Giannini

Giannini Automobili S.p.A. was an Italian car maker and tuner founded in 1920 in Rome by the brothers Attilio and Domenico Giannini, starting as a mechanical repair workshop and joining the Itala service network in 1922. It became known for tuning small Fiat cars, first the Balilla and Topolino and from 1963 the 500, with the Fiat 590 GT and 500 TV, and for its own racing engines, whose 750 cc G1 did well in the 1949 Mille Miglia. The firm split in 1961 into two companies, one led by each brother and his sons. The lawyer Volfango Polverelli rescued the Giannini Automobili company after Domenico died in 1967 and became its sole owner in 1973. After tuning went into crisis it moved into bodywork and special vehicles for Fiat and public bodies. The article records that the company is in liquidation as of 2026.