Lancia Aurelia
| Lancia Aurelia | |
|---|---|
Lancia Aurelia B12 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lancia |
| Production | 1950–1958 18,201 made |
| Designer | Felice Mario Boano at Ghia (B20 coupé) Pininfarina (B24 convertible) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 2-door coupé 2-door spider 2-door convertible |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Lancia Flaminia |
The Lancia Aurelia is a car manufactured and marketed by the Italian company, Lancia, from 1950 to the summer of 1958 — over a course of six series. Configurations included a 4-door saloon/sedan, 2-door GT coupé (B20), 2-door spider/convertible (B24), and as a chassis for custom bodywork by external coachbuilders. The Aurelia is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines, and was the first automobile to use radial tires as standard equipment.
Establishing a post-war Lancia tradition, the car was named after a Roman road: the Via Aurelia, leading from Rome to Pisa.