la Lancia, in Italia, è stata tradizionalmente l'automobile dei grandi signori, dei dottori ecc.

prova a vedere l'Aurelia B24, auto magnifica, protagonista del film "Il sorpasso" di Dino Risi (1962) assieme a Vittorio Gassman e Louis Trintignan.

still can't... most modern cars are engineered by people who studied in italy... for example the new line of lotus cars. the head engineer was the guy who designed the 458 ferrari and the new ceo came from ferrari too

OvermarsDaria not only 60s and 70s

Matteo Renzi

Lancia Gamma Coupè - have a look at it, and compare it with a Ferrari 412 or 400. A lot underrated in the classic market. You can find them around for 4k € in very good shape, and mint at round 8-10k.

TheRealUnconnected Do not buy any Lancia after Beta coupe, because those Lancias since Beta are terribly made. I owned a 1976 Lancia Beta coupe in 1980, I sold it 2 months later because the car was terribly made. The body panels rusted prematurely because using steel plates from Russia(FIAT engaged barter trade with Russia with dated FIAT 124(the Russia taxis in Jason Bourne series) assembly lines for Russian steel plates with too much carbon inside resulting prematurely rust). The Beta was designed by Pininfarina with graceful body, however, with a FIAT engine inside along with the craftsmanship during Mafia era, the management dared not to manage the factory floors. Not until 1983 the murder of Attorney General Falcone by Mafia with bombs mined on his way home did Italian government start the sweep of organized crime, even the chancellor of ruling party then, Andreotti, was found guilty of collaborating with organized crime. The owner family regained the control of the mother company Iveco and started robotic automation with new cars of stable quality, however, they seems to lose the interest in classic cars. Those Lancia(Thema, Dedra,..) after then seems to lose the elegance and grace of previous Lancias.

You are on the right track...Lancia and Alfa Romeo Pre 1974. just the best cars.

@@mrseaweed5587 haven’t got there yet 9 years later but a friend did once buy a fulvia HF which I got the pleasure of riding in several times.

Hi,which series is better? i prefer the first one because is for me more stylish and vintage...

I prefer the first series as it didn't have the Fiat cost cutting influence, (and it had the oh so cool, click click push start). Saying that, the second series is a better car. Larger engine, five speed box etc. The third series lost the plot with emission control and green carpet!

Marco Dalli Fulvia was the last Lancia still up to her reputation, Lancia was ruined since Beta during Mafia era.

The fact that the Fulvia was in Porsche and E type range price is not entirely true. You have to consider that in the '60s in Europe custom duties accounted for a large part of a car price. so actually, whereas in England a Fulvia cost as much as an E Type, in 1966 in Italy an E Type cost as twice as much as a Fulvia. Given that, and the fact that I would eagerly take a pristine E type in my garage, on a slippery, wet mountain road or worse still when it comes to ice and snow I' d take my old Fulvia all the way.

TheIhateSUVschannel where as thats true. The prices for lancia cars back then was way higher than they were in later years. Back then the cars were all hand made and they would be until the fiat deal of 69-70. Because of the way they were produced they were very expensive and because of that they were just as much money as the porsche and jaguar. the lancia was also not mass produced and they were made like ferraris of the time. you placed an order, and it wasn't mass produced and then sold making these cars rare. They would produce the car and deliver it after an order would be placed. However the pricing for these cars varied as they had six models per each model line (i.e fulvia bertone) that car was more expensive than any porsche or jaguar at the time due to the simple construction. however on an actual track the cars could actually deliver on the price tag

My Flavia 2000 coupé was made at Pininfarina, don't think the FIAT deal changed that, when they skipped the Flavia name, but not sure

prick

+Berksmash have you found it? I'm still trying to find it. thx.

Dick Murphy they rust like nothing else and there are better ones

Dick Murphy Don't waste you money on Beta even though it is designed by Pininfarina with graceful body lines. I owned a 1976 Beta coupe in 1980 for Lancia's reputation as "Italy's Rolls-Royce" and was conned. I sold it 2 months later. The body panels rusted through prematurely for using Russian steel plates through barter trade with dated FIAT 124(those Russian taxis in Jason Bourne movies) assembly lines. The electric wiring and harness were terribly laid, so you always got warning lights on randomly on your panel during long trip no matter how thoroughly you did your check-up before departure. Worst of all, the power windows would not come up when you park your car at arrival, in other words, you either stuck with you car or had to find a watcher kind enough to keep an eye on your window-opened car from prying eyes. Lancia was thoughtful enough to provide car owner with a hand crank to roll up the window, however, you could not escape the terrain shower in your trip. I believe that those Betas after 40 years till now you would need an umbrella inside the car in rainy days. Wish you good luck should you decide to go on for a Beta.

It's not freaking Spanish.

ombra306 lanchia para los que hablan español , yeah the c is pronounce different in Italian

[Try "lant-cha", then progressively kill the "t".]

My Italian friend from Milano pronounced it Lansha, or close to that. The brits called it Larn-sea-a when I lived there and most Americans (in American now) have not even heard of the brand.

Lawnchia

Bravo Cesar, io comprendo che dise

It's actually pronounced Lan-Ch-ya.

Jack Shepherdson more like _Lantchah_

You are right, Marco. Just think about "Lunch" and you are almost there :)