Beschreibung
INT. CODE: LAN00097
In 1934 at the Milan motor show, Lancia introduced a new platform called the "type 234" intended for custom-built cars based on Augusta.
From the hood forward, the custom-built platform was essentially identical to the pillarless four-door sedan, save for the relocated fuel tank.
The platform used a box-type load-bearing chassis, over which coachbuilders could drape elegant hand-crafted bodies.
The platforms intended for the custom-built Augusta (about 3, 100 units) were dressed by Italian coachbuilders, such as Ghia, Touring, but also by English and French coachbuilders.
This example was registered for the first time in Como on 5 January 1935. After moving to Imperia, in 1937 it was owned by Count Carlo Bruzzo, Genoese industrialist and political leader.
During the war Genoa was repeatedly bombed and the palace of Count Bruzzo was damaged by these attacks, with consequent damage also to Augusta chassis 34-2032.
After the war, Count Bruzzo commissioned a new bodywork, and the car was subsequently sold in Savona, where it was registered for the last time in 1956.
In 1987 the Augusta was sold to a Fiat dealership in Cremona, who repainted it from black to the current two-tone grey. The Augusta was finally bought by the last owner in 2013.
While the full ownership history of the car is known, the exact date and coachbuilder commissioned by Count Bruzzo are unknown. The details of the work performed on this car speak for themselves and the skills of these craftsmen, regardless of the bodywork attribution.
The current bodywork is believed to have been built sometime between 1947 and 1957. This period of rebuilding would explain the various details incorporated into the car, such as:
The steering wheel of a Fiat 500C Topolino introduced in 1949, the indicators appear to come from a Fiat 1400 produced between 1950 and 1958. The headlights are from a 1954 Lancia Aurelia B12. The taillights are from a Lancia Aurelia B20, and the front position lights look like Lancia Appia 2a Series, from 1956.
The structure of the car is mainly composed of steel and aluminum parts. Consistent with the proposed dating, the design draws inspiration from the best Italian coachbuilders. The wheel arches recall the elegant traits of the Pinin Farinas of the early 1950s.
Likewise, the composition of the front reflects the contemporary practice of the period.
The splendid and elegant passenger compartment is rich in fine finishes and is in excellent condition
Working car with still the '56 Savona plates
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