Riviera MotorSports located in Cascais Portugal is proud to present the restored 1959 Lancia Flaminia 3C Sport Zagato, 1 of only 51 units built. The image posted in the advert is for representation purpose only. Images, chassis, engine number and supporting documents will be provided upon request.
The Lancia Flaminia was introduced in late 1956 as a 1957 model to replace the aging Lancia Aurelia line. Whereas the Aurelia carried the rounded looks of its 1950s design heritage, the Flaminia looked forward to the sharper edges of the 1960s designs.
While Lancia made the mechanical underpinnings and Pinin Farina drew the basic design, coachwork was farmed out to Italy’s finest design and bodywork houses, including Zagato, Touring, Pininfarina and Ghia. This resulted in a number of different special editions, including a special aluminum-bodied fastback by Zagato.
The Flaminia debuted with 2458 cc V-6 engine rated at 98 hp and 137 lb-ft of torque. An optional high compression version of this engine was available for sedans and was installed as standard equipment on coupes and roadsters. The optional engine was rated at 119 hp on coupes and 140 hp on GT coupes and sedans. In 1963, Lancia upgraded the engine to 2775 cc and 150 hp. That engine was used through the end of the line, though the vast majority of Flaminia production happened between 1957 and 1963.
The Flaminia carried a four-speed transmission, and all were rear-wheel drive. Where the older Aurelias used a sliding block front suspension, the Flaminia used modern control arms and coil springs at the front end, but maintained the standard semi-elliptic leaf springs supporting a solid axle at the rear. Four-wheel disc brakes were standard on all Flaminias from the beginning of the line.
From the beginning, various coachworks supplied a variety of body styles under the Flaminia name. The original 1957 design was a pillarless four-door hardtop, but starting in 1958 Farina delivered a two-door coupe while Zagato offered a two-door fastback. There was aldo a two-door Spider convertible, and Touring made a two-door GT coupe as well. Through the 1960s, a variety of bodies continued to come and go. After 1967, production was limited to the original four-door hardtop, known by Lancia as a pillarless sedan.
Throughout the entire run, just 8, 745 Flaminias were made. About 6, 750 were delivered with the 2. 5-liter V-6 engine, while about 2, 000 were made after the larger 2. 8-liter engine was introduced in 1963.
Few things add value and desirability to a car more than the word 'Zagato'. Aston Martin DB4: € 500.000. Aston Martin DB4 Zagato: € 10 million. Fiat 1100: € 6.000. Fiat 1100 Zagato: € 80.000 Alfa Giulia GTV: € 40.000. Alfa Giulia GTZ: € 500.000. A factor of 10 doesn´t seem unreasonable in some cases.
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1959 Lancia Flaminia 3C Sport Zagato
Body Style 2dr Coupe
Engine Type
6-cyl. 2458cc/ 119hp 1bbl Solex