Lancia Flaminia

Lancia Flaminia
1966 Lancia Flaminia Berlina
Overview
Manufacturer	Lancia
Production	1957–1970
Designer	Pininfarina (Berlina, Coupé, 335) Ercole Spada at Zagato (Sport, Super Sport) Touring (GT, GTL, Convertible)
Body and chassis
Class	Luxury car
Body style	4-door saloon (Pininfarina) 2-door coupé (Pininfarina) 2-door coupé (Zagato) 2-door coupé (Touring) 2-door convertible (Touring) 4-door landaulet (Pininfarina)
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine	2.5 L Lancia V6 2.8 L Lancia V6
Transmission	4-speed manual Saxomat semi-auto
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,870 mm (113.0 in) saloon 2,515 mm (99.0 in) coupé
Length	4,877 mm (192.0 in) saloon 4,496 mm (177.0 in) coupé
Width	1,753 mm (69.0 in) saloon 1,651 mm (65.0 in) coupé
Height	1,473 mm (58.0 in) saloon 1,295 mm (51.0 in) coupé
Kerb weight	1,430 kg (3,153 lb) saloon 1,440 kg (3,175 lb) coupé
Chronology
Predecessor	Lancia Aurelia

The Lancia Flaminia (Tipo 813/823/824/826) is a luxury car produced by Italian automaker Lancia from 1957 to 1970. It 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.

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.