Equipment
Single Zenith carb, chrome wire wheels, Michelin tires, Carello driving lights, rear-mounted spare wheel, dual cowl, suicide doors, wood dash and door trim, Jaeger dash clock.
Condition
Very good paint overall but with one big scratch and another big crack on the right running board. Some chips on the edges around the doors. Very clean undercarriage and engine bay. Excellent interior. 2-door dual cowl phaeton with aero screens for the rear passengers and powered by a 4-liter 24-degree narrow angle V-8 derived from the Lambda's V-4. A concours restoration that has seen some use since it was last sold at RM Arizona in '05. Top is unfinished.
Market commentary
Sold by RM at Amelia Island in 2005 for $253,000 in nearly freshly restored and flawless condition. The ensuing years have been relatively good to this Lancia, a marvelously sophisticated and technically advanced chassis with unusual two-door dual cowl Torpedo coachwork. It still looks like a million bucks, just showing some use- and age-related flaws that are easily remedied and fewer than 500km on its odometer since 2005. The bidders got after it in a big way, showing that quality is not always what 'the market' decrees. It is a premier car, and it earned a premier price.