1942 Lancia Aprilia 1500 II serie
Lancia “Aprilia 1500 II serie” - 1942
Italy
Cylinder number / capacity - V4/1485 сс
Power - 49 bhp at 4300 rpm
Max speed - 126 kph
Period of production - 1939-1949 (II series)
Numbers built - 12.932 (II series)
Type body - saloon
Marque bodywork - Lancia
With its revolutionary style, innovative technics and high performance, the Aprilia represented the highlight of the period technics. It was a compact car, but it was also able to guarantee maximum comfort even for five passengers. Low, with the headlights placed on the still separate wings, the very inclined windshield perfectly to the roof and receding tail, the Aprilia gave that visual impression of speed that it really had .Vincenzo Lancia was particularty impressed by the results, but unfortunately he could not enjoy his latest success as he died a few months after the presentation of the car in 1936. The car was also built in France in 1937 and I938 with the Ardennes name. Monocoque, like the Lambda in 1922, the Aprilia body has the typical folding doors without central column, and its refined mechanics have the independent suspensions at the rear too. A very original feature of the car shown in the museum is represented by the two separated sunroofs, for which it was called "the gangsters' car". Actually, this was a technical solution due to the body structure itself.
Italy
Cylinder number / capacity - V4/1485 сс
Power - 49 bhp at 4300 rpm
Max speed - 126 kph
Period of production - 1939-1949 (II series)
Numbers built - 12.932 (II series)
Type body - saloon
Marque bodywork - Lancia
With its revolutionary style, innovative technics and high performance, the Aprilia represented the highlight of the period technics. It was a compact car, but it was also able to guarantee maximum comfort even for five passengers. Low, with the headlights placed on the still separate wings, the very inclined windshield perfectly to the roof and receding tail, the Aprilia gave that visual impression of speed that it really had .Vincenzo Lancia was particularty impressed by the results, but unfortunately he could not enjoy his latest success as he died a few months after the presentation of the car in 1936. The car was also built in France in 1937 and I938 with the Ardennes name. Monocoque, like the Lambda in 1922, the Aprilia body has the typical folding doors without central column, and its refined mechanics have the independent suspensions at the rear too. A very original feature of the car shown in the museum is represented by the two separated sunroofs, for which it was called "the gangsters' car". Actually, this was a technical solution due to the body structure itself.
