{"id":8848,"date":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/museonicolis.com\/?p=8848"},"modified":"2024-07-12T12:26:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T10:26:45","slug":"lancia-lambda-viii-serie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museonicolis.com\/en\/lancia-lambda-viii-serie\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancia, 1928, Lambda VIII serie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lancia “Lambda VIII serie”, 1928<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Lambda is Vincenzo Lancia’s masterpiece: the first mass-produced car <\/strong>with a monocoque chassis.
\n<\/strong>A futuristic car which quickened the research and thanks to its technical innovations, became the precursor of modern cars. Produced for 9 years, from February 1923 to September 1931, in 9 series for a total of about 13,000 examples, it marked<\/strong>, as a few other cars, the history of automobile<\/strong>: if the Ford T<\/strong><\/a> and the Volkswagen Beetle<\/strong><\/a> motorized the world, while the Austin Mini<\/strong><\/a> was the precursor of modern popular cars, the Lambda showed what the future looked like and paved the way for all the other car manufacturers in the world.
\nIt seems that the revolutionary idea came from Vincenzo Lancia<\/strong> himself, who got inspired by the building process of boats. The concept of a separate chassis, with the body fitted onto it, was antiquated (even if it will defintely disappear only in the 1950s).
\nAnother feature of the car, as much revolutionary, was the telescopic front suspension with independent wheels<\/strong> and hydraulic shock absorbers<\/strong>, a design of the ingenious designer Falchetto. The car shown in the museum was rediscovered in Liberia. On the left side you can see an unusual luminous front arrow<\/strong>, while on the right side an original adjustable headlight<\/strong> with a mirror<\/strong> on the rear<\/strong>. The radiator cap has a water temperature gauge<\/strong> and the dump registration plate<\/strong> hides the old-fashioned handcrank.<\/p>\n

CURIOSITY
\n<\/strong>Giacomo Puccini<\/strong>, the famous italian composer, asked to Vincenzo Lancia to build him a car for ardous terrains. He became the owner of the first off-road vehicle. Puccini travelled on Lancia Lambda like the one displayed in the museum to reach Pisa Railway Station.<\/p>\n

In 1998 Prize “PRIX CONNOLLY – Prix de la Passion”<\/strong> at the International Concours “LOUIS VUITTON CLASSIC<\/strong><\/a>”
\nIn 2014 1st<\/sup> Prize at the International Concours“Poltu Quatu Classic”<\/strong><\/a>
\nIn 2014 the car participated to Elegance Concours “Benaco Classic Car Show<\/strong><\/a>”
\nIn 2016 the car participated to GP Terre di Canossa.<\/a>
\n<\/strong>In 2019 Exhibit 100 MITI<\/a><\/strong>.
\nIn 2021 Skyhigh TV, Documentary “Chazia & Puccini”<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\r\n \r\n