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Created on December 21, 2013

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - if the term retro design had existed back then, this would have been a good example

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - it leaves the forest passage with a melodious sound

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - air fanning is provided in any case

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - very few people recognize this car straight away

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the design shows a mixture of nostalgic and modern elements

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - and the radiator opening looks like the fifties

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - but you can see immediately that it is a sports car

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - even the "FF" symbol will mean nothing to some people

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - this car has remained a rarity

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - ... and even the crisp rear does not evoke any associations

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the driving pleasure is great

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - beguilingly open

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - tall drivers can almost see over the windshield

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - you just don't want to roll over in this pretty two-seater

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - a shot of Lancia D24 is recognizable

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the Lancia four-cylinder engine is housed at the front

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - there is a trunk in the rear

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the overhang at the front was relatively large compared to the rear

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the body is made of aluminum

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the perforated plate is more ornamental than functional

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the body was built by hand

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - like many other things, the rear lights are from the large series, but not always from Lancia

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - there is no conventional bumper here

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - at least a bumper was fitted at the rear

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the wheels come from the Lancia Beta

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the body shape certainly has its charms

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - this vehicle is said to be the car that Willy Felber drove himself

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - sit in and drive into the next spring

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - you have to get used to it a little, but with every kilometer it grows on you more and more

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - generous space in the open car

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - Wood and beautiful round instruments

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the steering wheel looks as nostalgic as the whole car

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the Moto-Lita steering wheel came as standard

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - all important information is visible at a glance

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the ventilation openings are from the large series

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - good space for two people

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - Door panel

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - Headrests and roll bar

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - Roll bars fit the seventies

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - transverse-mounted Lancia in-line four-cylinder engine

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - View from behind into the engine compartment, not much room to work here

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the Lancia four-cylinder comes from the Beta and is installed transversely

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - front without bumper and protruding nose, the lamps are largely unprotected

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the protruding headlights

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the Felber trademark

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - Hat and FF emblem

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - many beautiful details, nothing looks cheap

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the hat on the rear was probably there primarily for visual reasons

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the rear lights probably came from Peugeot

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Felber FF Lancia (1977) - the manufacturer's lettering on the rear

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Felber Lancia FF Spider (1977) - the closed fabric roof can't quite keep up with the rest in terms of elegance

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Felber Ferrari FF (1975) - Willy Felber's first model, 12 cylinders, over 300 hp

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Felber Ferrari FF (1975) - with tubular frame chassis, aluminum body and Ferrari 330 GTC engine

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Felber Ferrari FF (1975) - in violet paintwork on a contemporary photograph

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Felber Ferrari FF (1975) - with English license plates

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Felber Ferrari FF (1974) - at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show

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Felber Ferrari FF (1974) - at the 1974 Geneva Motor Show

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Felber Ferrari FF (1975) - Willy Felber's first model, the design was based on early Ferrari sports cars

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Felber Ferrari FF (1975) - Willy Felber's first model, with the technology of the Ferrari 330 GTC, the woman in the picture is Felber's daughter

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Felber Ferrari FF (1975) - Willy Felber's first model, presented by his daughter

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Felber Ferrari Croisette (1977) - remained a one-off

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Felber Ferrari Croisette (1975) - based on the Ferrari 400

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Felber Ferrari Croisette (1977) - based on the Ferrari 400

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - during assembly at Panther

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - here you can see the still unpainted aluminum body - probably from Panther Westwinds

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - the finished car at Felber

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - the car was painted red

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - the design of the first Lancia-based model is not entirely convincing

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - the mechanics came from the Lancia Fulvia

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - large headrest in housing

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - designed in the style of the Lancia D24

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Felber Lancia FF (1975) - only one was built

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Felber Lancia FF Spider (1976) - Giovanni Michelotti lent a hand with the design once again

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Felber Lancia FF Spider (1976) - in bright paintwork at the Turin Motor Show

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Felber Lancia FF Spider (1976) - at the Turin Motor Show in 1976

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Felber Lancia FF Spider (1976) - exhibited in Turin

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The Lancia Beta Coupé (here a model from 1973) provided the technical basis for the Felber FF Lancia Spider

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Suspension elements and drive train could be taken from the Lancia Beta for the Felber FF Lancia Spider

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The Lancia Beta four-cylinder engine was installed transversely and had two overhead camshafts

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Felber Lancia FF (1976) - at the meeting of Italian classic cars Italiauto 2013

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Felber FF Lancia V (1977) - based on a design by Michelotti, several examples are said to have been built

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Felber Excellence (1980) - as a charmingly presented coupé

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Felber Excellence (1978) - based on the Pontiac Firebird

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Felber Excellence (1978) - at the Geneva Motor Show as a convertible

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Felber Excellence (1978) - at the Geneva Motor Show as a convertible

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Felber Oasis (1978) - based on the International Scout II

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Felber Oasis (1980) - luxury off-road vehicle similar to the Monteverdi Safari

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Felber Pacha (1980) - built on the Buick Skylark

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Felber Rubis (1980) - even small cars can be luxurious

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Felber Rubis (1980) - a modified A112

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Summary

In the mid-seventies, Willy H. Felber presented the Felber FF Lancia Spider, a sleek sports car with easy-to-maintain Lancia Beta technology. The car was built by Giovanni Michelotti in Turin. Less than a handful were sold and they are now rarities. This vehicle report traces the history of the Felber FF vehicles and portrays one of the few FF Lancia Spiders in detail, supplemented with extensive archive material.

This article contains the following chapters

Ferrari genes for the first model
Lancia derivative with D24 bonds
With Michelotti's help, the duckling becomes a swan
Maintenance-friendly high-volume technology
Commercial success failed to materialize
Transition from in-house design to refined standard product
One-off without quirks
Special features of the small series
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Willy H. Felber, a distinguished French-speaking Swiss, ran the company "Haute Performande Morges" in the 1970s, importing and selling Ferrari, Lancia and Panther cars, among others. Business was probably going well and, in view of the wealthy clientele, Felber, a car enthusiast, began to produce his own cars. With the Felber (Ferrari) FF, Willy H. Felber created his first creation for the 1974 Geneva Motor Show, which would probably be best described as retro design in today's terminology. He drew inspiration for the FF from the Ferrari 125 S from 1947. The lightweight sports car was powered by a Ferrari twelve-cylinder engine with a displacement of around four liters. It was to cost 90,000 francs in 1974. As early as 1975, he reported six vehicles sold, and in the end it is said to have been a good dozen. German racing driver Harald Ertl described the car in the Auto Zeitung as "purely a man's car".

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