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The Lancia Beta was the company's first new model introduced by Lancia after it had been taken over by Fiat in 1969. The Beta was produced from 1972 through 1984 when it was succeeded by the Lancia Prisma. The Beta was available in coupe, sedan, wagon, and 2-door targa bodystyle. The first bodystyle offered by Lancia on the Beta model line was the sedan. This bodystyle was followed by a 2+2 coupe with the design developed in-house by a Lancia team led by Aldo Castagno. Pietro Castagnero worked on the project, acting as styling consultant.
The HPE estate wagon, also known as a shooting-brake, rode on a longer wheelbase floor plan combined with the coupe's front end and doors. The 'HPE' stood for High Performance Estate, and then later High Performance Executive.
Coachbuilders were given the opportunity for working their craft. Zagato created a two-door convertible called the Spider (or Zagato in America). The Spider was designed by Pininfarina and built by Zagato. There were a total of 9,390 examples of this bodystyle produced.
Pininfarin also created a saloon later in the Beta's life, called the Trevi. It introduced a new, but controversial dashboard layout with deeply recessed displays. Lancia built a total of 36,784 Trevis models.
By Daniel Vaughan | May 2010
For more information and related vehicles, click hereThe HPE estate wagon, also known as a shooting-brake, rode on a longer wheelbase floor plan combined with the coupe's front end and doors. The 'HPE' stood for High Performance Estate, and then later High Performance Executive.
Coachbuilders were given the opportunity for working their craft. Zagato created a two-door convertible called the Spider (or Zagato in America). The Spider was designed by Pininfarina and built by Zagato. There were a total of 9,390 examples of this bodystyle produced.
Pininfarin also created a saloon later in the Beta's life, called the Trevi. It introduced a new, but controversial dashboard layout with deeply recessed displays. Lancia built a total of 36,784 Trevis models.
By Daniel Vaughan | May 2010
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