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The ductwork over the lamp looks rather crude attached via pop rivet.

 

It never fails to amaze me how crudely some cars are made. The Jaguar XJ220 is a horror story of haphazardly spaced pop rivets, badly laid up composite, hand filed bits, cable ties and even duct tape.

 

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This car is one of only two remaining. It was owned by a dictator. The best known driver of this model, has a chicane named after him on a European Grand Prix circuit. It is not a Ferrari (unusually for me).

 

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I don´t know any 1950s/1960s firefighter who has a chicane named after him. This is a fire truck, isn´t it? :roll eyes:

 

Ha Ha Ha Ha :)

 

I think you would have to part with around $12M+ to acquire this “firetruck”

 

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Any new post/pics to answer.. the last one is very tough... Thanks

 

Here is another pic.

 

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Correct Gerd. See picture below - apologies for having had to crop all round it and remove all identifying numbers. This one was presented by Lancia to General Juan Perón, it was rumoured so that he would persuade Fangio to drive for Lancia but he got trumped by Mercedes. I took this photo quite a few years ago, when it had a more than slightly odd owner. This model’s swan song was winning the 1954 Mille Miglia (hence comment about 1,000 miles), driven by Alberto Ascari.

 

I am sure it has changed hands now and is seen around the historic racing scene. A friend of mine who has already built a FIA approved Lancia D50 Grand Prix car from a mixture of new and original parts, has been talking for some time about following up with a D24, as the D24 uses the same engine and gearbox. In the D50 project he ended up with two or maybe even three of the 2.5L V8 engines and transaxles. It is apparently a very nice car to drive but slower than either the Maserati 300S or 250S, which along with the Ferrari TR250, would be its competitors in the historic, drum-braked, sports-racing class.

 

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Ronald,

 

Some sources say a narrow angle 3.2L V6 engine (Presumably a race version of the engine that was later used in the Flaminia) and other sources say a 90º 2.5L V8, I assume the engine that was used in the D50 GP car. I assume since these were one off cars, at different times both engines were used. Have you any information on this?

 

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Wilson, your friend should know best. If my memory serves right, about 9 cars were made in total and there were different engine volumes listed at the races: 3099, 3280, 3284, 3300 cc - they also switched the engines at one car from race to race, maybe depending on what was available, in good shape or best for the kind of race track / gearbox configuration? Lancia wasn´t that big and rich, so they may have taken different engines, maybe even a 2.5 ltr at one time.

 

Your car had been sold to Perón in 1955, you took the snap in the collection of that aristocratic owner who brought it back to Italy in the early 1980´s?

 

p.s. The guys I met at Lancia some years ago, weren´t very well informed about their own racing history:( Not even in Stratos history :eek: Hard times, the "fuel blood" guys sure are retired or had been fired long ago.

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Ronald,

 

I took the Lancia picture when it was in the ownership of the person, who I believe was the next keeper after the count (acquired for cash it was rumoured). It was sold on again very soon afterwards. The car was being stored for him by someone else. Supposedly the whole thing had to do with assets and a complicated divorce, hence the secrecy about the location of the vehicle.

 

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Thats the difference between a car or yacht and a good painting, camera or rare stamps :rolleyes::D

 

The small cc-differences in my notes are mostly based on different heads I think, personally never heard about a 2,5 ltr. in those.

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