Sports car Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider can be described by such words as excellent, sensationalism and style. Because it includes the V6 sports motor, excellent handling and unique styling made by Pinin Farina. It is worth mentioning that Lancia’s classic Aurelia represents the first car which is tooled with a V6 engine and it was presented in 1950.
The subsequent year, Coupé B20 with style by Pinin Farina was supplemented by a sedan. It was a fastback with a shortened wheelbase. It perfectly combines the sporting performance and pragmatism of a sedan. The third and following series of classic cars, which were issued in 1953, were equipped with the OHV V6 mover with 118bhp and 2,451cc. The same may be said about the Spider America, which were presented in 1954.
Lancia Aurelia B24S – the real masterpiece
Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America manages to combine perfectly elegance, sporting capacity and smooth lines. Developers considerably shortened chassis of this car, and equipped it with a floor gear-changer in basic configuration. Its top speed reached 115mph.
Thanks to its unusual, smooth and clean lines this car has reached maximum capacity for that period of time. It is also worth mentioning that the spider has also been equipped with handles of external door and really exquisite panoramic windscreen. A cleft back and forward bumpers were a real highlight of the model. In the period of 1954-1955’s 240 B24 Spiders were released. And today, precisely this model is one of the most demanded among postwar Lancias.
Mid-production Spider America
Mid-production Open Lancia is characterized by excellent design and modern technologies for that period of time. Namely this made these vintage cars so captivating. Originally this car was painted in a light green color, and its interior was done in dark green vinyl. It had only five owners for all of its existence. At first it has gone to a doctor in New York, and then it was transferred to his mechanics.
In turn, the mechanic gave it to the dealer under the guise of deposit at commercial vehicle. The dealer put the car up for sale and it was bought by a college professor James Steerman. He and his son became great admirers of Lancia Aurelia Spider America. It is worth noting that Steerman regularly ride this car around a college campus. But he well cared for it and kept it in a rented garage. But in 1980, he nevertheless sold this iron horse to Richard Klein and Walter Eisenstark.
Then the Spider was bought by one collector from Southern California. He worked on the restoration of the car. Thus, this car is completely authentic. It will be an excellent addition to any collection of sports cars.
Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America is the collectible sports car from Italian producer that was introduced to the world in 1950. Developers set the engine V6 on this car. And it became the first Lancia model with such an engine.
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S – the real masterpiece
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