coil-Over Shock Absorbers
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