Epitome: Lincoln Small driving the Abarth Sports Prototype SEO14 at Monza, 1997.
Review by Pete Vack
Imagine for a moment. Circa 1960. A life in London, a hard working young heir to a line of pharmacies with photo developing as a sideline (remember them?) in the swinging West End of London on Piccadilly. But this young man was sidetracked as an enthusiasm for things Italian resulted in going to Perugia to study the language. Returning after a love affair and carrying a suitcase full of Abarth accessories, his father gifts him a new Fiat 600 and, in search of more performance, finds a couple of friends in a shed and in no time, circa 1963, Radbourne Racing is born. It will survive and thrive as a tuning shop, dealer, parts source and race center for first Fiat Abarths, then Renault until the 21st century.