HISTORY OF 1951 SIATA 750 Sport Spider TIPO 300BC

The Societa Italiana Auto Trasformazioni Accessori, SIATA, founded by Giorgio Ambrosini and later assisted by his son, Renato Ambrosini, created the 1951 SIATA 300BC Barchetta Sport Spider, one of approximately 40 built between 1951 and 1954, of which approximately 25 are known to be in existence. The ravishingly beautiful racing body was designed by Mario Revelli de Beaumont and built by Nuccio Bertone. It is motivated by its original 724 cc Crosley engine, and has original factory supplied Borrani wire wheels and rare louvered hood. SIATA is a name well known in racing and within the Mille Miglia and the Italian Road Racing Championship in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1955. Chassis N. ST*407*BC was the seventh in the series and has considerable racing heritage in SCCA in H modified class in America and now in Italy.

Abbreviated Historical Notes ST*407*BC:

1992 – 2002 Sylvia Maria Antonietta Oberti * California and Italy:

2002 - May 2-5, #221 Mille Miglia, 10th Solo Finish! Placed 2nd of women teams and 216th overall.
2001 – September 8-9, #24 Trieste-Opicina, Co-pilota Antonio Viaro, 3rd place squadra finish
2001 – June 22-24, #49 Le Mitche Sport a Bassano, 2nd - Coppa Femminile Crystal Trofeo
2001 – May 17-19, #150 Mille Miglia, Solo, 143, D class, Silver Trofeo from the Republic of San Marino
2000 – May 26-28, #213 Mille Miglia, Solo, placed 270 general class.
1999 - May #276 Mille Miglia, Co-pilot Marina Bianchini; engine rod broken near Siena, DNF
1998 - Sept. #44, Tazio Nuvolari – Mantova, co-pilot Francesco Bonfanti
1998 - 14 -17, May, #210 Mille Miglia, Only woman or driver to solo, placed 4th of USA, 114 overall of 370
1997 – June, Le Mitche Sport a Bassano, Italy Co-Pilot, Annalisa Grisoni
1997 - May 1-4, #171 Mille Miglia, only woman to solo (4 other women pilot/co-pilot teams) 70th Anniversary since original MM, placed 247 of 360 cars, ran on only 3 cylinders for 800 miles but finished race. 30% of entrants did not finish due to mechanical problems. 21 countries represented.
1996 - 8-9, June, Automotoretro, Il Collezionismo Dei Motori, Torino, Italy
1996 - 9-12, May, Mille Miglia, Italy #158, only woman to solo and finish, placed 192 of 340 general; 128 Class C; 4th of 10 women teams; 12th of USA.
1996 - May 1-3, 1996, Vatican, Vatican City (Rome), Benediction of Sylvia Oberti and of 1951 SIATA 300BC pre-Mille Miglia by Pope John Paul II, and Vatican Priest Alumaku in St. Peter's Square.
1995 - 2-4, June, "Le Mitiche Sport a Bassano" Italy, invitation to first Bassano del Grappa - Museo dell' Automobile Vintage Barchetta Race, #23, Placed 17 of 47, received Trofeo, only American entry of exclusively Italian car teams. John de Boer - co-pilot/Sylvia M. Oberti - Pilot
1995 - 18-21, May, Mille Miglia, Italy #183, solo finish, placed 191 general of 340, 9th of USA, 7th of class C/USA, Nine women teams, only solo driver, including solo placing 5th
1994 - May - October - Participant "Il Mito della Mille Miglia" Museo Dell'Automobili "Luigi Bonfanti", Romano D'Ezzelino.
1994 - 5-8 May, Mille Miglia, Italy #236, solo finish by Oberti, only woman solo driver, 340 entrants, 8 women crews. Placed 219th
1993 - 13-16 May, Mille Miglia, Italy #147, awarded Silver 1951 Alfa 159 replica of Juan Manual Fangio's Grand Prix winning race car for courageous solo finish by mayor of Brescia. Placed 3rd of USA, 105th overall/330 and 76th of Class C
1992 - October 4, Art & The Automobile, Palace of Fine Art, San Francisco, CA.
1992 – August 21, Concourse Italiana, Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, CA.
1992 – May 21-24, 10th Mille Miglia Storica, Italy, #147; first solo finish by a woman pilot,awarded prestigious silver trofeo (platter w/relief of Republic of San Marino)
1992 – January 9-12, Victory Lane, World of Motorsports, Santa Clara CA

