Giannini 590 GT
Giannini is based on the company started in 1920 by the brothers Attilio and Domenico Giannini, when they opened a dealership for Itala in Rome.
Over the years they developed a big reputation for tuning engines, in the same way that Abarth did and as of 1949 they built their own engine designs, mostly on DOHC basis, not only for their own cars, but also for the competition. Occasionally they produced complete car models, like the 850 Grand Prix, which continued life as the Abarth Scorpione. They were also active in the production of Formula Junior cars.
The most remembered cars by Giannini are their versions of the Fiat Nuova 500, for which they produced not less than eight different engine versions, ranging from 390 to 652 cc, which produced 32 BHP at 5800 rev/min.
Shown here is a 590 GT , the 31 BHP version which drove around in paddock of grid 6 the Le Mans Classic of this year. Up to very recent replica cars were available from Giannini, and this car most likely is one of those.