ABARTH 695 Biposto ‘ 133 Record Edition ‘

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The original Press photo

Just 133 examples of this 695 Biposto Record were built for worldwide distribution. Only available in exclusive ‘Modena Yellow’ and embellished with ‘Tar Cold Grey’ trims,. With enamelled ‘695 Record’ badge on the sides and an aluminium bonnet are all standard features.

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No42. UK Car at the Classic Car Show. ©howmanymade.co.uk
No57 thames
No57 at Thames, Slough. ©howmanymade.co.uk
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No38 At Motor Village, Later becoming a well-known car… via Youtube blogger @seenthroughglass. ©howmanymade.co.uk
No31 research
No31 at Research Garage… ©howmanymade.co.uk
Ally Pally No118
No118 at Alexander Palace Classic Car Show. ©howmanymade.co.uk

The Interesting feature for howmanymade is the ‘Numbered Plaque’ on the lower console. A limited amount of cars were issued in each country. All with the said plaque giving their edition number.

Italy No5 copy
No5 – Originally from Italy. A few cars have now moved around Europe. ©copyrightowners
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Limited Edition Plaque… this being Italian
Bip Rec Germany. copy
Note, with some of the Germany Edition cars, had a small flag for the 10 that they received. ©ownersrights
Here’s a rare collection of the ‘paperwork’ that was available for Biposto133 © Nathan Millar.

The research I have done so far comes to these figures…

Now, these were only issued in certain countries. Apart from Australia they mainly reside around Europe;

Germany had 10 – all numbered from 101 to 111.

Switzerland was allocated 5 cars initially they were;  25, 26, 52, 68 & 90 – Now it appears their original quota has changed and it’s more like 20 cars… current editions residing in Switzerland are; 21, 25, 26, 52, 53, 63, 64, 68, 70, 74, 90, 92 (a 2018 car), 114, 120, 123, 129, and possibly 133! Now, these may be cars that simply haven’t sold in other European countries and have been moved to Switzerland, either way, they currently reside in this area. And of course, LHD cars roam from country to country.

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Four of the original five Switzerland cars ©ownerscopyright

Italy has numbers 3, 4, 5, 14, 18, 80, 83, 96 & 100 among their quota… It’s possible that as many as 50 cars could have sold there.

Australia has 14 cars. However, this was the selected amount of ‘Biposto’ originally imported.

Spain was allocated 3 cars. The numbers are 34, 65 & 71

How many UK cars? Ah, this is open to discussion due to possible registrations of some ‘export’ cars and the confusing nature of how FCA (Fiat Group) register their vehicles. Well, 39 ‘official’ cars have been registered. This can be the original sales anticipated amount, but some ‘UK cars’ can be sent to other RHD countries, meaning they are registered here first. Importing them from the UK to RHD countries rather than directly from Italy can be easier. Some can even be registered via Italy to the UK, so they’re virtual ‘one-owner’ already. It’s a strange set-up, but it’s how it is.

One of the RHD cars is in Indonesia, most likely from the UK car quota of ‘UK RHD cars. One of the original UK cars is now in Malta.

As of June 2020, I have 35 cars that were UK-registered. The last three cars were registered in September 2018. One still had delivery mileage that was sold in July 2020 with just 36 miles on it. This was one of two cars left over from the original quota. Both cars went to the FCA-owned dealership, Motorvogue in Kings Lynn, whilst one sold there and another went to Portsmouth, the delivery mileage car is of those cars.

The UK’s Lowest mileage car, 36 miles in July 2020. ©Nathan Millar.

So, from my research, which has included internet searching and visiting many garages to get the car’s numbers…

A full list of all the UK numbers has been saved by me. Here are some other details;

Most of the cars were registered in 2015/2016, with six being registered on the cut-off date of 31/12/2016… These have a ‘G**’ at the start of their number plates. Then, there are four UK 2018 cars. Starting with No. 54, this was first registered in February. It came from the Northeast to London HQ, then finally sold in Hampshire. In the tale of No 79, this car had sat in the network for a few years, originally in Haverfordwest, before selling. Then No. 67 is now confirmed to be based in the South. And finally, No. 39 is the lowest-mileage car in the UK as of 2020. These last 3 cars were all registered on 29/ September 2018. These are the last known UK-registered cars… So as a final point, it’s been decided in any advert for these cars “it’s one of 39 in the UK” – well I believe only 35 cars remain in the UK. I toured the country, visiting every Abarth dealer in 2016/2017 and asking about the editions they’d had or sold. The average figure they’d heard from FCA was 1 of 31 or 1 of 33/34 in the country.

This means that 39 were registered in the UK via the GOV site. That’s true… But it’s most likely that a few RHD UK-registered cars filled the needs of other RHD countries.

And so, the search continues…

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When it was new… No43, An Original UK car. ©ownersrights
This is the centre console for No. 12. It came up for sale a while ago at a breakers yard. If you bought this console, please let me know.

