Production
1957–1970
Engines
2.5 L Lancia V6
2.8 L Lancia V6
The Lancia Flaminia (Tipo 813/823/824/826) is a luxury car produced by Italian automaker Lancia from 1957 until 1970.
Designers
Pininfarina (Berlina, Coupé, 335)
Ercole Spada[1] at Zagato (Super Sport)
Touring (GT, GTL, Convertible)
Body styles
4-door saloon (Pininfarina)
2-door coupé (Pininfarina)
2-door coupé (Zagato)
2-door coupé (Touring)
2-door convertible (Touring)
4-door landaulet (Pininfarina)
Lancia Flaminia History
The Lancia Flaminia was Lancia’s flagship model at that time, replacing the Aurelia. It was available throughout its lifetime as saloon, coupé and cabriolet. The Flaminia coupé and convertible were coachbuilt cars with bodies from several prestigious Italian coachbuilders. Four “presidential” stretched limousine Flaminias were produced by Pininfarina for use on state occasions.
There were 12,633 Flaminias sold over 13 years. Coupés outsold the four-door saloon, an unusual occurrence otherwise seen at the time only in American compact and midsize models whose coupé versions were standard factory models that cost the same or less than the sedan, while the Flaminia coupés’ coachbuilt bodies made them considerably more expensive than the limousine-like Berlina.
The Flaminia was named after the Via Flaminia, the road leading from Rome to Ariminum (Rimini). This respected the established Lancia tradition of naming individual models after Roman roads.
Development
The Flaminia’s chassis was a development of the Aurelia’s, but was significantly upgraded. The front suspension was changed to a more conventional configuration with double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers, and an anti-roll bar. The rear suspension retained the De Dion setup, with a transaxle mounted at the rear as in the Aurelia. The first Berlina was available with drum brake or discs, all other models used discs only. They benefitted from radial tyre technology Pirelli Cinturato 165H400 CA67.
The original two bodies of the Flaminia were developed by Pinin Farina and modelled after his two Aurelia-based motor show specials, named Florida. The Florida I, presented at the 1955 Turin Auto Show, was a saloon with rear suicide doors. The Florida II, presented a year later at the Salon International de l’Auto in Geneva, was a 2-door coupé, and became Battista Farina’s personal car of choice. The production version of the Lancia Flaminia appeared in 1957.
Flaminia development timeline: Spring 1955: Pinin Farina Florida 4-door based on Lancia Aurelia chassis. March 1956 (Geneva): Pinin Farina Florida 2-door based on Lancia Aurelia chassis. April 1956 (Turin): Lancia Flaminia with ‘suicide’ door and coil spring suspension. March 1957 (Geneva): Lancia Flaminia with traditional door arrangement.