Dec 30, 2014

LANCIA / ITALY


LANCIA / TORINO / ITALY ( 1906 - today )

This is an original LANCIA emblem from the ninteentwenties. Vincento Lancia, a racing driver, founded in 1905 this still existing Italian car  producer. Famous for their advanced engineering.
It is so easy: Lancia is the Italian word for lance. So you find the lance on the left side of almost every emblem.

Lancia Radiator Emblem
LANCIA / ITALY  radiator emblem

 

Size
 7.5 cm
Year1925
Estimate




Reverse of an original LANCIA emblem of the twenties.
Makers mark reads: F.M. LORIOLI & CASTELLI  MILANO

1924 advertisment for the German market


the emblem shown above was registered and patented in Germany in 1921


This should be the first enameled radiator emblem of a  LANCIA. It was on the type BETA SGV of 1911. There is still one survivor as you can see when you google for LANCIA SGV pictures. This emblem is from the Bregonzio collection too.

flat reverse, no makers mark

Size
 4.5 cm x 8.5 cm
Year1911
Estimate



LANCIA also built truck und buses. The first truck was offered in 1906. Here you see an emblem used on trucks and cars around 1911. This emblem is from the Bregonzio collection of Milano liquidated in 2009. In 1971 they sold the last  LANCIA truck as the new owner FIAT tolerated no second truck company in the concern.

flat reverse, no makers mark


Size
 9.0 cm x 4.5 cm
Yearc. 1911
Estimate


rectangular emblem in a 1911 advertisement


1912 advertisment, also with rectangular emblem



Back to the round standard emblem. There was also an arabic version which means that LANCIA also exported cars in the arabic world.




Very nice LANCIA prewar dealer badge:


Size
 5.5  cm
Year1934
Estimate


1934 advertisment showing the dealer badge




In 1956 appeared a new very large emblem made of plastic for the LANCIA APPIA II and the LANCIA AURELIA B24 series:


LANCIA emblem before restoration



and after soft restoration

Size
8.9 cm x 9.1 ( with frame )
Year1956 - 1959
Estimate



You find the LANCIA emblem also on buses made by VIBERTI:


LANCIA VIBERTI emblem of the nineteenfifties




LANCIA truck front of the ninteenfifties in need of restoration


Behind this aluminum flap is the radiator, which can be opened  easily to control the water level 


For more  emblems  see older posts or top right of this page ( list of car makers ).

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