R.I.P. Gianni Lancia

[battilastro]

Gianni Lancia passed away June 30.

Here's an English language article from Europeonline:

http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/ital ... 44517.html

And a notice courtesy Quattroruote online:

http://www.quattroruote.it/news/eventi/ ... l#loadMore

Fascinating to learn that around 1955, with Lancia facing bankrupcy, Gianni's sisters Anna Maria and Eleonora were in talks with Mercedes to buy the company before Pesenti took control. And why Pesenti, a cement company? Lancia could have owed them a lot of money for building the Lancia "tower" in Turin - another Gianni "extravagance". Sadly, the extravagances that brought the company down will be his legacy.

[Huib]

There are many stories about the Lancia family, Pesenti, Fessia and finally the take over by Fiat.
It went as it went. The creativity continued everywhere. It left an exciting history and many beautiful cars.
It is good.