Lancia Lambda

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Lancia Lambda
Curb weight
1,200 kg (2,646 lb)-1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorLancia Kappa (1919)
SuccessorLancia Artena

The Lancia Lambda is an innovative

sliding pillar with coil springs).[1][2] 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

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'.

Model Engine Displacement Power Fuel system
S.1-S.6
SOHC
 2121 cc 49 PS (36 kW) at 3250 rpm single carburetor
S.7 V4 SOHC 2375 cc 59 PS (43 kW) at 3250 rpm single carburetor
S.8-S.9 V4 SOHC 2569 cc 69 PS (51 kW) at 3500 rpm single carburetor

Gallery

  • Lancia Lambda (1923)
    Lancia Lambda (1923)
  • Lancia Lambda (1924)
    Lancia Lambda (1924)
  • Lancia Lambda (1925)
    Lancia Lambda (1925)
  • Lancia Lambda (1926)
    Lancia Lambda (1926)
  • Lancia Lambda VII S (1927)
    Lancia Lambda VII S (1927)
  • Lancia Lambda
    Lancia Lambda

References

  • Ray Bonds (2003). The Illustrated Directory of Sports Cars. Motorbooks.
    ISBN 0-7603-1420-9
    .
  • Lancia by Michael Frostick, 1976.
    ISBN 0-901564-22-2
  1. ^ "Autos Without Axles Promise Easier Riding" Popular Mechanics, April 1932. Hearst Magazines. April 1932. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
  2. ISBN 0-85613-230-6
    .

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