I just heard from them too…. seems that it isn't for sale. They wanted to put the essay on-line, but that seems to be all.

Lorenzo Morello, who spearheaded this effort, is an ex-Fiat engineer, and has been very diligent with the drawings. A hard copy of the book is also available, with better drawing resolution.

not to forget Lancia's lovely tech'l drawings!

Happy New Years!

another Appia first series image

Sandro - Thank you for posting this, but Paolo is right - there are complications here. The idea that a specification (paint system and color) matches 1950s cars "exactly" is not totally right. It may hit some of the main points of the original paint but its unlikely to be totally simple. ...

Interesting discussion. One correction tho - Arturo Lancia was not Gianni's uncle, but he was rather a distant cousin. For those of with the new Lancia book by your side, see p. 6. Arturo's grandfather, Giacomo Lancia, was brother of Gianni's grandfather, Giuseppe. That makes them second cousins. Al...

Fantastic! Lovely detail. Thank you very much for this!

That's an impressive list, and very interesting. You also found this information (detail on the loans) in the company documents - I think the minutes, yes? It would be nice to know which years you were able to find this information in. It might be in the first three sources you noted - but perhaps y...

Nicely done Paolo. If you can list the documents where you found the information, that would be great.

Good research regardless! Put an old myth to rest!

Geoff

Caro Gianluca - Sì, io sono l'autore del libro. Ho lavorato a stretto contatto con Luigi De Virgilio e gli altri della comunità Lancia nel corso di molti anni per rendere il libro. Aveva i suoi momenti difficili, ma alla fine, è venuto fuori bene. La scommessa era quella di fare il libro dall'Americ...