1967 Lancia Flavia Coupe

The Lancia Flavia saloon was introduced in 1961 and wore an Antonio Fessia design inspired by his Cemsa prototype of 1947. The Flavia was Italy's first series-production car to be fitted with front-wheel drive. The engine, which was positioned well forward of the front wheels, had a displacement size of 1488cc. It was a horizontally opposed, overhead-valve, four-cylinder unit with a twin-throat Solex carburetor that produced around 80 horsepower (many owners switched to Weber carburetors for more reliability). An updated 1800cc engine became available in 1963, bringing horsepower to 92 bhp. A Kugelfischer fuel injection unit was made available. The suspension was independent at the front and by beam axle at the rear. There were dual-circuit, servo-assisted disc brakes at all four corners. In 1962, the saloon was joined by a short-wheelbase Pininfarinia-styled coupe. A convertible version by Vignale soon followed, as well as a fastback coupe by Zagato.

The 1800 Series Flavia, which had been introduced in 1963, remained in production through 1969.

This particular example is a Pininfarina coupe, which has a similar design to the Ferrari 250GTE. It wears its original Platinum finish and has tufted leather seats in red. It was recently brought to the United States. The odometer shows 76,000 km.

By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2017