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Giaur was formed in 1950 by the great Berardo Taraschi (previously of Urania) and the Giannini brothers, the name coming from GIAnnini and URania. The engines were originally Giannini units, and Crosley engines were later used in America. They raced throughout Europe in races such as the legendary Mille Miglia and also competed heavily in American SCCA racing. Only 48 cars were made, 13 were the 750cc "Champion" which had removable fenders and were therefore eligible for both the Italian formula 3 series (open wheel 750 cc) and sportscar races. Only five Giaur Champions are known in the world today. Below are some examples of the incredible and beautiful Giaur racing cars.
1950 Giaur Berlinetta BT-005(?) 1953 Giaur San Remo Berlinetta BT-033 1953 Gilco 203 "Giaur" Lancia Moretti Period Giaur Brochure (etceterini.com exclusive) Tazio Taraschi Web Site Photos Giaur European Racing Record 1948-1953
Period Giaur Photos
1950 Giaur at 1952 Targa Florio Francesco Donato
1950 Giaur at Mille Miglia
(Restored October 2012, Grazie Giuseppe!) 1950 Giaur Champion BT-004 Giannini engine # 085 Ex Francesco De Angelis; Giuseppe De Angelis Collection
1950 Giro di Toscana Boldrini 1950 Giaur Coupe BT-005(?)
1950 Giaur Champion BT-006
Pete Lovely 1953 Pebble Beach (John Ritchey photo)
Bill Louden 1954 Golden Gate Park
1955 Abbotsford
1955 Seafair Peter Bunn
1955 CA State Fairgrounds (Etceterini.com archives)
Henry Koepke 1957 Seattle Sefair (Ed Buck photo)
Found in 2012!
Etceterini.com exclusive photos August 2013
2013 Quail Lodge 1950 Giaur Champion BT-008 Ex Tony Pompeo, Pete Lovely and Henry Koepke, Chip Starr
1951 Giaur 500cc F3 BT-012 Tazio Taraschi collection
Bob Samuelson 1957 Eagle Mountain Texas (R. David Jones photo)
1951 Giaur Champion BT-013 Ex Tony Pompeo and Bob Samuelson; 8th SCCA National Class Hmod in 1957
1951 Giaur Champion BT-014 Keishi Nakano collection
(Photo courtesy of the Mitichi web site)
1952 Giaur Champion BT-019 Gecchelin Collection
2010 Villa d'Este
1953 Giaur Champion BT-030 Ex Raffi Minasian; Alex Vazeos collection
1952 Giaur San Remo Motto Berlinetta BT-033
Bill Betts 1954 Bergstrom AFB
Bill Betts 1956 Mansfield Louisiana San Jacinto Region SCCA
Bill Betts 1957 Eagle Mountain Texas (R. David Jones photo)
Tom Johnson 1959 Carrera del Alamo
(Etceterini.com archives)
1990's Laguna Seca (Cliff Reuter photos)
1953 Giaur Champion # BT-035 Ex Bill Betts 7th SCCA National Class Hmod in 1954, 6th SCCA National Class Hmod in 1955 and 8th SCCA National Class Hmod in 1957; Jarl De Boer Collection
1956 June Elkhart Lake (Clair Reuter Photos)
1956 October Smartt Field (Clair Reuter Photo)
Sandy MacArthur and family
Under restoration in 2018 1953 Gilco 203 "Giaur" Moretti DOHC Ex Paul Gougelman, Sandy MacArthur, John Wessale, Bob Snider, and Mark Brinker
(Photos courtesy of: Rievocazione del Circuito del Castello)
1956 Giaur # BT-039 Record Car Giannini G2 DOHC Tazio Taraschi collection
1957 (?) Japanese owned Giaur racing car
1953 Giaur Fiat (?) 500cc engine
Original Giaur Brochure Ex Jack Reuter collection; Alex Vazeos Collection
Etceterini.com list of American Giaur racing drivers: Bill Betts Bob Samuelson Frank Dominianni (*Nardi*) Bill Louden John Wessale Paul Gougleman Chalmers Hall Bob Snider John Bentley Pete Bunn Walter Walton Pete Lovely
These photos courtesy of the the Tazio Taraschi Web Site
1949 Giaur 750 Sport Giannini G1 SOHC Engine
1950 Giaur Berlinetta Giannini G1 SOHC Engine
1952 Giaur 750 Sport Giannini G1 SOHC Engine
Giannini G2 DOHC Engine
1953 Giaur Champion Giannini G2 DOHC Engine
1954 Giaur Red Blitz Giannini G2 DOHC Engine
1954 Giaur Berlinetta San Remo Motto BT-033 Giannini G2 DOHC Engine
1954 Giaur Record Car Giannini G2 Supercharged DOHC Engine
1955 Giaur Formula 3 Giannini G2 DOHC Engine
1957 Giaur Sport Giannini G2 DOHC Engine |
Giaur/Urania racing record 1948-1953
(Daniel Rapley scan)
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