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Lancia Aurelia pf 200 - with Pinin Farina into the jet age

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Created on September 12, 2014

Reading time 6min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions

Revs Institute - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions

Revs Institute - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Lancia Aurelia PF200 C Spider Pinin Farina (1953) - als Lot 219 an der RM Auction in Monterey am 15./16. August 2014

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Lancia Aurelia PF200 C Spider Pinin Farina (1953) - Düsenjet-Design der Fünfzigerjahre

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Lancia Aurelia PF 200 (1952) - erstmals gezeigt in Turin im Jahr 1952, die Presse nannte ihn damals noch PF 2000

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Lancia Aurelia PF 200 (1952) - aufgenommen in Turin im Jahr 1952 - die erste, sehr sportliche Variante ohne Dach

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1952) - für den Pariser Salon erhielt das vormals offene Auto ein Dach

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1952) - am Pariser Autosalon 1952 mit elegantem und stark verglastem Dach

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1953) - Werbung im Jahr 1953

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Lancia Aurelia PF 200 (1953) - leicht modifizierte Roadster-Variante, gezeigt in Genf im Jahr 1953

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 C (1954) - in Paris 1954 wieder als Coupé gezeigt

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1954) - in heller Lackierung

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1954) - eines der vermutlich fünf Coupés

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1954) - Seitenansicht, rechts-hinten

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1954) - Silhouette

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1955) - eine weitere Variante, ausgestellt in Paris im Jahr 1955

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1955) - gezeigt in Brüssel im Jahr 1955

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Lancia Aurelia Cabriolet PF 200 (1954) - Concours d'Elégance - das Pininfarina-Cabriolet perfekt in Szene gesetzt

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Lancia Aurelia Cabriolet PF 200 (1954) - Concours d'Elégance, 'Rose d'Or' im Jahr 1954

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Lancia Aurelia Coupé PF 200 (1954) - Pininfarina-Entwurf - hier noch mit dem vollständig verglasten Coupé-Dach

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Summary

In the midst of the jet euphoria that spilled over from the USA to Europe in the 1950s, Battista Pinin Farina developed a series of open and closed sports cars based on Lancia, which adopted design elements from the world of aircraft and were very unusual due to their aerodynamic appearance. Although customers were not very fond of these bold designs, these special bodies nevertheless influenced car design for years. This report traces the history of the Lancia Aurelia pf 200 and shows pictures of almost every example ever built.

This article contains the following chapters

Premiere at the 1952 Turin Motor Show
Cautious response, but no giving up on Farina
Further development
Around six to eight examples
The technical basis
Chassis B52-1051
Chassis B52-1052
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

On September 15, 1948, Major Richard L Johnson set a new official speed record on board the North American F-86A-3 Sabre jet. His speed was 1079.6 km/h. Although this was not enough to beat the sound, the interest in America in particular was enormous. Battista "Pinin" Farina, who had had his eye on the American market for some time, did not want to be left behind and adopted design elements from the jet plane for his new creation. In April 1952, Pinin Farina presented his new design - probably painted mouse gray in reference to the jet - at the Turin Motor Show, which immediately met with great interest.

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