Fiat Pulidori 750 - Ex Mille Miglia 1947, 1948, 1949 & 1950
The 1947 Fiat 750 Pulidori sits at that rare crossroads where postwar ingenuity, local craftsmanship, and early Italian competition spirit meet. Built by Tuscan coachbuilder Dario Pulidori, it began life as a humble Fiat 500 before being reimagined into a lightweight 750‑class racing car, fitted with a Giannini‑prepared engine and clothed in hand‑formed bodywork that still carries the quiet confidence of a true artisan’s touch.
Technical details
Period records place Pulidori and co‑driver Giuseppe Cioni at the start of the 1947 Mille Miglia with car number 46, entered as a Fiat S750. Contemporary accounts describe how their Fiat‑Giannini special, running on a Fiat 500 chassis and powered by the rare 750 cc Giannini unit, led its class from Brescia deep into the route toward Rome before retiring. The same pairing appears again in period documentation, this time at the 1950 Coppa della Toscana, where chassis 105121 is noted with a Giannini 750 engine.
The proportions of the car are delicate and purposeful, with cycle wings and barchetta lines that capture the essence of late‑1940s Italian small‑displacement racing. Its Giannini‑tuned engine, four‑speed gearbox, and featherweight construction promise the kind of lively, mechanical involvement that defined the era. It is the sort of machine that feels naturally at home in the Mille Miglia, regularity events, or on a concours lawn, where its rarity and documented history give it a quiet but unmistakable presence.
Offered from Italian ownership, this Pulidori‑bodied Fiat 750 represents a seldom‑seen opportunity to acquire a genuine Mille Miglia entrant with a story rooted in the resourcefulness and passion of postwar Italian motorsport.
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