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BERLINA PININ FARINA, 1951
ce finalmente a dare un'ere- In 1950, Gianni Lancia finally managed to produce a suc-
ata la gioia e il vanto di suo cessor to the Aprilia that had been the pride and joy of his
’avveniristico modello, che father, 'Monsù' Vincenzo; the new futuristic model, named
ettato da Vittorio Jano e si Aurelia B10, was designed by Vittorio Jano. It had beautiful
oluzionaria, con le sue linee flowing lines, with the fenders now completely absorbed
i completamente assorbiti into the body, and it was equipped with a 1.75-liter V6 en-
re V6 da 1,75 litri, un gioiello gine. In short, it was truly revolutionary a wonderful creation
ner De Virgilio. born of the talent of engineer De Virgilio.
dizione della Casa, accanto In accordance with an established Lancia tradition, the com-
ncia predispone subito due pany also immediately prepared two separate platforms to
e ai carrozzieri: il B50 ed il be offered to external coachbuilders. These were named
cuzioni più svelte e leggere B50 and B51; the first was suitable for lighter, more stream-
to, è per le quelle più pesan- lined cars, and the second for heavier, more voluminous de-
signs.
dano tante magnifiche ca- The B50 provided the underpinnings for numerous magnif-
bilimenti Farina, Viotti e an- icent roadsters designed by Pinin Farina, Stabilimenti Farina
é, molto meno richiesta dal- and Viotti, and even for the odd coupé (these were much
dell'epoca. L'utilizzo del più less requested by the wealthiest customers of the time). The
riservato, invece, a qualche more robust B51, on the other hand, was used only for some
di rappresentanza, nella mi- “Giardiniera” cars or, at best, state limousines, or otherwise
for professional vehicles.
per mezzi di uso professio- The cars built on this platform, just 99 in total, were not par-
ticularly successful. To an extent this was because the small
azioni concesse dal piccolo, engine, refined as it was, allowed only limited performance
ore su queste pesantissime levels when combined with these heavy bodies; mainly,
rezzi praticati dai carrozzie- however, it was down to the prices applied by the coach-
mente quello della berlina, il
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