Giocattolo Motori Pty Ltd was an Australian automotive manufacturer based in Caloundra, Queensland, that operated from 1986 to 1989. The company was founded by Paul Halstead, who was also associated with a Sydney exotic car business known as The Toy Shop, which inspired the name "Giocattolo," meaning "toy" in Italian.
The original concept for the Giocattolo was to utilize a mid-mounted V6 engine derived from Alfa Romeo, but the project faced…