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1955 Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America

B24S-1149roadItaly
Engine
2.5L V6 alloy
Colour
Midnight blue

The Lancia Aurelia B24S Spider America is among the most desirable Italian open-top cars of the postwar era, combining an advanced transaxle chassis, a pioneering alloy V-6 engine, and renowned Pinin Farina coachwork into a short-wheelbase roadster built in a total of just 240 examples through late 1955. This left-hand-drive example was completed on 14 October 1955 and spent many years in the distinguished Gnutti collection in Brescia before changing hands in 2016. It is currently presented in midnight blue with a tan interior.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
    Estimate €800,000 – €1,000,000

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. → 2016Acquisition unknown
    Gnutti Collection
    partial documentation

    Well-known collection based in Brescia; the car remained there for an extended period following its completion in late 1955.

  3. 2016 →Acquisition unknown
    Current vendor
    partial documentation

    Car was refinished in midnight blue with a tan interior and fitted with period-style accessories; comes with an older FIVA passport and an ASI certificate.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

No maintenance or restoration records.

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