The EARLY YEARS:

1952 –1956 Dick Yares , Cleveland, OH:
Aug. 9, 1953 #33 Lockbourne Air Force Base-Columbus OH (6th place in H modified)
#38 Andrews AFB - Washington, D.C.
June 6, 19, 1953 #38 Chanute Air Force Base - Illinois race 1, race 3

August 8, 1954 **‘Ecurie Broque’ #126 Lockbourne Air Force Base - Columbus, OH (Race 1 and 3)
**(Supposedly, Dick Yares (more likely Al Beasley) ran his car with Chuck Stoddard's 300BC. Stoddard's car was called Tweety Bird 1 and ST*407*BC was called "Tweety Bird 2" as part of "Ecurie Broque".
October 9 & 10, 1954 #116 NeOhio Races finished 2nd/ H modified and finished 3rd/ G & H modified
October 16 & 17, 1954 7th Sewickley Hill Climb 748cc finished 2nd/ G modified 3-runs at 64.21, 49.499 and 49.411 seconds
SCCA National Point Standings - Dick Yares finished in tie for 23rd in H modified with 250
May 15, 1955 #212 Cumberland, MD
June 18, 1955 ‘Ecurie Broque’ #38 5th Annual Edenvale Sports Car Races – Toronto Canada (722cc)
September 15 - 17, 1955 ‘Ecurie Broque’ #166 8th Annual Watkins Glen GP - NY (722cc)
May 20, 1956 J.R. Blaser entry #73 Hm Cumberland Airport Sports Car Races, MD

1956-62 Alvin E. Beasley Mentor, OH:
1956 or 1957 #42 Hs Akron, Ohio Races
June 8, 1957 #2 Put In Bay Races finished 5th o/a, 2nd/ H modified in Second Race
June 23, 1957 #129 Elkhart Lake Road Races, WI finished 27th overall, 5th/ H Sport
July 14, 1957 #60 Marlboro Raceway finished 14th o/a, 3rd/ H Sport and finished 14th o/a, 5th/ H Sport
September 7 - 9, 1957 #11 Elkhart Lake Road Races, WI #22 VIR National
October 27, 1957 finished 15th o/a, 2nd/ H Sport
1957 SCCA National Standings - Al Beasley finished 15th in H Sport with 800 points
1958 #24 Meadowdale
June 1, 1958 #22 2nd Annual Lake Erie Invitational - Dunkirk, NY
June 7 1958 # Put-In-Bay OH finished 5th/ Race 2
#33 Elkhart Lake, WI (SCCA National)
June 21-22, 1958 (foto of this event? in Elkhart 9/59)
September 11 - 13, 1959 #32 Road America race 1
September 25 - 26, 1959 #32 12th Annual Grand Prix Watkins Glen Queen Catherine Cup possibly Richard Gent, Sr. E.E. Roof
1968-72 Ken Wilson - Cleveland, OH
1972-74 Tony Lewis - ________________
1974-76 Thomas Sheehan ,Pittsburgh, PA was red with black border around grille and cockpit, black dash
titled 9/13/76
1976-82 ? Richard E. Buckingham, Mercer Island, WA
"11/26/81" bill of sale date to Buckingham ("12/16/81")
1/16/82-86 John Kimball - CO, USA
10/26/83 temporary CO lic. "803E" CO "SIATA 4"
#135 displayed

1986-89 Ugo Piccagli - Dallas, TX
August 29, 1986 #116 Hp Steamboat Springs, CO
September 27, 1986 # Pueblo, CO
1987 First Place - Kimball Museum's Specialty Car Show - Fort Worth, TX
July 25, 1987 finished 1st # Avon Races, CO
August 15, 1987 # Mountain View, CO
September 5, 1987 # Steamboat Springs, CO
April 30, 1988 # Dallas Grand Prix, TX
first prize - Third Auto Italiana Show, Specialty Cars Group, Dallas, TX
July 22, 1988 finished 2nd # Avon Races, CO
September 1988 finished 1st; shown in race cars group - # Steamboat Springs Race, CO
July 15 - 16, 1989 # Aspen, CO
September 2 - 3, 1989 # Steamboat Springs, CO

1989-10/91 Michael C. Nolte - CA
had car re-fitted with Crosley engine, Fiat gearbox, firewall restored to original configuration