Rear engine Fiat motors I've had over the years.....#5

[Frank L. Di Gioia]

This is a PBS DOHC motor based on the 843cc 850 block. Not shown are the twin 40DCOE's used for induction. I never installed/ran the motor but did remove the lower pan for inspection. It looked new inside! I understand it was in a D-Sports racer for one season around 1968-9 and then put in storage. Inside the block the following was stamped on the center web: JIM 101HP. I assume Jim was the builder and 101 HP was the dyno number. It now lives in Japan in a coach built Abarth. I considered putting it in my '67 850 Spider but figured the torque curve would be way off.