Lancia unveiled two Pinin Farina-styled concept cars at major auto salons in 1955 and 1956, respectively dubbed the Florida I and Florida II.

These design exercises led to the 1957 introduction of a long-awaited replacement for the Aurelia model, the Flaminia.

Like its predecessor, the Flaminia was built in a variety of configurations, including the Flaminia GT and the Flaminia Sport, both of which rode a shortened 99-inch wheelbase.

These iterations retained Lancia’s venerated 2.5-liter, double-overhead-camshaft V-6 engine and weight-distributing transaxle.

While the Flaminia GT was designed as a grand tourer with a body by Touring, the Flaminia Sport was conceived as a competition entry with lightweight aluminum alloy coachwork by Zagato.

Chief Stylist Ercole Spada incorporated numerous Zagato hallmarks into the curvaceous, muscular design, including recessed covered headlamps, a central bonnet scoop, and the company’s signature double-bubble roof.

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