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The Lancia Aurelia is a car produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1950 to the summer of 1958. It is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines.Several body styles were offered: 4-door saloon, 2-door GT coupé (B20), 2-door spider/convertible (B24), and a chassis to be custom bodied by external coachbuilders.
In 1950, Lancia introduced one of the world's first production V6 engines in the Lancia Aurelia. [1] The engine was the work of Francesco De Virgilio and was developed to solve the vibration problems Lancia had experienced with its V4 engines. This was achieved by setting the vee angle to 60 degrees. It remained in production through 1970.
The Alfa Romeo V6 has been used in kit cars like the Ultima GTR, Hawk HF Series, and DAX, [6] [7] [8] as well as the Gillet Vertigo sports car [9] and the Lancia Aurelia B20GT Outlaw. [10] In August 2011 EVO magazine wrote that "the original Alfa Romeo V6 was the most glorious-sounding six-cylinder road engine ever," [ 11 ] and has been called ...
[10] [11] The Lancia V6 engine was introduced in the 1950 Lancia Aurelia. Lancia had been producing V4 engines for approximately 30 years, and one of the key goals was to reduce the vibrations compared with the V4 engine. The V6 engine used a 60 degree V-angle and six crankpins, resulting in an evenly-spaced firing order to reduce vibrations.
Lancia Lambda V4 engine. The first V4 was used in the Lambda from 1922 through 1931. It was a 20° narrow-angle aluminium design. All three engine displacements shared the same long 120 mm (4.72 in) stroke, and all were SOHC designs with a single camshaft serving both banks of cylinders.
The Lancia Flaminia (Tipo 813/823/824/826) is a luxury car produced by Italian automaker Lancia from 1957 until 1970. It was Lancia's flagship model at that time, replacing the Aurelia . It was available throughout its lifetime as in saloon , coupé and cabriolet body styles.
Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Cabriolet. Carrozzeria Boneschi S.r.L. (established 1919 near Milan) is an Italian coachbuilder, mainly of commercial vehicles.Until 1960, the company was mostly involved with automobile manufacturers such as Talbot, Rolls-Royce, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Fiat.
The Dino's 2.4 L V6 was also used in the Fiat Dino 2400 and the Lancia Stratos rally car. Minor trim differentiated various markets, including side marker lights required in the US market. Group 4-style flared wheelarches were optional, as were seats from the 365 GTB/4 Daytona , the pair often ordered in conjunction with wide, sand-cast ...