1957 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT Series VI
- Engine
- 2.5L V6
The Lancia Aurelia B20 GT is widely regarded as one of the defining grand tourers of the postwar era, notable as the world's first production car fitted with a V6 engine and radial tyres. Chassis B20-3857 is a 6th Series example, one of only 25 imported into Britain by Lancia England, which retained it as a press and demonstrator car; it was road-tested by Autocar in November 1957. Following a documented full restoration in Italy during the 1990s, it returned to the UK in 2008, participated in the 2010 Mille Miglia Storica, and has been maintained by recognised Aurelia specialists.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £115,000 (≈ $144K)
- —Auction saleSold £80,500 (≈ $101K)
- 1957-07-02 →Factory deliveryLancia England Ltd.full documentation
UK distributor retained the car as a demonstrator and press vehicle; a road test appeared in Autocar in November 1957. Original buff logbook accompanies the car.
- 1992 → 2008Acquisition unknownItalian ownerpartial documentation
Had the car fully restored in Italy; the restoration is documented photographically in the history file.
- 2008 →Acquisition unknownUK-based subsequent ownerpartial documentation
Returned the car to the UK, reinstated the original registration mark, and had it recommissioned by Omicron Engineering. Serviced by Thornley Kelham in 2019.
Competition
- 2010Mille Miglia Storica2010 Mille Miglia Storica
Car was entered as a demonstration of its road-going capability; no result recorded in the prose.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1992Restoration
Complete restoration carried out in Italy, with the full process documented photographically and included in the car's history file.
Work commissioned by the Italian owner who acquired the car that year.
- 2008ServiceOmicron Engineering
Recommissioning work performed upon the car's return to the UK, coinciding with recovery of its original registration.
- 2019ServiceThornley Kelham
Thorough mechanical servicing carried out to a high standard by a well-regarded Aurelia specialist.
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