Lancia Lambda

Infobox Automobile


name=Lancia Lambda
production=1922–1931
layout = FR layout
predecessor = Lancia Kappa (1919)
successor = Lancia Artena
body_style = Torpedo (S.1-S.9)
Berlina (Weymann) (S.8-S.9)
manufacturer=Lancia
engine=2119 cc Lancia V4
2370 cc Lancia V4
2568 cc Lancia V4
transmission=3-speed manual (S.1-S.4)
4-speed manual (S.5-S.9)
wheelbase=convert|310|cm|in|1|abbr=on (S.1-S.9)
convert|342|cm|in|1|abbr=on (S.6-S.9)
weight=convert|1200|kg|lb|0|abbr=on-convert|1350|kg|lb|0|abbr=onThe Lancia Lambda was an innovative automobile produced from 1922 through 1931. It was the first car to feature a load-bearing monocoque-type body, and it also pioneered the use of an independent suspension (the front sliding pillar with coil springs). Lancia even invented a shock absorber for the car. Approximately 11,200 Lambdas were produced.

Nine versions of the Lambda were built:

* 1st series, produced 1923, 400 built.
* 2nd series, produced between 1923 and 1924, 1,100 built. Minor modifications for engine.
* 3rd series, produced 1924, 800 built. Engine modified.
* 4th series, produced between 1924 and 1925, 850 built. Modified windscreen.
* 5th series, produced 1925, 1,050 built. 4-speed gearbox.
* 6th series, produced between 1925 and 1926, 1,300 built. Car is sold now with bare chassis and with two wheelbases.
* 7th series, produced between 1926 and 1928, 3,100 built. New bigger engine.
* 8th series, produced between 1928 and 1930, 3,903 built. Again bigger engine.
* 9th series, produced 1931, 500 built. Last series sold only bare chassis.

Engines

The narrow-angle aluminum Lancia V4 engine was also notable. All three displacements shared the same long convert|120|mm|in|1|abbr=on stroke, and all were SOHC designs with a single camshaft serving both banks of cylinders. First engine had 13° V angle, second 14° and 3rd 13° 40'.

Gallery

References

*cite book | author=Ray Bonds | title=The Illustrated Directory of Sports Cars | publisher=Motorbooks | year=2003 | id=ISBN 0-7603-1420-9

*Lancia by Michael Frostick, 1976. ISBN 0-901564-22-2

External links

* [http://www.lanciamotorclub.co.uk Lancia Motor Club (UK)]