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RHD 1959 LANCIA FLAMINIA SPORT "ZAGATO" First Series LTD Edition 1 / 11. with its iconic ‘doble-bubble’ styling.
LANCIA FLAMINIA SPORT ZAGATO (Series I)
Country of Manufacture: Italy
Vin #: 824 00 13XX
Engine : MOT823. 11* 24XX.
Year: 1959
Model Type: 2 Door coupe
Body Designer: Zagato (Ercole Spada)
Engine: OHV V6 (2458 cc)
Horsepower: 119 bhp DIN, 131 bhp SAE @5600 rpm
Torque: 149 lb @ 3600 rpm
Transmission: 4-Speed gearbox
Suspension:
Front- Independent with unequal-length wishbones, coil springs, hydraulic shock absorbers, stabilizer bar.
Rear- Solid axle de Dion with semi-elliptic leaf springs, Panhard rod, stabilizer bar.
Brakes:
Front- Dunlop discs
Rear- Dunlop discs
Top Speed: 118 mph
History: The Flaminia 4 door prototype was first seen at the Turin Motor Show in 1956. This prototype was bodied by Pininfarina and was very similar in styling to 4 earlier special bodied prototypes collectively known as the Florida. Underneath the modern exterior there were radical changes. As the existing Aurelia V6 engine had reached the limits of its development, a completely new V6 engine had been developed which allowed for better cooling, more power and capacity growth. More significantly, for the fist time since 1923, Lancia abandoned its sliding pillar front suspension in favor of a more modern wishbone and coil spring set-up. Disc brakes were offered as an option but soon became standard. While Pininfarina built the vast majority of Flaminia’s including 5236 coupe versions, chassis were also supplied to Touring for their GT version built in both convertible and coupe forms (949 built), and to Zagato who built the Sport.
Production: Production: The Zagato bodied Flaminia’s were produced in 3 distinct series.
The first series produced from 1958-59 featured a single carburetor, a 2. 5 liter engine, covered headlights and rounded tail: 99 examples were built. The second series produced from 1959-1964 featured open headlights but retained the rounded tail
: 350 examples were built with varying engine sizes (2. 5 to 2. 8 liter) and either one or three carburetors.
The third series produced from 1964-1967 featured a 2. 8 liter engine and 3 carburetors but reverted back to covered headlights albeit in a more upright, less rounded fender/ headlight arrangement and a squared-off Kamm tail; 189 of these were built.
MATCHING NUMBERS,
1959 Lancia Flaminia Sport Series 1 by Zagato.
One of only 99 covered-headlamp Series 1 Flaminia’s by Zagato –
The Holy Grail of Flaminias.
Lancia’s legendary V6 engine with stunning ‘double-bubble’ Zagato coachwork
Very rare Car SPECIAL ORDER TO ZAGATO in RHD for the AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER in the 1959.
The engine special power Sport tuneup by Lancia Factory , they made 11 cars like this as a LTD Edition.
Tha Flaminia has been respry can mail photo with working body work .
The date is 1959 , equipped with 3 Carburettor from the factory.
Post-War Lancias flagship model, the Flaminia, was first introduced in 1957 and quickly become a success.
Fitted with Lancia’s free-revving and torquey V-6 engine, it was more sophisticated and more advanced than the Aurelia it was replacing at the top of the model range.
Throughout its lifetime, the Flaminia was available in several variations, including a saloon, coupe and cabriolet. As success grew, so did demand for a sportier, lighter model. The Flaminia Sport was born, with Carrozzeria Zagato designing a fabulously elegant and aerodynamic lightweight aluminium body, with its iconic ‘doble-bubble’ styling. This two-seater was built on the sportiest short-wheelbase GT chassis, retaining Lancias revered 2, 458 cc V-6 engine which was designed by engineer Francesco De Virigilio.
Today, the first 99 Lancia Flaminia Sports are considered the holy grail of Flaminias.
These cars were built by Zagato with covered headlamps, giving the car a distinctive look, whilst also being the rarest and most sought-after of Flaminias.
One of the most sought-after classics,
More info & Photos by Signor Alberto
