The Lancia B20 design story
At the Turin Motor Show in 1951, Lancia displayed to the public for the first time the B20, a stunning high-performance coupe with attractive “clean” lines.
Lancia Aurelia B20 GT
The Lancia Aurelia B20 GT by Pininfarina.
Vehicle Overview
The Lancia Aurelia B20 GT was introduced at the 1951 Turin Motor Show, it is undoubtedly one of the most appreciated and known Italian Grand Touring cars in the world. The V6 engine derived from the one first presented in 1950 and fitted to the B10 saloon. The beautiful body, which surely influenced the design of many other period sports cars, was built by PininFarina (a small number was built by Viotti) and showed the Lancia concept of elegance, discretion and above all high quality. The B20, the sports car to drive wearing a double-breasted jacket, had a long and successful racing career both the factory prepared “racing” and “special” versions, and with series cars which the owners drove in race as in daily life. The Lancia Aurelia B20 GT race debut at the 1951 Mille Miglia is legendary: first in the up to 2-liter class, and second overall behind the 4-liter Ferrari driven by Gigi Villoresi.
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