Sbarro (automobile)

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Sbarro
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Franco Sbarro at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show

Sbarro is a small Swiss high-performance replica and sports car company founded by Franco Sbarro in 1971.

Models

One of the handful of Sbarro Royales built
Sbarro Espera ESP 9
Sbarro Challenge I

The first Sbarro offered was a replica of the Lola T70, powered by a 5.4-litre Chevrolet V8. Since then, the company has produced small-series replicas of a variety of models including the BMW 328, Ford GT40, Bugatti Royale and Mercedes-Benz 540K.[1] While the majority of Sbarro's designs remained one-offs, about 135 examples of the BMW 328 Replica were built.[2] A few other models were built in smaller runs, usually in the single digits.

Some significant models have included the

Porsche 930 underpinnings. There was also a "Baby Challenge" for children, presented in 1986. It was powered by a 350-cc, single-cylinder Honda engine.[6]

Sbarro also collaborated with Pierre Cardin for a mid-engined, turbocharged version of the Stash released in Paris 1975.[7] While the 109 kW (148 PS; 146 hp), 1.8-litre Volkswagen K70 engine provided impressive performance for the time, Cardin's special interior with its striping, special upholstery, and zip-fastened pockets was the main attraction.[8] All Sbarros have been extremely limited production vehicles - for instance, only five Stash seem to have been built, even though at least three engines, two bodystyles, and the Pierre Cardin special edition were on offer.[9]

Another series of project cars of the early 1980s sold to private customers are the Super Twelve and Super Eight. The 1982 Super Twelve had the bodywork of a squared-off hatchback, albeit with unusually broad fenders and many other hints at potency. The mid-mounted engine was a twelve-cylinder unit constructed from two Kawasaki Z1300 six-cylinder motorcycle engines.[10] The 1984 Super Eight featured largely the same bodywork, but received the marginally more sane eight-cylinder engine from the Ferrari 308.[10]

Sbarro has also built dozens of

hubless wheels, a recurring Sbarro concept.[citation needed
]

Sbarro 4x4+2 Concept at Geneva International Motor Show 2018

At the

turbocharged four-cylinder engine from Audi. It output 134 kW of power. The Evoluzione was built without normal production car constraints, as the rear exposes the entire rear suspension set-up as well as the engine. Overall, the design took 25 students just 13 weeks to complete.[citation needed
]

Espera

Established over 20 years ago by Franco Sbarro, Sbarro Espera school offers training in car design and mechanics, and combines theory and practice.[11]

References

  1. ISBN 9781870979818
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  2. ISSN 0355-4287
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  3. ^ "Sbarro Tiger, 1973". sbarro.phcalvet.fr. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  4. ^ "Sbarro Challenge I". Louwman Museum. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14.
  5. ^ a b Sihvonen, p. 29
  6. ^ Calvet, Philippe. "Sbarro Challenge Baby, 1986". Franco Sbarro: L'autre façon de concevoir l'automobile. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07.
  7. ^ Armstrong, Douglas (December 1975). "International Exchange". SA Motor. Cape Town, South Africa: Scott Publications: 16.
  8. ^ Armstrong, p. 19
  9. ^ Calvet, Philippe. "Sbarro Stash, 1974". Franco Sbarro: Another vision of car. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  10. ^ a b Mazzocchi, Gianni, ed. (April 1984). "Autonotizie: Per lo Svizzero Sbarro questa è una ≪Ferrari≫!" [Car News: To Switzerland's Sbarro, this is a Ferrari!]. Quattroruote (in Italian). 29 (342). Milan, Italy: Editoriale Domus: 102.
  11. ^ "Formation en design automobile et mécanique". e-sbarro.fr. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  • Lawrence, Mike, A to Z of Sports Cars. Bideford: Bay View Books, 1991.
    ISBN 1-870979-81-8

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