At the 1957 Geneva Motor Show the replacement for the legendary and highly successful Lancia Aurelia was revealed.

Named the Flaminia, after a famous Roman road (just as the Aurelia and the Appia had been), it made a profound impression on the automotive world, with its good looks and with Lancia’s traditional quirky and interesting engineering.

The Flaminia body design set the stylistic benchmark for saloon cars for years to come and is perhaps Pininfarina’s most influential work of the era.

The rakish Touring GT was a two-seater, with only a carpeted shelf behind the seats.

In 1963, to provide 2+2 seating capability, Touring introduced the GTL on a lengthened platform.

The 2,520-mm wheelbase of the GT was lengthened by 80 mm, although the overall length increased only 30 mm.

More dramatic was the 70-mm increase in height, which lends the GTL an airier greenhouse.

Equipped with the desirable triple-carburettor (3C) engine, this Touring-bodied Flaminia 2.8-litre GT is one of o...