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| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) inPont-Saint-Martin, Aosta Valley, Italy |
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| Defunct | 1951 (1951) |
TheSocieta Valdostana Automobili (SVA), was an Italianautomobile manufacturer, active inPont-Saint-Martin from 1948 to 1951.[1][2][3]
Founded byGiovanni Savonuzzi andVirgilio Conrero, both originally fromFiat's aviation competitions department, SVA was founded in order to build racing cars.[4][5]
Despite achieving numerous victories in minor races and gaining the confidence of important drivers such asGiovanni Bracco, SVA ran into severe difficulties afterCisitalia went into receivership. The company changed its focus, resulting in the creation ofopen-wheel single-seaters.
A first experiment was done with a Formula 3 car with a 500 cc (31 cu in)Moto Guzzi engine. Later aFormula One car was built, with a 1,500 cc (92 cu in)superchargedFiat-derived engine fueled by a mixture of petrol and alcohol.
The SVA 1500, entrusted to driverRudi Fischer, took to the track in both theGrand Prix of San Remo and theSwiss Grand Prix in 1950, proving to be powerful and fast, but also very fragile.
SVA closed at the end of 1951.