If you’ve never heard of the MarDal, that’s because it was a bespoke one-off—its name formed from Marzotto + Dal Moro—commissioned by the racing Marzotto brothers, especially Umberto, in 1951. The brief was pure post-war Italian ingenuity: a petite 750 built on a lightweight Gilco tubular chassis (the same firm that supplied Ferrari’s racing frames),… Read More One of one: 1951 MarDal 750 Sport by Fontana
The Fiat 850 Coupé, launched in 1965 and styled by Bertone, was a compact rear-engined sports car aimed at everyday use with a touch of performance. Giannini Automobili offered tuned versions of the model, modifying both engine and setup. Giannini’s upgrades included modified cylinder heads, sport exhausts, revised carburation (often with two-throat Weber units), and… Read More The tuned one: 1966 Giannini 850 Coupé
Take an Italian Gran Turismo coupe from the 1960s, reduce its dimensions by 25%, and you’ll get this car. There aren’t many of them around, both due to limited production and the fact that even fewer have made their way to us. In fact, we may have seen another one for sale only in the… Read More The odd one: 1962 Fiat-Giannini 600 by Scioneri
This car is speculated to be one of only three still surviving pickup out of 55 ever made by Giannini: we have never seen one so far. Actually we didn’t know that Giannini made a pickup based on Fiat 500 platform (which Giannini knew very well); indeed we believed that, back in the sixties, Giannini’s… Read More Limited delivery: 1965 Fiat 500 Pickup by Giannini
Abarth was the most famous Fiat tuner: more than a tuner, during the years he became a legend. However, far from Torino (in Rome, exactly) there were two brothers who, since the early post war years, began to use Fiat’s as basis for their tuning experiments. So, car like this one are much scarcer than the… Read More Not what you think: 1964 Fiat-Giannini 750 TV
Surfing YT I found this beautiful video by Locals Magazine about Luciano Rupolo, an italian tasteful and long-time collector who, no less, fourty years ago discovered, and then restored, the 4th Porsche ever built (Gmund #004) abandoned in the courtyard of a workshop in Vittorio Veneto: back then, for most people, that car was just of pile… Read More Porsche, Ferrari, Bizzarrini and other fundamental steps in life
Update, May 12, 2019 Tomorrow the same car will be auctioned here with an estimate of €245,000 – 260,000 (today $275,000 – 292,000). April 23, 2013 This late ’40’s barchetta is based on engine and suspensions of a Fiat 500B. However, back then it has been aluminium bodied by Cooperativa Autocarrozzieri Modena coachworks, giving it… Read More Sad face: 1938 Fiat Pini Barchetta “Siluro” by Autodromo
We never saw a family car with such brutal aspect so far. The seller says that this car is an original 128 NP Giannini (sold directly by Giannini of Rome, not by Fiat) and that it has an important race history. This car features an angry Group 2 stance, including a rollbar and wide fenders… Read More Bad attitude: 1972 Fiat-Giannini 128 NP Gr. 2
Between 1955 and 1957, in the period after having leaved Ghia and before joining the just-created Centro Stile Fiat, Felice Mario Boano created his own factory, called Boano Lavorazioni Speciali. In those three years Boano created such unique cars like Ferrari 250 low roof, Abarth 207 A, Lincoln Indianapolis, Boano Nardi Corsair. He created also… Read More Little wonder: 1956 Fiat 1100 Sport TV Boano-Giannini
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