Lancia Lambda
{{Infobox automobile
| image = MHV Lancia Lambda 1923 01.jpg
|caption=Lancia Lambda Torpedo 1923
|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=on}}
}}
The Lancia Lambda is an innovative automobile produced from 1922 through 1931. It was the first car to feature a load-bearing unitary body, (but without a stressed roof) and it also pioneered the use of an independent suspension (the front sliding pillar with coil springs).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g_EDAAAAMBAJ&q=Popular+Science+1930+plane+%22Popular+Mechanics%22&pg=PA623 |title="Autos Without Axles Promise Easier Riding" Popular Mechanics, April 1932 |date= April 1932|publisher=Hearst Magazines |accessdate=2015-08-23}}{{Cite book
|title=Anatomy of the Motor Car
|chapter=Overdrive
|last=Setright |first=L. J. K.
|authorlink=L. J. K. Setright
|editor=Ian Ward
|publisher=Orbis
|year=1976
|isbn=0-85613-230-6
|ref={{harvid|Setright|Anatomy of the Motor Car}}
|page=159
}} Vincenzo Lancia even invented a shock absorber for the car and it had excellent four wheel brakes. 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 aluminium 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. The first engine had a 13° V angle, the second 14° and the third 13° 40'.
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Model | Engine | Displacement | Power | Fuel system |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.1-S.6 | V4 SOHC | 2121 cc | {{cvt|49|PS|kW|0}} at 3250 rpm | single carburetor |
| S.7 | V4 SOHC | 2375 cc | {{cvt|59|PS|kW|0}} at 3250 rpm | single carburetor |
| S.8-S.9 | V4 SOHC | 2569 cc | {{cvt|69|PS|kW|0}} at 3500 rpm | single carburetor |
Gallery
File:Lancia Lambda 1923.jpg|Lancia Lambda (1923)
File:1924 Lancia Lambda Serie II at Greenwich 2021, front right.jpg|Lancia Lambda (1924)
File:Lancia Lambda white vr TCE.jpg|Lancia Lambda (1925)
File:Lancia-Lambda.jpg|Lancia Lambda (1926)
File:Lancia Lambda-Mk7 1927 Front-view.JPG|Lancia Lambda VII S (1927)
File:Lancia Lambda - L'evoluzione dell'automobile (3800411693).jpg|Lancia Lambda
References
- {{cite book | author=Ray Bonds | title=The Illustrated Directory of Sports Cars | publisher=Motorbooks | year=2003 | isbn=0-7603-1420-9}}
- Lancia by Michael Frostick, 1976. {{ISBN|0-901564-22-2}}
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External links
{{commons category|Lancia Lambda}}
- [http://www.lanciamotorclub.co.uk Lancia Motor Club (UK)]
- [http://www.simeonemuseum.org/the-collection/rifornimento/1924-lancia-lambda-third-series-tourer Lancia Lambda at Simeone Automotive Museum]
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Category:Cars introduced in 1922