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The Lancia Aurelia was introduced at the 1955 Brussels Motor Show and was built atop a chassis more than 200 mm shorter than the standard fourth-series B20 GT. It was given most of Aurelia's advanced mechanical components, including the inboard rear brakes, aluminum V-6 engine, and front independent suspension. The rolling chassis was then sent to Pinin Farina for coachwork, where it received design elements such as the one-piece wraparound windshield, cut-down doors, pronounced fender curves, and split bumperettes. Buyers were able to outfit their B24 with a special Nardi intake kit with dual Weber carburetors which improved compression and power.
This particular Lancia was given a restoration during the 1990s. It is believed that it originally wore grigio paint with burgundy leather. It was sent to the marque's distributor in America (Hoffman Motorcars in New York City) and its original purchaser is unknown. It is believed to have been owned early in its life by Victor M. Ricci of Brooklyn, New York. By the summer of 1963, the Spider America was acquired by Eunice Griffith of Illinois who retained it for the next 32 years. In 1995, after three decades of ownership by Ms. Griffith's family, the Lancia was sold to Raymond Milo. Milo sold the Lancia to Luciano Bertolero of Turin, Italy. It was then completely restored in his workshop over the following three years. It was refinished in Azzurio with the interior done in dark blue upholstery.
After the work was completed in 1998, it was sold to the Milan-based industrialist Terenzio Longoni who kept it for three years, selling it in 2001 to a collector in Los Angeles, California. The new owner had a number of upgrades applied to the car before shipping it to the United States, including the installation of a Nardi intake manifold with dual carburetors and Borrani wire wheels.
The Lancia remained in Southern California for the next 14 years. In August 2005, it was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance as a display-only entry. In 2015, the car entered the care of its current owner.
Recently, the car has been sympathetically freshened, including the brakes, electrical system, and gearbox, along with other minor issues.
This Lancia has a rare color-matched Fontana low-roof hardtop.By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2019
This particular Lancia was given a restoration during the 1990s. It is believed that it originally wore grigio paint with burgundy leather. It was sent to the marque's distributor in America (Hoffman Motorcars in New York City) and its original purchaser is unknown. It is believed to have been owned early in its life by Victor M. Ricci of Brooklyn, New York. By the summer of 1963, the Spider America was acquired by Eunice Griffith of Illinois who retained it for the next 32 years. In 1995, after three decades of ownership by Ms. Griffith's family, the Lancia was sold to Raymond Milo. Milo sold the Lancia to Luciano Bertolero of Turin, Italy. It was then completely restored in his workshop over the following three years. It was refinished in Azzurio with the interior done in dark blue upholstery.
After the work was completed in 1998, it was sold to the Milan-based industrialist Terenzio Longoni who kept it for three years, selling it in 2001 to a collector in Los Angeles, California. The new owner had a number of upgrades applied to the car before shipping it to the United States, including the installation of a Nardi intake manifold with dual carburetors and Borrani wire wheels.
The Lancia remained in Southern California for the next 14 years. In August 2005, it was shown at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance as a display-only entry. In 2015, the car entered the care of its current owner.
Recently, the car has been sympathetically freshened, including the brakes, electrical system, and gearbox, along with other minor issues.
