1955 Lancia Other for sale $229,500
| 1955 Lancia Other $229,500 | |
| Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad | |
| Price: | $229,500 |
| Contact: | View Original Ad from Hemmings |
| Location: | Emeryville, CA |
| Details: |
1955 Lancia B20GT Aurelia s/n B20-3419, Engine no. MOT20*4127* Powder Blue with Grey Cloth Interior Since their first offerings to the automotive public, Lancia has excelled at engineering some of the most technically advanced cars in nearly every decade. This is certainly the case with this particularly remarkable Lancia B20 GT Aurelia - truly a Gran Tourismo car in every respect, boasting impeccable provenance, superb restoration, and highly respected ownership. The Aurelia design hosted a number of special features including a hemispherical head, aluminum V-6 engine with rear transaxle offering excellent weight distribution and vastly improved handling. With the all-new unibody construction, the compact V-6 engine combined with the dynamic chassis, suspension and power resulted in a truly modern car. The Lancia B20 was an innovation in GT cars, literally inventing the term with this car as the embodiment. B20s evolved with multiple improvements in drive train and suspension until the recognized peak of refinement was achieved with the series 4 cars. The Series IV is perhaps the best of the B-20s six series, combining excellent power to weight ratio via the potent 2.4 Liter V6 and the increased grip of a De Dion rear suspension, with inboard rear brakes. B20 series cars were reliable and proved as such even in early iterations. At the 1951 Mille Miglia, a B20 finished second overall just minutes behind the leader, a Ferrari 340 America. The unrelenting Lancia lost ground only on the high-speed section returning to Brescia. This particular matching numbers example is the highly desired Series IV model. The Series IV is perhaps the best of the B-20s six series as it combines an excellent power to weight ratio (the lightest of all six series cars) with the increased grip of a De Dion rear suspension. Among B20 cars, this example represents likely one of the finest on the market today. Current owner, well-known Pebble Beach Chairman Emeritus Jules Heumann has shaped the worldandrsquo;s most important concours event for four decades. His curatorial excellence and attention to detail, combined with impeccable taste is second to none. This is his third personal B20, and the resultant documentation and restoration represent his high standards. Originally delivered to Italian aristocrat Count de Boyle, friend of Enzo Ferrari and Concessionaire in South Africa where the car spent the majority of its life, the car received a comprehensive and detailed restoration in 2014. Mr. Heumann purchased the car and refined to an exceptional mechanical and visual standard under his personal direction. Overall condition can best be described as a high quality restoration with excellent body and paint, featuring beautiful chrome and trim finishes as might be expected on a car of this level. What began as a complete and excellent restoration was further refined with attention to reliability and refinement. The elegant powder blue paint is factory correct and presents the Pinin Farina coach work favorably in any setting. The restoration included all systems, however many details have been further improved including new grille emblems and side badges, servicing all instruments, rebuilding the front suspension oiling system, rebuilding the brake fluid reservoir, installing a new exhaust system, correcting engine gaskets for water manifold, improving hand choke cable for smoother operation, installing new seat belts, and a host of several additional interior details to bring the car to the visual and operational standard one might expect from a car of this lineage. Additional items installed on the car include a Nardi steering wheel, correct Nardi floor shift, and (though not currently installed on the car but part of the sale) two Nardi intake manifords (1 set), one dual carb block manifold (to go on top of the intake manifolds), the special Nardi aluminum water manifold from |