SIATA History

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Siata (Società Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori in English Italian Car Transformation Accessories Company) was an Italian car tuning shop and manufacturer founded in Turin in 1926 by engineer,motoring jurnalist & amateur race car driver Giorgio Ambrosini.

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Siata initially sold performance parts to modify and tune cars manufactured by Fiat like Fiat 522, 524, 514 & 508 Balilla.Siata's early work included supercharging the FIAT 514,but was more notable for a similar conversion on the FIAT Balilla in 1932,in1936 the company turned its attention to the Topolino with its powerless 13bhp engine and fitted an OHV head that offered.

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After World War II, the company began making its own sports cars under the Siata brand until its eventual bankruptcy following the first Arab oil embargo in the mid-1970s in total of around 13.000 cars.

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Production of the Siata's first wholly original design the Siata Amica began in 1948 and continued through 1952.

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This car based in FIAT 500 chassis and mechanics from 1937 and later updated to a small racecar by SIATA for competition at it's era.