Lancia’s reputation for engineering individuality found an especially elegant expression in the Flaminia.

Conceived as the marque’s flagship, it brought together refined six-cylinder performance and sophisticated chassis design, providing the basis for a family of distinctive coachbuilt derivatives.

Amongst these, Touring’s aluminium-bodied cars offered a particularly appealing combination of restrained Italian styling and long-distance capability. The GTL extended that appeal through a 2+2 configuration, with a longer wheelbase and revised roofline providing space for occasional rear passengers.

Produced in a run of approximately 300 examples, it remains an uncommon member of the Flaminia family.

In 2.8-litre 3C form, its V6 engine is fed by three twin-choke Weber carburettors, giving this discreet grand tourer an appropriately sporting specification. This 1964 example is believed to have been delivered new to Turin, Italy, according to its accompanying original Carta di Circolazi...