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Diatto \u201ctipo 20 A”, 1924<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The “Societ\u00e0 Automobili Diatto-A. Cl\u00e9ment” was born in Turin<\/strong> in\u00a01905<\/strong> by Vittorio and Pietro Diatto<\/strong>, sons of Giovanni Battista who founded a big company of railway material, later took over by Fiat<\/strong> in 1918.
\nThe Diatto oval badge<\/strong>, white lettering on a red background, appeared in 1909<\/strong>, after the Diatto brothers took over Clement’s participation in the company. It’s interesting to note the similarity between the Diatto and Bugatti<\/strong>‘s logo.
\nDuring WWI Diatto built plane engines under Bugatti license and in 1919 launched a new car, the Tipo 30,<\/em> made again under Bugatti license.
\nAnother prestigious meeting in Diatto’s history was the one with Alfieri Maserati,<\/strong> talented driver and founder of the homonymous company, that with the “20\/S<\/em>” model won many races and participated to the designing of the 8-cylinder Diatto racecar.
\nIn 1927<\/strong> la Diatto participated with one of their cars at the first\u00a0Mille Miglia,<\/strong> and in 1929<\/strong> the company stopped making cars. The car displayed at the Museum is a formal family torpedo, with rear brakes only, a characteristic that will soon disappear after the late 20s.
\nVery rare<\/strong> car, only few examples exist today, you can count them on one hand.<\/p>\n

Historical notes – Read the DIATTO article<\/a>
\n<\/strong>“Diatto boasts a prestigious palmares of over 300 successes<\/strong> conquered on the most important rallyes and circuits, with the 4 DC,\u00a0 20S,\u00a0 26S,\u00a0 30S, 35SS and the 8C compressore, 2-liter Grand Prix and 4-liter 40 MM. With the best drivers of the time, Alfieri and Ernesto Maserati, \u00a0Tazio Nuvolari, the marquis Diego De Sterlich (former Bugatti racer), the count Gastone Brilli Peri, \u00a0(Alfa Romeo champion), Cesare Schieppati, Emilio Materassi, Guido Meregalli, Giulio Aymini, the countess Maria Antonietta Avanzo, \u00a0Domenico Gamboni, Franz and Carlo Alberto Conelli and many others, Diatto, often conquered the podium finishes often with stock cars…”<\/em><\/p>\n

1922: Diatto in pole position at the first race on the Autodromo di Monza
\n<\/strong>“In the fall of 1922, the 1st Italian GP<\/strong> took place on the brand new Autodromo of Monza<\/strong>, finished in record time: the pole positions were occupied by a Diatto, a Bugatti and a Fiat. To celebrate the 80th anniversary from that race, in the fall of 2002, the same arrangement of cars was recreated on the starting line”.<\/em><\/p>\n

See also 1920 Diatto MCDF engine<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

2018, Test Drive Diatto, tipo 20 A<\/a>
\n<\/strong>2018, Shooting for Gazoline.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n