The OM Grinta was a Fiat Daily with OM badges, sold mainly in Italy. It was the last van or pick-up to be marketed under the OM name, and its mechanical parts came straight from the Fiat.
OM Grinta at a glance
| Maker | Officine Meccaniche (OM), Fiat group |
|---|---|
| Type | van and pick-up |
| Based on | Fiat Daily |
| Engine | Sofim 2.5-litre four-cylinder diesel |
| Power | 72 CV |
| Market | Italy |
| Significance | the last OM-badged van or pick-up |
This article is based on one short Italian Wikipedia page; there is no detailed published history of the Grinta. No free photograph of an OM-badged Grinta is available and pictures of the Fiat Daily would not show the OM version, so the page keeps the old cover image.
History of the OM Grinta
By the time the Grinta appeared, OM had long been part of Fiat and its commercial vehicles were shared with the parent company. The Grinta was a straightforward rebadging of the Fiat Daily, with the same body and the same Sofim 2.5-litre four-cylinder diesel engine rated at 72 CV.
It was sold mainly in Italy and marked the end of the road for OM as a separate commercial-vehicle name: the Daily continued under Fiat and then Iveco, while the OM badge disappeared from vans and pick-ups.
Design and features
- Daily underneath: the same body, chassis and diesel engine as the Fiat Daily.
- OM badges: sold as an OM, mainly in Italy.
- End of the line: the last van or pick-up to use the OM name.
OM Grinta versions
- Van: the panel-van body shared with the Daily.
- Pick-up: the open-bed version.
OM’s own light trucks of the 1960s are described under the OM Cerbiatto and OM Lupetto. More vehicles are in the OM collection.
Sources
- OM Grinta, Italian Wikipedia: badge engineering, engine, market
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