Lancia Flavia Pininfarina Coupé
Car-ID: XT0128
Vehicle Description
In the 1960s, Lancia was dubbed “the Italian Mercedes” – their build quality and engineering levels were outstanding. The company was run by enthusiasts, who aimed more at making technically brilliant cars than at making a profit, a fact which eventually ruined the business.
Here’s a Flavia Pininfarina coupé from this glorious era: Built in 1967, only two years before the Fiat takeover, it is said to have gone through two ownerships in Switzerland, where the current owner purchased it in 1996. The car was taken to Germany in 2001 and subjected to a thorough restoration before being recomissioned in 2003. The Kugelfischer injection system was replaced by an original Solex carburettor of the type that Lancia used in other Flavias.
The silver-grey paint is of expert quality. Together with a clean engine compartment and boot, this gives the impression of a high-grade quality car.
The bordeaux interior has a charming patina. The headliner is clean and the wooden dashboard and instrument panel are in great shape, as is the wooden steering wheel, a must-have for Italian cars from the 1960s.
A recent Classic Data appraisal attests this Flavia Pininfarina coupé a condition of 2-.
The Lancia has valid technical approval until 09/2017, historic plates and comes with German registration documents.
Sophisticated, traditional but with a penchant for innovation… and of course affluent – that’s effectively the target group Lancia aimed its Flavia at. Consequently, a somewhat baroque front combined with otherwise rather straight lines and outstandingly modern technological features define this line of cars. The Flavia was the first Italian production car that had disc brakes on all four wheels, as well as the first Lancia with front wheel drive, and the first Lancia that was powered by an all-aluminium flat-four engine instead of the V-shaped motors the company had come to be famous for. When the Flavia was presented in 1960, the sedan – or “Berlina” – was the only available body type, but a very elegant coupé version by Pininfarina, a four-seater convertible by Vignale and a somewhat extravagant sports coupé by Zagato soon followed. The original 1.5 litre engine was later enlarged to 1.8 litres. Over an eight-year production span, 41,114 Flavias Series I were built. The series II, after a major facelift in 1967, brought smoother styling, and as of 1969, a 2.0 litre engine with up to 93 kW (126 hp) became available.
Together with the Fulvia, the Flavia is one of the last Lancia models that were designed independently before the Fiat takeover.
Vehicle Overview
Interior Features
- Bordeaux
- Leatherette
Exterior Features
- Grey