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More to follow on this special Limited Edition Car… including a full write-up. Please get in touch if you have one anywhere in the world. I have 80+ of the world’s cars registered so far. Do I have yours? Please contact me…

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If this has been helpful in some way, please mention where you got the information with an ” According to http://www.howmanymade.co.uk ” It would be Appreciated for all the time I have taken to research to get the correct information – Regards, Mike.

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46 thoughts on “ABARTH 695 Biposto ‘ 133 Record Edition ‘”

    1. Hi Brian – I believe its c25 UK cars… this includes the rare ‘full spec’ cars with the dog-ring, tacho, side windows, lightweight etc.. Kit, which it seems, less than 10 of them sold in the UK – Mike

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  3. Hi there, I own No. 37. I live in the north east of England and purchased it in April 2018 from T.i.m fiat Nottingham.

    Kind regards

    Daniel

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      1. Hey! I’m the owner of no. 42 which is the one in the pic on this page. I’m based in north London!

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      1. I now own number 38, I didnt know it had a youtube history. It has 25k on it now, seems healthy enough. Its had at least one set of suspension all round. What else do you know?

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      2. Hi – I’ve known that car from brand new. It was originally in Marylebone Fiat/Abarth for a while then I believe it went Oxford area and then to seen through glass. I saw it recently up for sale, which I’m guessing is when you bought it. A heard a few of the Bipostos have had the suspension changed. It’s had 3 plate changes so far.
        Hope this helps a little, Mike

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  5. Hello Mike, well done on all your research, I’m the owner of no.54 and according to your notes the last registered UK car which is interesting to know, purchased in July 2018 from a specialist dealer in Hampshire pre registered and with delivery mileage now sporting a personalised registration but was originally on a ’67 plate.
    Thanks for the info and keep up the good work, Clive.

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    1. Hi Clive – Update! Yeah, I’ve found another one that is unregistered. There are a few standard Biposto unregistered out there and I’ve now tracked down another ’68 reg car… So as yet that’s just the two on a ’68. This is Septemeber 2018 – Mike

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  6. I had two Abarth 695 Biposto with the dog tooth gearbox at the same time. The first car I purchased from and sold through Lusso Prestige and the second car I still own which has the all options ticked excluding the plastic racing windows. Which I plan to keep for good. Have allready turned a offer for it.

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    1. Nice one. The Full kit editions will be the ones to have, especially the dog-ring box. The sliding windows are totally impractical but are more the look. I saw the one at Lusso, they do like their Abarths there and that was a full spec one.
      Thanks for getting in touch, much appreciated. More will be added regarding Abarth in due course.
      Thanks – Mike

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  7. Hi Mike, I am the owner of a “68” plate from last September, do you have any info on it as the Dealer was a complete ****hole to deal with. Also, I assume that all Records were prebuilt with no options to order? cheers

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  9. Hi I’ve just bought 695 biposto but it has no number on the tag how can I find out which one mine is please…

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  10. Great page but there’s an issue with the pictures above

    Picture and comment says #38 is seen through glasses car and shows the reg BG16 XBK

    See through glasses car was #38 and on LT66GNX.

    BG16 XBK is #31 👍

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      1. No problem Mike – I only know this because no31 is currently in my garage 😜

        Great little page

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  11. Hi Mike
    Patrick Wright aka ichinchilla (music nom)
    I now own No81 Biposto Record in the UK
    Bought with 4.8 K mileage
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    1. It wasn’t as such… but limited in the time it was available. In this case a couple of years. None of the grey ones were numbered.
      However, the ‘full kit’ versions (gearbox and side windows) were very limited in sales volume, c20 in the UK. Quite a few of these are locked away in collections.
      Regards,
      Mike

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  13. Hi I own car number 95 in the UK RHD, I haven’t seen this in your list so hope it’s new to your page. Love what you have done here.

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    1. Hi – I do know No 95.
      Started off life in the south west and came up for sale at research garage in Nuneaton in Aug 2017.
      And it currently stands as the highest mileage of all the UK cars! No pressure there in using it as an everyday toy.
      Thanks for getting in touch
      Mike

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  15. Hi, I have just taken ownership of number 31 which you have pictured brand new above. If you want anymore info on the car please get in touch.

    Thanks

    Jamie

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  16. Hi Mike,

    I’ve recently taken ownership of #28, RHD, located on the South Coast with 11,500 miles on the clock.

    I haven’t seen it mentioned here, so hopefully another one to add to your growing list!

    NS

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    1. Hi – thanks for getting in touch and congratulations on your purchase.
      I do know your car, BP plate and low miles. Nice car.
      I need to do an update of the page and add some extras photos…
      kind regards and keep in touch,
      Mike

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    1. Hi
      thanks for getting in touch. Nice collection!
      I believe the AB14RTH used to be on a Maserati edition.
      Nice to see the collection you have and the cars you have for sale
      I will come and visit you when I’m down your way,
      keep in touch
      Mike

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