In another World
The 32-year-old Gianni Lancia took on a key role in
Lancia in 1947 as a descendant of the company’s founder. With this new function,
he immediately wanted to realize his own car, which should be an implementation
of his wishes.
The sports car, christened LP01 Ghia, was powered by a
2-liter V8 engine installed in the rear.
A distinctive feature was considered the design of the
three front seats - the central seater steered the car. The interior seemed to
have been designed for spaciousness, as the contemporary photos suggest. The
car as a whole was probably designed as a comfortable, but also as very fast
touring sedan.
Gianni Lancia apparently wanted a very special, personal
gem with the LP01 and had the car fitted with a very modern body, which came
from the hands of the company ‘Carozzeria Ghia’.
The unique, two-tone car body, which was built by the
experts of Ghia, embodied a very racy, visually strongly inclined line and must
have caused an approving nod reaction everywhere where it was presented. The
large radiator grille was apparently necessary to give the V8 engine in the
rear its much-needed cooling air. In addition, there was also a separate air
intake scoop at the transition between the roof and the gently sloping rear.....