1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America
- Engine
- V6, 118 bhp (fourth-series specification)
- Colour
- White with red interior trim and red wheels
Chassis B24S-1157 is a 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America, one of just 240 examples produced across the model's two-year run. Bodied by Pinin Farina on a shortened wheelbase with a 118-horsepower V-6 and transaxle, it was completed in October 1955 in Grigio over Arancione leather and retains its numbers-matching engine. The car passed through at least two American collections before joining the Oscar Davis Collection in 2004, during which time its colour scheme was changed on two occasions.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$885,000
- —Auction saleEstimate US$800,000 – US$900,000
- 2004 →Acquisition unknownOscar Davispartial documentation
Acquired finished in silver over blue; later repainted white with red interior and red wheels to echo a previous B24S Spider America he had owned and sold earlier.
- Date unknownUnknown early American collection(s)none documentation
The car is believed to have passed through at least two sizeable American collections prior to entering the Davis stable; specifics are unrecorded.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
Original Grigio exterior and Arancione leather interior were changed to silver bodywork with a blue interior at some point prior to 2004, apparently to suit a previous owner's preferences.
Exact date and workshop unknown; attributed to the period before Davis's ownership.
- —Bodywork
Under Davis's ownership the car was refinished in white with a red-trimmed interior and red wheels, replicating the colour scheme of a previous B24S Spider America from his collection.
Work carried out after 2004 but no precise date is recorded.
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