No, we didn’t mean to make this “Lancia Week,” but when we come across such extraordinary examples, we feel compelled to share them — to bear witness to a world that no longer exists. Especially when it comes to unique pieces like this one, built by Bertone on the chassis of a first-series 1939 Lancia… Read More The great couple: 1939 Lancia Aprilia cabriolet by Bertone
The 1948 Lancia Aprilia by Carrozzeria Monviso represents a unique blend of historical significance and rare automotive craftsmanship. Carrozzeria Monviso, established in Turin in 1944, showcased great courage and innovation during a challenging post-war period. They specialized in creating vehicles based on existing chassis, notably from Fiat and Lancia, making them a distinguished name in… Read More Transatlantic style: 1948 Lancia Aprilia Coupé by Monviso
Searching for information on specialized websites, we became aware that about 3 examples of the Aprilia were built by the Swiss Langenthal, but these are unverified data. Certainly, whether it’s 3, 5, or 10, these are ridiculously small numbers—so small that even if you spent a lifetime attending classic car shows, you might never see… Read More 1 of 3: 1947 Lancia Aprilia Cabriolet by Langenthal
Italian coachbuilders of the last century could be distinguished because each of them had its own imprinting: certainly, Pininfarina was the one who favored the balance of lines and proportions. An example of how Pininfarina’s style is expressed on a car is this beautiful convertible built on the base of a 1947 Lancia Aprilia, for… Read More Deco machine: 1947 Lancia Aprilia Speciale Cabriolet by Pininfarina
When we say the word “rare”, we are certainly not referring to this car which, in fact, is unique. It is a one-off commissioned in 1950 to Stabilimenti Farina, the same ones who, together with Vignale (the latter in the last period), built the Cisitalia 202: the resemblance is there and it can be clearly… Read More One-off: 1950 Lancia Aurelia B10 by Farina
The history of the Lancia could be divided into three major chapters: Refinement, competitions and decline. This Aprilia is definitely part of the first chapter. In fact, as often happened before the Second World War, a large part of Lancia production was limited to the “bare” chassis which obviously included the engine, transmission and suspension.… Read More The first chapter: 1939 Lancia Aprilia Bilux by Farina
After the Second World War, Europe was in pieces and had started to lick its wounds, yet at the same time there were people who commissioned cars like these. After all, it is not a novelty that rich people are certainly not suffering from the crises, however it is also true that if it were… Read More Post war glory: 1946 Lancia Aprilia Cabriolet by Pininfarina
OSA was the acronym of Officina Specializzata Automobili, a workshop in Naples (Italy) specialized in tuning standard cars, during the 50s and 60s. This workshop was founded by Agostino Accadia who, besides being a mechanic, was also a car driver and one of the cars he drove at the Mille Miglia was a boat based… Read More Approved by the son: 1955 Lancia Aprilia “Mille Miglia” Barchetta by OSA (recreation)
February 28, 2016 Here it is again on eBay with a huge price drop to $105,000 September 18, 2105 Mr. Rapley never betrays expectations and indeed now has another very special car for sale. That’s a special coachbuilt car made in germany in the early fifties by Hans Fischhaber to compete in the German Championships… Read More Fischhaber’s special: 1953 Lancia Aprilia “Eigenbau”
A pre-war car must have something really special to catch our attention and this Lancia for sure has it. It is a 1939 Aprilia Cabriolet built by french coachbuilder Pourtout, a famous craftsman who also made many jobs on different marques. The seller says that this car is one out of four made by the… Read More The french way: 1939 Lancia Aprilia Cabriolet by Pourtout
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