The Lancia Aurelia Chassis Register (In progress)
We are trying to create a register of all Lancia Aurelia series B50, B51, B52, B53 and B55+B56 chassis.
Lancia Aurelia B52 Coupé Vignale
Chassis
#B52-1054
In 1950, Lancia introduced the landmark Aurelia B10, with the first production V-6 engine, Lancia’s traditional sliding-pillar front suspension, a revolutionary multi-link rear suspension, and riding on Michelin X radial tires – another first. The following year, the Aurelia B21 was offered, with the engine size increased from 1.75 litres to 2.0 litres.
Vehicle Overview
In 1952, in keeping with Lancia’s practice of creating platforms on which coachbuilders could build custom bodies, the factory offered the B52 autotelaio, with a slight increase over the B21’s 2,860-millimetre wheelbase, and a 2.0-litre V-6. Only 98 B52s were built between 1952 and 1953. This chassis, number B52-1054, was shipped to Carrozzeria Alfredo Vignale, who built the body to the design of Giovanni Michelotti. The roofline and cabin shares its ‘house style’ with Giovanni Michelotti’s Aurelia B50 “Ginevra” for Vignale. Its visual lightness is reinforced by its contrasting silver roof. The front end, however, reflects the design’s international influence. With its distinctive central roundel and split-grille treatment, The grille treatment recalls Studebaker’s new designs for 1950, but in place of the American car’s chrome ‘nose cone’ is a central driving light. Equally remarkable are the taillights, whose cylindrical inset is nicely balanced against the articulated indicators above the bumpers, similar to styles shared with early Vignale-bodied Ferraris.
The same body was also used on a Alfa Romeo 1900 chassis.
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Year1952
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MakeLancia
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ModelAurelia B52 Coupé
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CoachbuilderVignale
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