£48,070 (Est: £66,864 - £83,580)
One of 167 covered headlight examples 1959 Lancia Appia Series III GTE Berlinetta
Bonhams • France • 6 Feb 2025
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£48,070 (Est: £66,864 - £83,580)
One of 167 covered headlight examples 1959 Lancia Appia Series III GTE Berlinetta
France • 6 Feb 2025
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AI Listing Summary
This is a 1959 Lancia Appia Berlinetta GTE Série III with Zagato coachwork, one of 167 examples with covered headlights. The car has been with the current owner since 2019 and comes with Italian registration documents and an instruction manual.
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2757
France
1959
Auction
£48,070 (Est: £66,864 - £83,580)
One of 167 covered headlight examples 1959 Lancia Appia Series III GTE Berlinetta
Bonhams • France • 6 Feb 2025
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
• Lightweight aerodynamic aluminium Zagato coachwork •
One of the most desirable Appia variants • Present ownership since 2019 • Italian registration document Lancia's new small saloon, the Appia, arrived in 1953.
The company's tradition of innovation was exemplified by the Appia's ultra-compact engine: a narrow-angle 1,089cc V4 whose inclined overhead valves were set in hemispherical combustion chambers and operated by twin, block-mounted camshafts.
Complementing the saloon was a series of limited edition models on a separate chassis bodied by leading carrozzeria: Pinin Farina being responsible for the coupé, Vignale the cabriolet, and Zagato the GTE coupé.
Power was eventually increased to 60bhp for these more sporting Appias which, when equipped with Zagato's lightweight, aerodynamic coachwork, could touch 160km/h.
Three different series of GTEs were made, including 167 cars with covered headlights and 144 with recessed open headlamps.
Zagato's GTE coupé is one of the rarest a...
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£28,687
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