Loud Lancias on the lawn

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Once more the focus was on Ferrari at this year's Pebble Beach concours d'elegance, with whole fields of 250 Testarossas (22 of them!) and other Scaglietti- and Pininfarina bodied coupes and rare roadsters. But we’ve seen quite enough of these now, and rather concentrate on that more understated Italian thoroughbred: Lancia.

However, there were some Lancias on the lawn that screamed for attention instead of being discreet – two of them with a nice slice of competition background. How about this ex-Targa Florio Zagato Flavia Sport Prototype of 1964 in screaming rosso and with odd snorkels on its bonnet? Only the production model is quirkier! Or how about the ex-Carrera Panamericana Lancia in loud livery so typical for the mad Mexican road race? Would you believe us when we say we love them more than all those Testarossas together?

(Pictures courtesy Bonhams/Kimball Studios)  

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