1960 Lancia Flaminia

Lancia built their flagship Flaminia from 1957 to 1970 and served as a replacement for the Aurelia. Body styles throughout its lifespan included a coupe, cabriolet, and saloon. The convertible and coupe were coach built by several Italian coachbuilders. During its 13-year production lifespan, a total of 12,633 examples were built. The name Flaminia was for Via Flaminia, the road leading from Rome to Ariminum.

The Flaminia used a modified version of the Aurelia chassis with the front suspension consisting of double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers, and an anti-roll bar. The rear suspension retained the Aurelia configuration of De Dion setup with a transaxle. The early Berlina model used drums or disc brakes, while all others used discs.

The Pininfarina-styled Flaminia saloon made its debut in 1956 at the Turin Motor Show. Power was from the Aurelia's 60-degree, 2,458cc, overhead-valve, V6 engine. The short-wheelbase Coupé appeared in 1958, followed by the Touring-styled GT and GTL (2+2) Coupés and the Convertible. These body styles shared a shortened (to 251.5cm) wheelbase with the Sport and Supersport models, all with increased power and disc brakes.

by Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2019