Lancia Aprilia

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Lancia Aprilia
Lancia Aprilia 1937
Manufacturer Lancia
Production 1937–1949
Body style(s) Berlina
Layout FR layout
Engine(s) 1352 cc V4
1486 cc V4
Wheelbase 2750 mm (108.3 in)
Length 3960 mm (155.9 in)
Width 1470 mm (57.9 in)
Curb weight 900 kg (1984 lb)

Lancia Aprilia (1937 - 1949) were automobiles manufactured by Lancia, one of the first designed using wind tunnel in collaboration with Battista Farina and Politecnico di Torino, achieving a record low drag coefficient of 0.47. The berlinetta aerodinamica was first shown 1936.[1]

Production commenced in February 1937, the month in which the firm's founder died: this was the last of Vincenzo Lancia's designs, featuring four pillarless doors. The first series (mod. 238, 10,354 units, 1937-39) featured a 1352 cc V4 motor providing 47 bhp (35 kW). The second series (mod. 438, 9,728 units, 1939-49) had its engine capacity increased to 1486 cc which provided 48 bhp (36 kW). A Lusso model of this second series was also offered as well as a lungo (lengthened) version (706 made, 1946-49). A total of 20,082 cars and 7,554 additional chassis for coach built bodies were produced in Turin along with about 700 in France.

With the Aprilia Lancia followed their tradition of offering cars with the steering wheel on the right even in markets seen by other manufacturers as left hand drive markets.[2][3] Outside the UK and Sweden customers increasingly picked the optional left had drive versions, however.

Special designs include Ugo Zagato (1938),[4] a Carrozzeria Touring convertible,[5] the army's Torpedo militare (World War II),[6] a Luigi Pagani-built barchetta bodied by Riva di Merate (1946),[7] a Bertone convertible (1947),[8] one of Michelotti's first, while at Vignale (1949).

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  2. ^ Gloor, Roger (1. Auflage 2007). Alle Autos der 50er Jahre 1945 - 1960. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-613-02808-1. 
  3. ^ "Lancia and left hand drive". ritzsite.net. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  4. ^ "Zagato Recreates Lancia Aprilia Masterpiece From Faded Photos". windingroad.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
  5. ^ "Lancia Aprilia 1300". negri.it. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
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