Salvatore Diomante
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Salvatore Diomante is an automobile engineer and restorer, best known as Bizzarrini's
factory manager in the 1960s.
Diomante resides in Nichelino, Italy
and operates Autocostruzioni S.D., where he keeps parts, special tools and original moulds from Bizzarrini P538
s and Bizzarrini 5300s. He rebuilds and restores old Bizzarrini cars, as well as other Italian exotic cars.
He usually is called by owners to make spare parts. Some info talk about some new cars and replicas built using original and old sourced parts. Diomante is said to be the builder of some Bizzarrini P538
replicas using DeTomaso Pantera chassis and Lamborghini engines.
In the eighties, Diomante offered stretched versions of some Italian cars. A long wheelbase Fiat 131
and a Maserati Quattroporte elongated by 65 cm were some of his efforts. The Quattroporte offered a sumptuous interior and a correspondingly high price tag of 210 million lire
. The stretched 131, called the SD 131 Diplomatic, sat on a 60 cm longer wheelbase than usual and was thus nearly 5 metres long. It was a 4-door with an added middle row of seats.
Giotto Bizzarrini
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factory manager in the 1960s.
Diomante resides in Nichelino, Italy
Nichelino
Nichelino is a comune in the Province of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 8 km southwest of Turin.thumb|left|Trinity Church of Nichelino....
and operates Autocostruzioni S.D., where he keeps parts, special tools and original moulds from Bizzarrini P538
Bizzarrini P538
The P538 or P538S was a rear mid-engined race car launched in late 1965 or early 1966 by Scuderia Bizzarrini of Livorno, Italy. At least two P538s were built with Chevrolet Corvette 327-cu.in. V-8s, and two more with 4.0- and 3.5-liter Lamborghini V12 engines. Five-speed manual transaxles were...
s and Bizzarrini 5300s. He rebuilds and restores old Bizzarrini cars, as well as other Italian exotic cars.
He usually is called by owners to make spare parts. Some info talk about some new cars and replicas built using original and old sourced parts. Diomante is said to be the builder of some Bizzarrini P538
Bizzarrini P538
The P538 or P538S was a rear mid-engined race car launched in late 1965 or early 1966 by Scuderia Bizzarrini of Livorno, Italy. At least two P538s were built with Chevrolet Corvette 327-cu.in. V-8s, and two more with 4.0- and 3.5-liter Lamborghini V12 engines. Five-speed manual transaxles were...
replicas using DeTomaso Pantera chassis and Lamborghini engines.
In the eighties, Diomante offered stretched versions of some Italian cars. A long wheelbase Fiat 131
Fiat 131
The Fiat 131, additionally called "Mirafiori", is a small/medium family car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat from 1974 to 1984. It was exhibited at 1974 Turin Motor Show....
and a Maserati Quattroporte elongated by 65 cm were some of his efforts. The Quattroporte offered a sumptuous interior and a correspondingly high price tag of 210 million lire
Italian lira
The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...
. The stretched 131, called the SD 131 Diplomatic, sat on a 60 cm longer wheelbase than usual and was thus nearly 5 metres long. It was a 4-door with an added middle row of seats.