Lancia Aprilia

[Ferrer]

Lancia Apprilia #1

[Ferrer]

Lancia Aprilia #2

[Leo_Ant]

Great car! First monocoque ever, isn't it?

[kingofthering]

it was also very streamlined. (I learned this from CAR).

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by Leo_Ant

Great car! First monocoque ever, isn't it?

Actually no. Apparently monocoques were used as early as 1913 by manuafacturers like Lagonda. And the Augusta in 1932 was the first car to combine unitary construction with a monocoque.

EDIT Could someone correct the thread title, please? It should be Aprilia instead of Apprilia.

[McReis]

The first monocoque was the Lambda I guess... I read this in a Classic Car issue about the 10 most innovative cars ever.

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by McReis

The first monocoque was the Lambda I guess... I read this in a Classic Car issue about the 10 most innovative cars ever.

According to a book about a Lancia I have, the Lambda was the first car to feature unitary construction, not a monocoque.

[McReis]

Originally Posted by Ferrer

According to a book about a Lancia I have, the Lambda was the first car to feature unitary construction, not a monocoque.

I stand corrected. I'm confusing concepts here...

[Ferrer]

Lancia Aprilia #3

[Ferrer]

Lancia Aprilia Sport

This “car of the future” could aptly be described as an original 1930s design brought to life using the technology of the third Millennium.

To celebrate the centenary of Lancia and the long standing affiliation between the marque and the Milanese coachbuilder for its Sport versions, Andrea Zagato decided to create a Lancia Aprilia Sport identical to the car built by his grandfather Ugo in 1938.

The complicated process did not start from hand drawn sketches, as with today's cars, but from two faded monochrome photographs – the only remaining source of accurate information.

As the original car no longer exists, state of the art digitalisation, CAD modelling and CNC machining technologies were used to reconstruct the plans for this version of the Aprilia Sport, which most effectively expressed the aeronautical themes of the 1930s.

The sheet metal of the bodywork was then skilfully hand crafted by master panel beaters, working on a solid, machined buck. The final result is a symphony of perfectly taut lines and seamless highlights, impeccably resolving the limitations of prewar construction techniques in putting a concept into reality.

Shaped like the cross section of a wing, in a single volume undisturbed by external fenders, this car is a milestone in the almost 90 years of history of Zagato.

[Ferrer]

Lancia Aprilia #5

[Vaigra]

Lancia Aprilia #6

The final stage of the front view from #4