One of only 99, Zagato-bodied, covered-headlamp, Series 1 examples
Zagato design with covered headlights and the synonymous ‘double-bubble’ roof
Known, and low, ownership from new
Featuring Lancia’s legendary V-6 engine
The rarest and most desirable of all Lancia Flaminia variants
The Lancia Flaminia Sport and Zagato:
Post-war,
Lancia was well-known for producing some of the most sophisticated, technically
advanced and elegant cars in the world.
The Lancia
Flaminia began production in 1957 and replaced the Aurelia as the flagship
model. It was available throughout its lifetime as a saloon, coupe and
cabriolet with the most sought-after example being the Sport coupe which was a
two-seater built on a short wheelbase chassis. Of these sport examples, the
most collectible are the 99, Series 1 cars which were bodied by Zagato,
featuring covered headlights and the synonymous ‘double-bubble’ roof with
improved aerodynamics. These Zagato Series 1 cars remain the rarest and most
sought-after of all variants that were built before production ended in 1967.
The
Flaminia Sport Zagato Series 1 cars were powered by Lancia’s legendary 2,458 cc free revving and torquey V-6 engine which was mated to a four-speed manual
transmission. The engine design was hugely successful, it showed how advanced Lancia’s 1950’s designs
and technology really was.
This Zagato-bodied, Lancia Flaminia Sport Series 1:
The series
1, Zagato-bodied Flaminia Sport offered here, chassis 824.02-1020 was built in 1959
and first registered in Italy with license ‘GO 015053’ to Cotonificio Triestino
S.A who paid 2.4 Million Lire for the car when new. It remained in this
ownership for ten years before being registered to Franco Vassena, a resident
in Milan, who maintained ownership for a further ten years before being
registered to Giancarlo Balestra in San Remo. Mr Balestra kept the car for only
a brief period before selling it to Antonio Violante, a resident in Catona who
maintained ownership for over 20 years. Mr Violante re-registered the car in
Italy with license ‘RC 269693’, which it retains to this day.
The cars
next owner was Carmelo Grandi who quickly embarked upon a complete cosmetic
restoration in 2005, lasting three years. During this restoration, the car was
repainted silver (argento auteuil). Before passing to the next owner, the car
participated in, and completed, a rally in Sicily, covering over 400 kms with
no troubles reported. In March 2009, this car was bought by Mr Pier Luigi
Chiesa, a resident in Biella, where it joined a sizeable collection of mainly
Italian classic cars.
The car has
recently been inspected and confirmed to retain its original engine, gearbox,
rear suspension and body and is also accompanied by its Certificato di Origine
from Lancia Classiche. With these very rare and hugely elegant cars hardly ever
appearing on the market, this is a fabulous opportunity for the discerning
collector to add one of the 99, Zagato-bodied, Lancia Flaminia Sports to their
collection.
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