THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1952
- Body style
- Cabriolet
- Type
- Limited
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
The Siata Daina Gran Sport Cabriolet, introduced at Geneva in 1952, featured steel coachwork by Stabilimenti Farina with an aluminum hood. However, when Stabilimenti Farina closed its doors the following year production of the coupe, convertible, and Gran Sport ceased. Production of the Daina was then handed over to Bertone, who built their own version of the coupe, called the Sport. Regardless, the lightweight and agile handling of the Dainas made both versions attractive for competition in both Europe and the United States. No more than 50 were built-perhaps as few as 30.
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production type
- Limited
Engine & performance
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- Specification notes
- 1952 Daina Gran Sport Cabriolet invariant baseline: RWD, wheelbase 2400 mm. The Gran Sport family used multiple 1.4/1.5-litre specifications and coachbuilders; no single engine/output or full exterior geometry is forced onto this generic Cabriolet record.
Dimensions & accommodation
- Wheelbase
- 2,400 mm
Design & manufacture
- Designer · Documented
- Giovanni Michelotti
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Stabilimenti Farina
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Siata
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
Geneva General · From the historical archive
- Date
- 1952
- Chassis
- General
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 7 photographs
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08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| RM Sotheby's — 1952 Siata Daina 1400 Coupé / Daina family rmsothebys.com | Specialist historical reference |
| SIATA Daina model history en.wikipedia.org | Model history reference |













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