La Appia - when Lancia was still Lancia ...
01/25/2012
When I came across these pictures from a 1957 sales brochure, I found myself thinking wistfully about Lancia's glorious past. Lancia, a brand with a long tradition and a constant stream of groundbreaking vehicles, but also with elegant and eye-catching designs. And a brand that has always produced beautiful coupés and cabriolets, such as the Lancia Appia Cabriolet, shown here as a series 2 version.
It had a Vignale body and was equipped with the same four-cylinder engine with 1,090 cm3 as the saloon. The small unit delivered 53 hp at 5,200 rpm in the convertible after it was started using a starter button. Four gears, three of which were synchronized, were responsible for power transmission. With its classic design and technical features, the pretty convertible appealed not least to the ladies. At least this is suggested in the factory photos shown. Two original brochures in English and French await interested readers in the Zwischengas archive! Incidentally, the red car (above) adorned the front page of the English brochure, the blue car was emblazoned on the French brochure ...
