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Lombardi Grand Prix 850 - it doesn't always have to be a Lamborghini

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Created on January 9, 2012

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - flat front, high rear as a styling feature

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - independent model with technology from the Fiat 850

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the body line did not change during the three-year construction period

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - elegant and sporty

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - one windshield wiper must suffice

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the small sports car feels most at home on country roads

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - looks like a super sports car from the era

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - it's not easy to outrun other sports cars

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the rear lights are from the Fiat 850

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - unmistakable, even if you see very little of it

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - looks faster than it is

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the rider adopts an almost reclining seating position

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the flat-twin is around 153 km/h fast

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the engine sound is clearly reminiscent of the Fiat 850

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - was often ordered in bright paint finishes

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - this coupé was by far Lombardi's greatest success in building complete cars

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - very flat front, thanks to folding headlights

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - space for two people and very small amounts of luggage

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the coupé is around 3.6 meters long

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - many add-on parts come from the Fiat spare parts shelf

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - individual design - unmistakable

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - The design is attributed to Dottore Giuseppe Rinaldi

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - powerful rear end

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - Ventilation behind the windows

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - only 1.05 meters high, flat even for a sports car

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - wide-opening doors, yet sporty people find it easier to get in

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - small leather steering wheel

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the instruments are combined in a block in the middle

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - rev counter and speedometer are centrally located

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - clearly marked switches

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - Francis Lombardi's trademark on the steering wheel

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - this door opener was also found in the Fiat Dino

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the front compartment is completely filled by the spare wheel and engine cooling system

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - access to the engine is narrow

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the engine from the Fiat 850

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the open hinged headlamp towers high up

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - like the twinkling of an eye

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the engine has 843 cm3, as the type designation shows

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - sweeping lines at the rear

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - door opener like the Fiat 850 Spider

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - nothing is known about the reasons for the name

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the Fiat badge was not fitted to the vehicles delivered at the time

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the Francis Lombardi trademark on the flank

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the louvers are adjustable and are intended to improve the supply of fresh air to the engine

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1968) - the pretty rear-engined coupé by Francis Lombardi, the sliding side windows later disappeared in favor of a conventional solution

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1969) - on the Lombardi stand in the hall of special bodies at the Turin Motor Show

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - side view, left

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - Varied rear section

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - the early models had the boot lid from the Fiat 850

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - Interior - pictured in a sales brochure

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - entered in the Rallye Méditerrannée

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - a look at some of the technical components

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1971) - rare version in silver-grey

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Lombardi 850 Monza (1970) - at the Turin Motor Show in 1970

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1971) - only the later models have the adjustable louvers on the hood

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1971) - Silhouette

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1971) - on the left the Lombardi 500, next to it the Lombardi NSU 1200 SS, then the Monza and the Grand Prix - on the Lombardi stand at the Turin Motor Show

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1971) - the Fiat derivative at the Turin Motor Show in 1971

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1971) - Dimensions

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - die Karosserielinie änderte sich in der dreijährigen Bauzeit nicht

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - elegant und sportlich

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - ein Scheibenwischer muss genügen

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - auf Landstrassen fühlt sich der kleine Sportwagen am wöhlsten

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - sieht aus wie ein Supersportwagen aus der Zeit

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - es ist gar nicht einfach, anderen Sportwagen davonzufahren

Summary

Between 1968 and 1971, Francis Lombardi produced an attractively shaped coupé called the "850 Grand Prix", which was based on proven Fiat components, but was completely independent in terms of design. In addition to the 47 hp version, there were also more powerful versions from Abarth and OTAS. This vehicle report describes the brief history of the two-seater coupé and portrays an example from 1970, supplemented by sales brochures and technical documents.

This article contains the following chapters

The pilot Francis Lombardi
Miura borrowings
More appearance than reality?
The unequal triplets
Derivative with a view of the sky
Less and less plastic
Racing feeling at leisurely speeds
A rarity with a lot of attention value
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Admittedly, when you look at the Lombardi Grand Prix 850 from the outside, you need a good dose of imagination to discover a family resemblance to the Lamborghini Miura. But if you squeeze yourself into the cramped cockpit, thread your legs towards the pedals, which are shifted towards the center, and assume an almost reclining seating position, you really do feel like a Miura driver. At least until he starts the engine ... Carlo Francesco Lombardi (called Francis, 1897-1983) was a highly decorated fighter pilot in the First World War. In the 1930s he began to develop and build airplanes, and after the Second World War he switched to building special bodies and converting cars, mainly Fiat models.

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Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - die Karosserielinie änderte sich in der dreijährigen Bauzeit nicht

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - elegant und sportlich

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - ein Scheibenwischer muss genügen

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - auf Landstrassen fühlt sich der kleine Sportwagen am wöhlsten

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - sieht aus wie ein Supersportwagen aus der Zeit

Lombardi 850 Grand Prix (1970) - es ist gar nicht einfach, anderen Sportwagen davonzufahren

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