The Lancia was founded in Italy in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia. The Lancia is commonly known for many engineering inventions. In 1913 it was the first car manufacturer to offer electrical equipment as standard.
Since this period the Lancia has devloped many other innovations. For example, the Lancia was the first company to fit five speed gear boxes into their car designs.
Until the 1960s the Lancia was famously known for not being connected to other car companies. However, in 1969 the company had to accept an offer from Fiat to buy them out. The company had concentrated too much
on their high standards of production. This resulted in cost effectiveness being sacrificed. The company had to sell up. However, since buying out Lancia, Fiat still uses the Lancia brand.
Choose your Lancia
- Lancia Dedra
- Lancia Delta
- Lancia Fulvia
Lancia Dedra
The Lancia dedra was produced from 1989 to 2000 and was designed to be a compact executive car initially to support and to later replace the Prisma model which previously struggled to keep up with its opponents. It’s considered as the saloon version of the second generation Delta produced four years later.
Lancia Delta
A small family car, the Lancia Delta was produced between 1979 and 1994 with a second generation running from 1993 to 1999 and a third generation entering production in 2008. It is best known for its dominating career in World Rally Championships during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Lancia Fulvia
First introduced at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show, the Lancia Fulva was later produced by Fiat. It was notable as a racing car and eventually became available in three different types, the Berlina, (a compact 4 door saloon) Coupe (a compact 2 door model introduced in 1965) and Sport, (a 2 seater with a Coupe body, re-bodied by Zagato).
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