Designed by the great Vittorio Jano, the Lancia Aurelia was worthy of the imagination and standards of Vincenzo Lancia.

Alongside the unitary construction Aurelia B10 saloon, Lancia produced a platform chassis for bodying by independent coachbuilders, designated B50 or B51 (with different gearing/tyres) and powered by the legendary V6 engine.

Most of the major Italian design houses built small series of cars on the B50 platform, usually coupes and a few saloon cars from Vignale, Allemano, Castagna, Bertone, Ghia, Boneschi and Viotti, among others.

However, the first to body the B50 chassis was Pinin Farina, who arguably created the most attractive design to grace the platform, an elegant 2+2 convertible.

Of the nearly 500 B50 chassis made, 265 were this model.

The Pinin Farina cabriolet was the most in-demand among the coach built Aurelias.

Such was its appeal that the Pinin Farina cabriolet was offered as an official catalogued model of the factory, through all factory Lancia de...