1971 Lancia Flavia Coupe

Never sold in the United States, the Flavia 2000 Coupe is a rare sight on the U.S. shores. It rewards Lancia devotees with Pininfarina style packaged around a punchy boxer flat-four. This 1971 example was restored in 2012 in the U.K. and imported to the U.S. in 2017.

This Italian grand tourer is true to its legacy as the last of the pre-Fiat Lancias - and as a baby Ferrari of sorts. There are echoes of the 330GT in the roof and rear body lines - and in profile, its elegance even evokes the Aston Martin DB5. Restrained yet purposeful, practical yet sporting, this late Flavia is the very definition of elegant motoring. Lancia's hallmark high build quality is evident throughout, despite minor meddling from Fiat.

This car is equipped with:
- 1991cc flat 4-cylinder (boxer) engine with a single Solex carburetor (original, recently rebuilt) and a slick 4-speed gearbox
- Front-wheel drive
- Powerful Dunlop disc brakes all around (original, recently rebuilt calipers and brake lines)
- An intoxicating, raspy exhaust note underpinned by a Fulvia-Esque growl, thanks to a new factory-original IMASAF exhaust
- Factory-correct 14-inch Cromodora wheels and Pirelli Cinturato CN36 tires
- Leather interior retrim and exterior respray in original color (2012)
- Metric Veglia Borletti gauges, labeled in Italian
- Matching numbers, Lancia Club Certification

Other notes of interest:

As the ultimate expression of the long-lived Flavia platform, the Flavia 2000 itself nevertheless had a short production life. After 1974, it was killed, given a radical redesign, dropped the 'Flavia' name it had used since 1963, and renamed the 'Lancia 2000.' The Series 1 and Series 2 models of the Flavia were very different cars, and were equipped with 1.5-liter and 1.8-liter engines, respectively.