The Lancia Astura is a passenger car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer
Lancia
Lancia () is an Italian car manufacturer and a subsidiary of FCA Italy S.p.A., which is currently a Stellantis division. The present legal entity of Lancia was formed in January 2007 when its corporate parent reorganised its businesses, but it ...
between 1931 and 1939. Lancia replaced the Lambda model with two models: the four-cylinder Artena and the larger, V8-powered Astura. Both of these models were introduced at the Paris Motor Show in 1931. The Astura chassis was used by various coachbuilders to create coupes, convertibles and sedans.
The Astura evolved over four series:
* First series, built between 1931 and 1932 with 496 units made.
* Second series, built between 1932 and 1933 with 750 units made. The engine mountings were modified for this generation to reduce noise and vibration.
* Third series, built between 1933 and 1937 with 1,243 units made. The third-generation Astura was offered in short-wheelbase and long-wheelbase variants, and was powered by a new, larger engine.
* Fourth series, built between 1937 and 1939 with 423 units made. Only offered in long-wheelbase.
Engines
First- and second-generation Asturas are powered by a 72 hp 2.6-liter 19° V8 engine, while third- and fourth-generation models are powered by a 3.0-liter 17° V8 capable of 82 hp.
Awards
At the 2016
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, a 1936 Astura
Pinin Farina
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Cabriolet
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A convertible car's design allows an open-air driving expe ...
once owned by
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won both the
Best of Show award and the Gwenn Graham Most Elegant Convertible award.
A Lancia Astura Serie IV also won the Trofeo BMW Group Italia, held by public referendum, at the 2019
Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
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event.
Pourtout
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File:MHV Lancia Astura 233C Aerodynamica 1935 01.jpg, 1935 Lancia Astura 233C Aerodynamica
File:Paris - Bonhams 2014 - Lancia Astura 3rd Series Cabriolet - 1936 - 002.jpg, 1936 Lancia Astura 3rd Series Cabriolet
File:1936 Lancia Astura Tipo 233C (6896447787).jpg, 1936 Lancia Astura 3rd Series Tipo 233C
File:Lancia Astura front.jpg, Lancia Astura Series II, Carrozzeria Castagna
Carrozzeria Castagna is an Italian coachbuilding company based in Milan, Italy.
History
The company history began in 1849 when Carlo Castagna bought the Ferrari coachbuilding business. Carrozzeria Castagna built the first coach automobile with ...
File:Lancia Astura rear.jpg, Lancia Astura Series II from Castagna, rear
File:Paris - Bonhams 2013 - Lancia Astura 4e série cabriolet - 1938 - 003.jpg, 1938 Lancia Astura 4th Series Cabriolet Coachwork by Carrozzeria Boneschi
References
*Lancia by Michael Frostick, 1976.
{{Lancia Pre War Timeline
Astura
Cars introduced in 1931