Solido Lancia Aurelia B20 GT 1951 Red/Maroon Diecast 1:43 Scale

Lovely unboxed model made in France by Solido. Maroon paint, silver bumpers with black inserts, chrome front grille surround, black mesh, chrome headlight and driving light rings, clear glazed headlight lenses and indicators, yellow glazed driving lights, silver front vent trim, windscreen surround, windscreen wipers, side window surrounds, door handl;es, rear screen surround, taillight surrounds and twin rear exhausts, chrome rear licence plate lights, Turin TO 220555 rear licence plate, glazed rear lights, clear cabin glazing, pale cream interior with 3-spoke steering wheel, silver door handles/window winders, wood-effect dashboard with detailed dials, white wheels, chrome Lancia badged hubcaps with treaded rubber tyres, detailed base with black exhaust system and silver silencers.

The Lancia Aurelia is a car manufactured and marketed by the Italian company, Lancia, from 1950 to the summer of 1958 — over a course of six series. Configurations included a 4-door saloon/sedan, 2-door cabriolet (B50/B52), 2-door GT coupé (B20), 2-door spider/convertible (B24), and as a rolling chassis for coachbuilders. The Aurelia is noted for using one of the first series-production V6 engines

Establishing a post-war Lancia tradition, the car was named after a Roman road: the Via Aurelia, leading from Rome to Pisa.

The Aurelia was designed under the direction of engineer Vittorio Jano. Its engine, one of the first production V6 engines, a 60° design developed by Francesco de Virgilio, who was between 1943 and 1948 a Lancia engineer, and who worked under Jano. During production, capacity grew from 1.8 L to 2.5 L. Prototype engines used a bore and stroke of 68 mm x 72 mm for 1,569 cc; these were tested between 1946 and 1948. It was an all-alloy pushrod design with a single camshaft between the cylinder banks. A hemispherical combustion chamber and in-line valves were used. Carburation was by a single Solex or Weber. Some uprated 1,991 cc models were fitted with twin carburettors.

At the rear was an innovative combination transaxle integrating the gearbox, clutch, and differential, and inboard-mounted drum brakes. The front suspension was a sliding pillar design, with rear semi-trailing arms replaced by a de Dion tube in the Fourth series. The Aurelia was also the first car to be fitted with radial tires as standard equipment.

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