£64,625
1938 LANCIA ASTURA SERIES FOUR LIMOUSINE
Christies • US • 5 Jun 2005
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
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£64,625
1938 LANCIA ASTURA SERIES FOUR LIMOUSINE
US • 5 Jun 2005
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1938 Lancia Astura Series Four Limousine boasts a unique history, including ownership by Emperor Halie Selassie. Restored with a two-tone silver and black exterior and re-trimmed interior, it retains many original components and presents a rare opportunity for Lancia enthusiasts.
Condition
7
The car retains the majority of its original components and has received a sympathetic restoration, including a repaint and re-trim. While showing some signs of age and use, it has been routinely maintained and lightly used in recent times.
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Manual
RHD
United States
413011
1938
Auction
£64,625
1938 LANCIA ASTURA SERIES FOUR LIMOUSINE
Christies • US • 5 Jun 2005
Market Position:
Lowest 30% of Past Sales
Track live values and receive listing alerts
Description
1938 LANCIA ASTURA SERIES FOUR LIMOUSINE
Chassis No.
413011
Engine No.
41110
Silver and black with black leather chauffeur's compartment and red cloth passenger's compartment
Engine: V8, single overhead camshaft, 2,972cc, 82bhp at 4,000rpm; Gearbox: four speed manual; Suspension: front independent sliding pillars, rear, semi-elliptic leaf springs; Brakes: four wheel drum.
Right hand drive.
Vincenzo Lancia was a native of Turin, Italy, the son of a successful food manufacturer.
The Lancia family owned and lived in a town house in Turin whose first floor had been rented to Giovanni Cierano, who with a partner, had been building racing cars at the turn of the century.
This happy bit of kismet gave the young Vincenzo his first exposure to motors and motor cars and set his course for life.
After briefly attending technical college, Vincenzo returned to Cierano's workshop where he met and worked with a number of pioneer race drivers and engineers including the great Felice Nazzaro...
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£952,742
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