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ATS
2500 GT
Mid-engined GT from the ex-Ferrari 'Palace revolt' engineers (Chiti/Bizzarrini); twelve chassis begun, eight completed
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Luc106 · Public domain
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 8 Built
- Years
- 1963–1964
- Engine
- V8 · 2,467 cc / 2.5 LFactory: 2,467 cc
- Power
- 157 kW / 213 PSFactory: 210 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Allemano (body); Carlo Chiti (chief engineer)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The 2500 GT was the first road car of ATS, the company founded in Bologna in 1961 by engineers who had left Ferrari after a dispute. It did not race and sold poorly, and the factory closed in 1964; the drawings later passed to Serenissima.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
ATS 2500 GT (Wikipedia article: ATS 2500 GT)
Photo: Luc106 · Public domain
ATS 2500 GT (Wikipedia article: ATS 2500 GT)
Photo: Luc106 · Public domain
ATS 2500 GT (Wikipedia article: ATS 2500 GT)
Photo: Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England · CC BY 2.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionComplete cars (of twelve chassis built): "only twelve chassis were built, including eight complete cars" | 81 | 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
ATS (Automobili Turismo Sport) was founded in Bologna in 1961 after some top technicians left Ferrari. Carlo Chiti, the chief engineer, first built Formula One single-seaters that were unsuccessful. The 2500 GT coupe was shown at the 1963 Geneva show with a body designed by Allemano, but it never raced and sold poorly.
The factory closed in 1964 after 12 cars were built, according to this source. The existing record counts eight complete cars out of twelve chassis.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 2500 GT.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | V82 Independently researched |
| Cylinders | 82 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 2,467 cc / 2.5 LFactory: 2,467 cc2 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 157 kW / 213 PSFactory: 210 hp · converted2 Independently researchedSource gives no rating standard. |
| 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 | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| 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.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
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.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
1963 ATS 2500 GT 3.0 Coupe – Sports Car Market Level C
- 8 Complete cars (of twelve chassis built): "only twelve chassis were built, including eight complete cars"
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2
ATS (Italy) 1961-1964, Virtual Encyclopedia of Automobiles Level C vea.qc.ca (Wayback capture) · 2002-06-13
- The engine was a V8 with a capacity of 2467 cc
- The engine was a V8
- V8 with a capacity of 2467 cc
- a strength of 210 hp
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