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4 S "SPIDER A MERICA", 1955

metà degli anni '50 del seco- In the mid-1950s, a Lancia customer wanting to get
re del gran turismo, oppure involved in grand touring events or perhaps races
gara, aveva a disposizione could opt for the Aurelia B20 which, over a period of
meno di un lustro, aveva just under five years, had already shown that it was
nterpretare con grande ef- more than capable of fulfilling both these needs.
on la terza serie, nel Marzo Furthermore, the third series, unveiled in March
B20 aveva poi visto la cilin- 1953, had seen the model’s much admired 60° V6 en-
imo V6 di 60° (una primizia gine (an absolute first for automotive engines) reach
mobilistici) raggiungere la its definitive capacity of 2.5 liters, a modification
e litri e mezzo che ne aveva that had optimized its power, torque and handling.
ia motrice e trattabilità. As a result, when, in the course of 1954, Lancia finally
el 1954, la Lancia decide di decided to respond to requests coming in from the
posta alle richieste prove- other side of the Atlantic for a convertible version
per una versione decapot- of the Aurelia, it already had a vehicle that lent itself
mpostazione viene subito to use on large American boulevards. In this way it
i boulevard americani, cre- created – intentionally or otherwise, we will never
to involontariamente, una know – one of the most seductive cars of all time.
ù efficaci di ogni tempo. That is not to say that a B24 could not travel great
sse impossibile percorrere distances in a short time, even on the particularly
tempo, anche se la strada tortuous roads commonly encountered in Europe
te tortuosa, come era nor- at that time. The engine’s 118 HP, having to cope
anni. I 118 CV del motore, with a weight of just 1100 kilos, could, in fact, reach
ali di massa, permettevano, speeds of 180 km/h and it accelerated beautifully. It
ntottanta all'ora e di avere ensured perfect road holding, thanks to the excel-
La perfetta tenuta di stra- lent weight distribution, made possible by the rear
male distribuzione dei pesi, positioned gearbox, and by the radial tires that the

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