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Delivered new in Italy • Matching chassis and engine numbers • Known ownership history • Da sempre in Italia • Motore originale • Storia dei proprietari conosciuta Lancia's Pininfarina-styled Flaminia saloon debuted at the 1956 Turin Motor Show.

Designed by newly recruited Antonio Fessia and intended as a replacement for the Aurelia, the Flaminia retained its predecessor's mechanical layout, though the form of unitary construction was changed and Lancia's traditional 'sliding pillar' independent front suspension, which had been used on every model since 1922, gave way to a more modern double wishbone and coil spring arrangement.

Aurelia carryovers were the overhead-valve, 60-degree V6 engine and De Dion rear transaxle (with inboard brakes), although the former had been extensively reworked by Fessia, resulting in a much stronger power unit than that designed by his predecessor, Vittorio Jano.

Pininfarina's short-wheelbase Flaminia Coupé appeared in 1958, followed by the Touring-s...