![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Lancia_Aurelia_B12_in_Rovigo_%25282%2529.jpg/640px-Lancia_Aurelia_B12_in_Rovigo_%25282%2529.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Lancia Aurelia
1950s-era car / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lancia Aurelia is a car produced by Italian manufacturer Lancia from 1950 to the summer of 1958. It is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines. Several body styles were offered: 4-door saloon, 2-door GT coupé (B20), 2-door spider/convertible (B24), and a chassis to be custom bodied by external coachbuilders.
Quick Facts Overview, Manufacturer ...
Lancia Aurelia | |
---|---|
![]() Lancia Aurelia B12 | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Lancia |
Production | 1950–1958 18,201 made |
Designer | Felice Mario Boano at Ghia (B20 coupé) Pininfarina (B24 convertible) |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 4-door saloon 2-door coupé 2-door spider 2-door convertible |
Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Powertrain | |
Engine |
|
Transmission | 4-speed manual |
Chronology | |
Successor | Lancia Flaminia |
Close
Establishing a post-war Lancia tradition, the car was named after a Roman road: the Via Aurelia, leading from Rome to Pisa.