This Lancia has a rare color-matched Fontana low-roof hardtop.By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2019
2022 RM Sothebys : Arizona
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $900,000-USD $1,200,000
Sale Price :
USD $940,000
2019 RM Sothebys : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,250,000-USD $1,500,000
Lot was not sold
1955 Lancia Aurelia Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Lancia Aurelia
(Data based on Model Year 1955 sales)
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Coachwork by Pinin Farina Chassis#: B24S-1072 Sold for USD$875,000 2024 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1955 LANCIA AURELIA B20 GT SERIES IV Chassis#: B20-3460 Sold for USD$240,800 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B20S GT Coupe Series 4 Chassis#: B20S-1124 Sold for USD$200,000 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1955 Lancia B24 Spider America Chassis#: B24S-1170 Sold for USD$1,160,000 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | |
1955 LANCIA AURELIA B24S SPIDER AMERICA Chassis#: B24S 1021 Sold for USD$1,225,000 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina Chassis#: B24S-1157 Sold for USD$885,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina Chassis#: B24S-1044 Sold for USD$940,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Arizona | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Chassis#: B24S-1178 Sold for USD$941,944 2020 Gooding & Company : Passion of a Lifetime | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Chassis#: B24S-1156 Sold for USD$810,000 2020 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Chassis#: B24S 1077 Sold for USD$1,870,000 2018 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Coachwork by Pinin Farina Chassis#: B24S-1110 Sold for USD$1,265,000 2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Chassis#: B24S/1009 Sold for USD$1,300,000 2017 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina Chassis#: B24S-1072 Sold for USD$1,320,000 2017 RM Auctions : Amelia Island | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia GT B24S Spider America Chassis#: B24S-1177 Sold for USD$1,100,000 2017 Worldwide Auctioneers : Scottsdale, AZ | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Chassis#: B24S 1077 Sold for USD$2,007,500 2016 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1955 LANCIA AURELIA B24S SPIDER AMERICA Chassis#: B24S-1094 Sold for USD$1,402,500 2016 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina Chassis#: B24S-1131 Sold for USD$880,000 2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona | |
1955 LANCIA AURELIA B24S SPIDER AMERICA Chassis#: B24S-1138 Sold for USD$1,952,500 2015 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America by Pinin Farina Chassis#: B24-1049 Sold for USD$929,600 2014 RM Auctions - London | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Chassis#: B24S/1009 Sold for USD$1,347,500 2014 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours |
Lancia Aurelias That Failed To Sell At Auction
1955 Lancia Aurelia's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Coachwork by Pinin Farina | B24S-1140 | 2024 Bonhams : Miami | $1,000,000 | $1,300,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America | B24S-1140 | 2023 Bonhams : Quail | $1,250,000 | $1,750,000 | |
1955 LANCIA AURELIA B24S SPIDER AMERICA | B24S-1096 | 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina | B24S-1157 | 2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $800,000 | $900,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina | B24S-1062 | 2023 RM Sothebys : Villa Erba | $700,000 | $900,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America By Pinin Farina | B24-1057 | 2022 RM Sothebys : Monaco Grimaldi Forum | $625,000 | $675,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America Project | B24S 1154 | 2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia | $350,000 | $450,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America | B24S 1144 | 2021 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $1,100,000 | $1,300,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America | B24S 1156 | 2021 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours Auction | $1,300,000 | $1,500,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina | B24S-1044 | 2019 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $1,250,000 | $1,500,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT 4th Series Coupe | B20-3618 | 2019 Bonhams : Greenwich Concours | $120,000 | $150,000 | |
1955 Lancia B24S Spider America | B24S 1170 | 2019 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island | $1,300,000 | $1,600,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America by Pinin Farina | B24-1049 | 2018 RM Sothebys : London | $650,000 | $750,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina | B24S-1156 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $950,000 | $1,250,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America Coachwork by Pinin Farina | B24 - 1047 | 2018 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $1,000,000 | $1,300,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina | B24S-1149 | 2018 RM Sothebys : Monaco | $800,000 | $1,000,000 | |
1955 Lancia B24 Spider America Par Pinin Farina | B24 1013 | 2017 Artcurial : Retromobile | $900,000 | $1,200,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Series IV Coupé | 3279 | 2016 Bonhams : The Chantilly Sale | $100,000 | $150,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B20 IV Series | 3418 | 2016 Coys : Monaco | $125,000 | $150,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider with Hardtop | B24S1002 | 2016 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | $900,000 | $1,300,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America | B24S 1115 | 2015 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours | $1,200,000 | $1,500,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America by Pinin Farina | B24S-1134 | 2014 RM Auctions at Monterey | $1,025,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,400,000 |
1955 LANCIA AURELIA B20 GT 4th SERIES COUPE | B20-3618 | 2014 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | $220,000 | $260,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24 Spider America | B24 1008 | 2008 The Palace Hotel, Gstaad, Switzerland | $430,000 | $530,000 | |
1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America | B24-1046 | 2007 Bonhams Ferrari et les Prestigieuses Italiennes | $550,000 | $650,000 |
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