1938 Lancia Astura Cabriolet

Produced from 1931 to 1939 in four separate series, the Lancia Astura was regarded as one of the most beautiful cars of its time. Fewer than 3,000 Asturas were built, of which 426 were the long-wheelbase Series IV that was first introduced in 1937.

This car has unique Pinin Farina coachwork that is slightly lower than other Asturas from the same period and features a different radiator grille and rear-hinged doors. It was delivered just as war broke out in 1939 to an entrepreneur in southern Germany. To avoid damage, the car was disassembled and stored in the basement of the owner's factory six weeks after delivery. After his passing, the car was largely forgotten, and when his grandson sold the factory in 1990 and the basement was cleared, the car was discovered. All its original components were subsequently cleaned and restored, and the car was finally put back together. After completion, the car passed among several owners who all showed the car at European car events before the current owner acquired it in 2014.