1955 Lancia Florida
Chassis no.
B56-1002
Engine no.
B12-2527
Coachbuilder
Pinin Farina
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1955
Manufacturing
1955
Chassis no. b56-1002
Manufacturer:
LANCIA SPA (IT)
Note:
Platform for coachbuilders
1955
Engine no. b12-2527
Manufacturer:
LANCIA SPA (IT)
Note:
60° V-type
1955
Body
Coachbuilder:
Pinin Farina
Type:
Fixhead coupe
Colour:
Two tone: blue body/ivory roof-boot lid
1955
Record:
Pinin Farina photos.
From 20th April 1955
to 1st May 1955
to 1st May 1955
Event:
XXXVII Salone internazionale dell'Automobile
Locality:
Torino (IT)
May 1955
Record:
Shooting at Parco del Valentino in Turin.
22nd May 1955
Event:
Lucerne Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Lucerna (CH)
Category / Group:
Challenge Cup
Driver:
Antonio Melandri (IT)
5th June 1955
Event:
Concours d'Elegance Ros d'Or
Locality:
Ginevra (CH)
Race number:
#39
Category / Group:
2 - 1
Class:
2
Driver:
Antonio Melandri (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA / 1st CL
From 17th June 1955
to 1st February 1981
to 1st February 1981
Owner:
Antonio Melandri (IT)
Purchase price:
Lire 1.589.000 for chassis, Lire 1.800.000 for body.
Famous owner:
Italian Tenor
From 17th June 1955
to 4th January 1968
to 4th January 1968
Plate:
MI-274296
Country:
IT
24th July 1955
Event:
Cortina D'Ampezzo Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Cortina d'Ampezzo (IT)
Driver:
Antonio Melandri (IT)
25th September 1955
Event:
Concorso d'Eleganza Campione d'Italia
Locality:
Campione d'Italia (IT)
Driver:
Antonio Melandri (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
From 22nd October 1955
to 23rd October 1955
to 23rd October 1955
Event:
Concorso Internazionale d'Eleganza ''Roma Motor Show''
Locality:
Roma (IT)
Driver:
Antonio Melandri (IT)
From 4th January 1968
to 30th April 1982
to 30th April 1982
Plate:
MI-E79529
Country:
IT
March 1980
Bibliography:
Merlin Didier, Pininfarina Prestige D'une Tradition 1930 - 1980 , Edita Lausanne, n.p. 1980
From 31st December 1980
to 18th January 2011
to 18th January 2011
Owner:
Lorenzo Boscarelli (IT)
Famous owner:
Automobile historian
30th April 1982
Identification document:
Circulation paper complementary sheet
30th April 1982
Plate:
PC-274296
Country:
IT
20th May 1983
Identification document:
Circulation paper complementary sheet
1990
Record:
Sales announcement in an Italian newspaper '' Unique opportunity to buy a landmark in the history of car bodywork design. The Lancia Aurelia Florida coupé by Pinin Farina is for sale. The car, of which only one was made, was originally presented at the 1955 Turin Automobile Salon; in the same year it won the first prize in four Concours d'Elegance (Luzern, Geneva, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Rome). Stored for the last 25 years, the car is complete, but in need of restoration. Sensible offers are invited. Write to Lorenzo Boscarelli, Corso Porta Vigentina 32, 20122, Italy, or call 39-2-58314836. Fax is 39-2-72002004".
1990
Bibliography:
Alfieri Bruno, Pininfarina Catalogue Raisonné Vol. 2 , Automobilia, n.p. 1990
July 1994
Bibliography:
De Boer John, The Italian Car Registry - John Fulton De Boer , Unknown publisher, n.p. 1994
From 3rd February 1996
to 11th February 1996
to 11th February 1996
Event:
Autostory
Locality:
Genova (IT)
2009
Record:
Car exhibited at the Bonfanti museum.
November 2010
Record:
Car photos before restoration.
From 18th January 2011
to 16th July 2014
to 16th July 2014
Owner:
Stefano Chiminelli (IT)
Purchase price:
Euro 180.000,00
Famous owner:
Automobile historian
2011
Record:
Car photos before restoration when it arrived in Milan.
From May 2011
to June 2011
to June 2011
Restoration:
Photos of the rims restoration
January 2013
Record:
Car photos before restoration.
From 16th July 2014
to currently
to currently
Owner:
Corrado Lopresto (IT)
Famous owner:
Famous Italian Car Collector.
February 2021
Record:
Car photos after restoration.
4th September 2021
Event:
Concours d'Elegance at Dinard
Locality:
Dinard (FR)
Class:
Prix du Coupe de cœr
Driver:
Corrado Lopresto (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1
3rd May 2022
Event:
11th Villa D'este Style
Locality:
Cernobbio (IT)
Driver:
Corrado Lopresto (IT)
From 8th October 2022
to 9th October 2022
to 9th October 2022
Event:
15th Classic eleganza Stresa
Locality:
Stresa (IT)
Category / Group:
Trofeo Classic Club Italia
Driver:
Corrado Lopresto (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1
From 22nd April 2023
to 23rd April 2023
to 23rd April 2023
Event:
Legendes de Nice
Driver:
Corrado Lopresto (IT)
From 19th May 2023
to 21st May 2023
to 21st May 2023
Event:
Concorso Internazionale d'Eleganza di Villa d'Este
Locality:
Cernobbio (IT)
Race number:
#72
Category / Group:
Class G - That ‘made in Italy’ look: styles which conquered new worlds
Driver:
Corrado Lopresto (IT)
From 11th January 2024
to 30th January 2024
to 30th January 2024
Event:
La Collezione Lopresto – Storia del car design e restauro dell’auto d’epoca
Locality:
Milano (IT)
From 5th July 2024
to 7th July 2024
to 7th July 2024
Event:
1st The Aurora Concours
Locality:
Båstad (SE)
Category / Group:
Best of Show
Driver:
Corrado Lopresto (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1
From 14th September 2024
to 15th September 2024
to 15th September 2024
Event:
7th Chantilly Arts & Elegance concours of elegance
Locality:
Chantilly (FR)
Class:
Lancia apres-guerre
Results / Prizes:
1
2026
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Salone Internazionale Dell'automobile Di Torino's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2026