Giannini Automobiles S.P.A. is a coachbuilder in Italy, founded in 1920 from the siblings Attilio Giannini and Domenico Giannini with headquarters in Rome.
Born from a specialist workshop of mechanical repairs, they become in the 1922 part of the net of Italian attendance. Thanks to this collaboration and the matured competences, become coaches in the 1927 in occasion of the first edition of the Miglia Miles. They prepared one on a commission basis Italian Tipo 61 of the Pellegrini marque.
They modified of cars of smaller piston displacement, in particular Topolino from Fiat, not limiting themselves to modifications on the motor but also to the order and the brakes.
After World War II, the Giannini siblings begin the production of only motors. In 1947, production began on a three cylinder Diesel direct injection motor for a truck called the 3A with 40 HP. They did not have a lot of success and only sold a few hundred. In 1948, abandoning the truck field, they attempt the more challenging field of racing. From the experience with the motors of the Topolino and the contribution given from a versatile planner and core engineer the Carl Gianini, they create the G1 of 750 cc that obtains optimal turns during the Millie Miglia of 1949. It would be the well engineered engine of the Giannini G2 that will propel the Giaur cars for the race team of Berardo Taraschi.
In the course of the ten years success of the company door ahead several political trades them, between which the opening of concessionaires with annexed workshops, sales account thirds party, sales on behalf of the same Fiat.
1937 Giannini Sport Roma
