1959 Lancia Appia Coupe

Lancia introduced the four-door Appia model in 1957. Power was from a narrow-angle V-4 engine, and the font suspension setup was the company's signature sliding-pillar independent design. Italian Carrozzieri who built a limited number of coachbuilt two-door body styles, including Pinin Farina, Vignale, and Zagato.

This particular example is a Pinin Farina second-series coupe that has been refinished in its original two-tone colors many years ago. The seats have been re-upholstered in black leather. It has the Pinin Farina unique roofline and B-pillars along with a wraparound rear window.

Martin Swig purchased this car out of Texas in 2000, and it remained in the Swig Family Collection for nearly two decades. It is believed to have been a U.S.-market example and the odometer shows fewer than 22,000 miles. The car is powered by its original 1.1-liter V-4 engine mated to a four-speed floor shift gearbox.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2019