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and a sportscar named "Rally" were also built in the early days. Towards the end of the production of the Coupe and the
Trasformabile a roadster was added to the line at Stab. Farina, the "Gran Sport", a closed version of the Gran Sport was added to the range, the "Sport". About 20 Daina Sport (coupes) are thought to have been built, at least eight are known to exist today. The Gran Sport comprised most of the Daina Series cars. The Gran Sport had a steel body with an aluminum hood designed by
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Cabriolet (trasformabile) were designed and built in aluminium with steel doors by Stabilimenti Farina. A Limousine
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