The Siata Daina is an Italian car produced by Siata from 1950-1958. The Daina was available as a coupé or a convertible and featured custom bodies by Stabilimenti Farina, Bertone and other coachbuilders. Like all Siata cars, the Daina was based on heavily modified Fiat mechanicals.

Mar 11, 2020 · Daina was the longest-lived model in Siata’s stable, entering production in 1950. Available in coupe or cabriolet guises, bodies were bespoke affairs designed by Stabilimenti Farina, Bertone, and other smaller Italian design firms.

Nov 23, 2023 · With only 10,000 original miles on the clock, Smith’s Siata is a wonderfully rare addition to any show it attends. Smith’s car is not completely original, and it might not pack the auction-block wallop of a Ferrari 212 Inter, but this Siata Gran Sport offers beauty, hand-crafted Italian styling and world-class handling.

May 27, 2024 · This 1951 Siata Daina is one of approximately 20 coupes built during the Daina model’s eight-year production run and wears aluminum fastback-style coachwork built by Stabilimenti Farina in Turin.

Oct 8, 2023 · The Daina used the FIAT 1400 overhead-valve engine, modified by SIATA with a special cylinder head, pistons and twin-carburettor inlet manifold. A 1,500cc unit was available as an option. SIATA was active in racing from its earliest days, and a Daina barchetta driven by Dick Irish and Bob Fergus won its class in the inaugural Sebring 12 Hours ...

The 1952 Siata Daina Gran Sport emerged as an iconic vehicle in the early 1950s, representing a blend of Italian automotive artistry and performance. Siata, an acronym for Società Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori (Italian Car Transformation Accessories Company)

The Siata Daina was produced from 1950 through 1958 in both Coupe and Convertible body styles. Power was from a Fiat 1400 pushrod engine that was tuned by Siata and mated to a floor shift five-speed gearbox (the fifth gear was overdrive).

Jun 30, 2017 · The Daina used the FIAT 1400 overhead-valve engine, modified by SIATA with a special cylinder head, pistons and twin-carburettor inlet manifold. A 1,500cc unit was available as an option.

The most successful model is the Siata Daina Berlinetta Lusso and Gran Sport (spider), designed by SIATA but built by Bertone or Stabilimenti Farina. On this model the displacement has increased up to 1480 cc for 76 HP at 5500 rpm.

This dainty little car is a Siata Daina Gran Sport Type B Barchetta. Rare and exotic, these ultra-rare barchettas were based on enhanced Fiat 1400 underpinnings and clothed in a selection of elegant closed-coupé and open aluminium bodies, predominantly hand …