Pininfarina Designed: 1971 Lancia 2000
To the average guy walking down the street, the Lancia you see here is just another cool older car. He probably won’t know it is Lancia, but might guess it is European and assume it is an Alfa Romeo or some kind of Fiat. However, the Lancia 2000 was the direct descendant of the Flavia and was the last car designed by the in-house team at Lancia before they were acquired by Fiat in 1969. To say it exudes cool is like saying that a foot needs a shoe. It is as cool as you can get in a 4-door car and it features a flat-4 mated to the front wheels. If Niki Lauda approves, you should too. Find this 1971 Lancia 2000 offered for $9,100 in Santa Barbara, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
From the seller:
1971 Lancia 2000
fuel: gas
title status: clean
transmission: manual
1971 Lancia 2000, 4 dr, 4 speed, 4 cylinder 2000 cc opposed engine , front wheel drive, 2 carbs,nice paint, nice original interior,pretty rust free exampleThe 2000 was the last Lancia before the brand was taken over by Fiat.
It was designed by Pininfarina and it bared its logo proudly on the fenders.
The 1971 Lancia 2000 was built to be fast, comfortable, and way less expensive than the full-size GT cars from that era. It was a luxury car, but fast and nimble.
The car was designed to carry four adults, with enough headroom for the rear passengers. The clean, simple lines made it beautiful. The curved greenhouse resembled other vehicles designed by the Pininfarina studios. It featured stainless steel bumpers and special magnesium alloy wheels, named Cromodora. The HF version had plastic bumpers. The low front profile was possible due to the use of a boxer-4 engine and the big, four headlights had chromed rings around them. Also, the grille was chromed.
Inside, the design team might have been inspired by the Ferrari 330 GT. The dashboard was interesting. The center dial was for coolant temperature, and next to it was the oil pressure gauge. The speedometer and the tachometer were the biggest dials on the aluminum instrument panel. A Nardo wood steering wheel was added to enhance the premium feeling of the car. For the rear passengers, there were ventilation outlets on the C-pillars and the rear windows could have been opened in a pop-out style.
The technical base was very advanced for that era. The flat-four engine offered 115 hp from the 2.0-liter displacement
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The movie Rush was very entertaining. Don’t go into it expecting to come out smarter on the other side (it is Hollywood, after all…) but it was fun to watch the cars drive around and not inane like the movie with Stallone and the flying man-hole covers.
That’s a very international European design. I see elements of Italian, German, and Swedish styling and engineering. The front end does have an Alfa look. The greenhouse is early Mercedes, with a hint of BMW. The rear end is equal parts Audi and Volvo. The whole thing looks like it was drawn using the Swedes’ straight edge. As a fan of boxy Euro cars, I love it. Plus a boxer engine to boot. Add VW to the list of influences there. I need this Lancia in my garage.
I see Renault R8 better include the French for some bubbly !
“The dashboard was interesting. The center dial was for coolant temperature, “
Because Lancia boil is painful and to be avoided.
Interesting….the full article says ‘exudes cool’ but the excerpt on the main page says ‘excludes cool’. Which is it? Does the ‘Lancia boil’ mentioned below exclude the possibility of the interior being cooled?
Yup. It was a typo when I first drafted it and then the excerpt got saved with the typo. 🙂
Say “Lancia boil” out loud to someone else and ask them what you just said.
That! That I want. Look at the pappoose on it! F-ing hell that is a hot car.
Ah Lancia…too under-appreciated in America for being so over-engineered. Cromodora wheels, Nardo wooden steering, Pininfarina design from Italy? I might have to change out those front seat for something a little less ‘Buick Century’…
Link, please
How’d I miss that!! https://santabarbara.craigslist.org/cto/d/santa-barbara-1971-lancia-2000/7200482913.html