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ma, accompagnata da un’ela- capable of providing 110 HP and reaching top speeds of
ente superiore alla media. La almost 180 km/h, and it also had a far greater than aver-
age torque. Indeed the V Series cars were powered by a
ione 'addomesticata' dai 118 “tamed” version of the 118 HP engine used on the IV Series;
po gli interventi richiesti del this gentler engine was the result of interventions request-
ncia, Carlo Pesenti, ed il nuo- ed by the new owner of Lancia, Carlo Pesenti, and the new
nio Fessia, ambedue nemici chief designer, Antonio Fessia, both strongly opposed to
oppo 'tirate' che richiedono the use of extreme engines that necessitate frequent gear
changes. The car offered was originally delivered in Swit-
o. zerland, where it remained only a very short time before
originariamente consegnata returning to Italy with just a few thousand kilometers on
pochissimo per ritornare poi the clock. Its new owner was a passionate gentleman driv-
gliaia di chilometri percorsi, er who registered it in Milan in July 1956. Since then, the
ato gentleman driver che la B20 has always been with the same family, with whom it
glio del 1956. Da allora la B20 has lived a quiet and trouble-free life and been kept well
amiglia, vivendo una vita se- maintained. It was restored a number of years ago and has
empre ben mantenuta. Re- been carefully preserved ever since. Still wearing its origi-
, da allora, conservata molto nal color scheme of metallic gray over gray/sky blue fabric
razione cromatica originale interiors, and still with its original engine in place, this car,
erni in panno grigio/sky blu, eligible for the Mille Miglia, is ready to be used.
, è pronta per essere usata,
e è iscrivibile.

AUTO E MOTO CLASSICHE
Classic motor vehicles