Lancia Lambda
Lancia Lambda Torpedo 1923
Overview
Manufacturer	Lancia
Production	1922–1931
Body and chassis
Body style	Torpedo (S.1-S.9) Berlina (Weymann) (S.8-S.9)
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	2119 ccLanciaV4 2370 ccLanciaV4 2568 ccLanciaV4
Transmission	3-speed manual (S.1-S.4) 4-speed manual (S.5-S.9)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	310 cm (122.0 in) (S.1-S.9) 342 cm (134.6 in) (S.6-S.9)
Curb weight	1,200 kg (2,646 lb)-1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Lancia Kappa (1919)
Successor	Lancia Artena

TheLancia Lambda is an innovativeautomobile produced from 1922 through 1931. It wasthe first car to feature a load-bearingunitary body, (but without a stressed roof) and it also pioneered the use of anindependent suspension (the frontsliding pillar withcoil springs).^[1][2] Vincenzo Lancia even invented ashock 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.

The narrow-angle aluminiumLancia V4 engine was also notable. All three displacements shared the same long 120 mm (4.7 in) stroke, and all wereSOHC 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'.

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• 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

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