Quote Originally Posted by Gizmo42 View Post
Close, but no. He was married to Ferdinand Porches son in laws secretary. Abarth (originally Karl but changed to Carlo after becoming a naturalized Itallian citizen) got his start in race cars and performance parts with Fiats. His company was later bought by Fiat in the early 70s.
I think he got his start with 356 era Porsches?