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1910 FIAT S61

FIAT S61 Corsa finished third in the first Indianapolis 500 Mile Race in 1911, repeated its success at the Santa Monica circuit the following year, and won the coveted American Grand Prix in 1912.

The S61 Corsa was derived from the Gran Turismo model of the same name - offered with four-seater torpedo body - but with a higher-powered engine and lighter chassis. It was powered by a straight four engine consisting of two paired two-cylinder units with displacement of 10,087 cc, a normal figure for the time. Timing was by means of a modern overhead camshaft operating 4 valves per cylinder making 125bhp

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Uploaded on September 19, 2016
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