1932 Lancia Dilambda Town Car

It is believed that this Lancia Dilambda Town Car (Sedanca de Ville) was the 1932 New York and 1933 Chicago Auto Show Car. The coachwork by Carrozzeria Castagna of Milan, a company that was founded in the mid-19th Century when Carlo Castagna took over the carriage-making business of his former employer. At the dawn of the motorcar era, Castagna began building motor bodies, working with manufacturers such as Isotta Fraschini, Mercedes-Benz, Hispano Suiza, Daimler, Lancia, Duesenberg, and Alfa Romeo. By 1920 Castagna was Italy's biggest coachbuilder, with approximately 400 employees.

After the show circuit, the car is believed to have been acquired new by a Mr. Henry B. Babson of Chicago. In 1937, it was believed to have passed to Howe B. Willis. During the 1940s, it was owned by D. Cameron Peck of Chicago. George V. Campbell, Highland Park, Illinois, advertised the car in the Antique Automobile Club of America in 1950 for $725. From this advertisement, the car was acquired by the late husband of the current owner Lauren Suter, on July 14th, 1950.

For many decades this vehicle has remained untouched and unused.

By Daniel Vaughan | May 2020