Lancia D 24 - 1953 by Perico001 Coachwork by Pininfarina
Carrera Panamerica (1953) - J.M. Fangio
Mille Miglia (1954) - Ascari
In autumn 1952, Gianni Lancia decided to extend the Brand’s racing activities to include the Sport category ; races run on circuits and roads and open only to two-seater racing cars which did not necessarily have to be production models.
This led to the birth of the series of “D” cars - the in-house Lancia code for racing prototypes - of which the D24 was the most outstanding. Designed by Vittorio Jano’s team, the D 24 was a magnificent example of sophisticated automotive engineering, in line with the great Lancia tradition. It had a V6 engine with displacement of 3284 cc, able to turn out 265 HP at 6500 rpm, and with its light weight of just 750 kg it had a top speed of 250 km/h. A total of eight of these cars were built, with a thrusting barchetta body styled by Pininfarina.
In 1953, its debut year, the D24 won the Carrera Panamericana with a crushing victory: two cars, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Piero Taruffi respectively, finished first and second overall. The following year, Taruffi won the Giro di Sicilia, the Targa Florio and the Tourist Trophy, Luigi Villoresi the Oporto Grand Prix and Alberto Ascari the Mille Miglia, all driving cars of this same model.
The car on display, loaned for the occasion by the Turin National Car Museum in association with FCA Heritage, is the one which won the 1953 Carrera Panamericana with Juan Manuel Fangio at the wheel, and then the 1954 Mille Miglia driven by Ascari.
3.284 cc
V6
265 PS @ 6.500 rpm
Vmax : 240 km/h
8 ex.
Techno Classica 2017
Essen
Deutschland - Germany
April 2017 https://flic.kr/p/UqBU9u
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