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.
Period
Giaur Photos
1950
Giaur at 1952 Targa
Florio Francesco Donato
1950 Giaur
at Mille Miglia
Pete Lovely
1953 Pebble
Beach (John Ritchey photo)
Bill Louden
1954 Golden
Gate Park
1955
Abbotsford
1955 (?) Seafair
1955 CA State
Fairgrounds (Etceterini.com
archives)
Henry Koepke
1957
Seattle Sefair (Ed Buck photo)
1950 Giaur BT-? Ex Tony
Pompeo, Pete Lovely and Henry Koepke
(Grazie
Giuseppe!)
1950 Giaur
Champion BT-04 Giannini engine # 085 Ex Francesco De Angelis;
Giuseppe De Angelis Collection
1950
Giro di Toscana Boldrini
1950 Giaur
Coupe BT-005(?)
1950 Giaur Fiat
(?) 500cc engine
1951 Giaur
500cc F3 BT-012
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
Japanese
owned 1951 Giaur Champion
(Photo courtesy of the Mitichi
web site)
1952 Giaur Champion
BT-019 Gecchelin Collection
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1953 Giaur
Champion BT-030 Ex Raffi Minasian;
Alex Vazeos collection
1952 Giaur
San Remo Motto Berlinetta BT-033
Bill Betts
1957 Eagle Mountain Texas (R. David
Jones photo)
1954
Bergstrom AFB
(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)
1958
Meadowdale
Sandy
MacArthur and family
1953 Gilco
203 "Giaur" Moretti DOHC Ex Paul Gougelman, Sandy
MacArthur, John Wessale, and Bob Snider; Mark
Brinker collection
(Photos courtesy
of: Rievocazione
del Circuito del Castello)
1956
Giaur # BT-039 Record Car
Japanese
owned Giaur racing car
Original
Giaur Brochure Ex Jack
Reuter collection; Alex Vazeos Collection
Etceterini.com
list of American Giaur racing drivers:
These
photos courtesy
of the the Alberto 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
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