The Fiat Abarth 2000 OT America was a car that Carlo Abarth developed specifically to compete with the then-new Porsche 911 in racing performance. The original car was based on a Fiat 850 sport coupe body, with a 2 liter Abarth built engine that output 182 horsepower, netting a weight to horsepower ratio of only about 8.5 pounds per horsepower and giving it a 0-60 acceleration time of 5.3 seconds. To allow the car to have some traction, the fenders were flared to permit fitting wider tires and Due to the high cost of production, however, only three were built. The unique location of the spare tire, extended through the front bumper, was done by Abarth in order to shift the weight balance forward to help offset the heavier rear mounted engine. Like other high performance 850 based Abarths, it is also fitted with a front mounted radiator, further demanding that the spare tire had to be relocated. In all, largely due to the high cost of producing the car, only 5 original examples were produced. Aside from the limited production, a few replicas have been made by various people. This car is a replica of the original, built by Abarth specialist, Guy Moerenhout of Belgium for Abarth collector, Leo Aumuller. It utilizes many original Abarth parts in its construction and was built on a Abarth modified 850 body from a Abarth 1300/124 and is fitted with a twin-cam Fiat engine, fed through a pair of weber DCOE carburettors and although not identical to the original unit in the genuine cars, which was more of a race bred engine with a custom rear mounting with integrated coilover suspension, this one still theoretically puts out around 175 horsepower. Although it isn’t an original car, it is quite an exhilarating car to drive. Acceleration is incredibly fast and the wide tires and Abarth suspension keep it well planted on the road.