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OLET, 1952
ana Applicazione Trasfor- The company S.I.A.T.A. (Società Italiana Applicazione
nasce nel 1926 a Torino ad Trasformazioni Automobilistiche) was founded in 1926 in
ni, facoltoso appassionato Turin by Giorgio Ambrosini, a wealthy car enthusiast and
ttante di buon talento. Ini- talented amateur driver. Initially, its purpose was to con-
mpresa è la costruzione di struct special components designed to increase the per-
zzati all'aumento delle pre- formance of the asthmatic engines of the time, and the
tori dell'epoca e il lavoro si work focused, in particular, on the most common ones,
u quelli più diffusi, prodotti produced by Fiat.
The name S.I.A.TA. earned a strong reputation in the
ce notorietà nell'ambiente, field, above all for its highly effective head with overhead
cacissime testate a valvole valves designed for the Fiat 500 ‘Topolino' and the Fiat
500 'Topolino' ed alla Fiat 508 Balilla. A Balilla, equipped with the most powerful
o una Balilla che, equipag- engine available for the model, complete with compres-
ù spinta per lei disponibile, sor, actually succeeded in taking home a speed record
sore volumetrico, si aggiu- for its class (up to 1000 cc), registering over 154 km/h, an
di classe (fino a 1000 cc) con excellent result for a small 1930s car.
non da poco per un’utilita- Ambrosini, however, was keen to try his hand in the rac-
colo scorso. ing sector; Fiat cars powered by S.I.A.T.A.-modified en-
va cimentarsi nelle gare; pi- gines, often driven by him in person, frequently turned in
lui stesso, le Fiat elaborate brilliant performances.
spesso in maniera brillante. Subsequently, all young novice riders wanted a 'Topolino'
A.T.A. divenne poi un must with a S.I.A.T.A.-modified engine, as they felt this would
i alle prime armi che la tro- give them their best chance of establishing themselves
imporsi nella loro classe in in their class in all the most important races, including the
ti, Mille Miglia compresa. Mille Miglia.
However, for S.I.A.T.A., the real turning point came imme-
S.I.A.T.A. avvenne, però,
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