1962 Lancia Flaminia Sport 3C Zagato for sale at Thornley Kelham Ltd - #lancia #classiccar #forsale #zagato

1962 Lancia Flaminia Sport 3C Zagato

Seller's description

Lancia's successor to the ground-breaking Aurelia was the Flaminia, first launched as a Berlina (saloon) in 1957. The Flaminia 'family' eventually added a Pininfarina-styled Coupe, a Touring-built 'Superleggera' GT (coupe and convertible), and the very special Zagato coupe, which debuted at the 1958 Turin Motor Show. Low and aerodynamic, incorporating the carrozzeria's signature double bubble roof into an aluminium body shell, it was initially equipped with the standard single (Solex)-carburettored engine producing 119 bhp - the latest version of Lancia's fabled compact all-alloy V6. The Flaminia also retained the Aurelia's transaxle configuration, albeit beefed up, with a De Dion rear end, but quickly added disc brakes all round.The front suspension saw the disappearance of the sliding pillar system, replaced by a front sub frame and a more conventional configuration with double wishbones, coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and an anti-roll bar.

Zagato's offering would undergo a number of running appearance changes during its life time, the documentation of which remains open to some interpretation. The first 99 cars featured faired-in headlamps under plexiglass cowls, followed by a further 100 single carburettor cars with open vertical headlamps - think Aston Martin DB4 v DB4 GT. In 1961 a 3C variant saw the single Solex replaced by 3 Weber 35DCN carburettors, raising power to 140 bhp and a top speed of 200kph. The last 70 cars saw the engine bored out to 2.8 litres - but 37 of these were subsequently converted to become the final version of the Zagato Flaminia - the 152 bhp SuperSport.

Less than 400 examples of the Sport Zagato were built between 1959 and 1963, followed by 150 SuperSports. Definitive configurations and specifications are virtually impossible to pin down….

Found in Switzerland in the 1980s, the car featured for sale here underwent a full restoration between 1990 and 1993 at the KCA workshops in Italy, renowned Lancia experts, at an equivalent cost of approximately €180,000. Until 18 months ago the car had been in air-conditioned storage and driven weekly. In 2014 it received a full service including replacement of the brake servo system and adjustment of the three carburettors, at a cost of € 9000. More recently, Thornley Kelham has replaced the exhaust system, replaced the brake master cylinder and brake reservoir and fitted 5 new Michelin tyres and tubes. We also carried out a full service, sorted out the timing and some electrical gremlins, and put the car through its MOT; all to ensure it is in perfect working order.

Painted in its original Lancia blue with a red Connolly leather interior, and equipped with removable Marchal fog lamps, this beautiful example also comes with Lancia factory documentation recording its factory specification, confirmed by a Lancia Club certificate. Of equal interest is a letter from Dottore Elio Zagato, written in 1993, confirming that carrozzeria Zagato offered a service to retrofit the faired-in headlamps to later cars even after they had left the factory. This explains why this extremely rare example has such a desirable spec. - the earlier streamlined front end, allied to the more powerful 3c engine.

The Sport Zagatos are remembered today for their excellent balance, superb road manners and exquisitely clean looks.

This is without doubt one of the finest examples we have ever driven, looks superb and is in our workshops, ready for any inspection.

Contact Thornley Kelham Ltd for more details.