THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1953
- Body style
- Spider
- Chassis
- B52-1097
- Engine
- V6
- Type
- One-off
- Production
- 1
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
Of the one hundred B52s built, only 11 are entrusted to Vignale and only four of these receive a coupé body. The design of the bodywork is due to Giovanni Michelotti, who for Vignale makes cars with very elaborate lines, sometimes almost excessive, with showy chrome, beams and particular “floating” headlights. This model was exhibited at the 1953 Turin Motor Show.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Related people
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production
- 1
- Production type
- One-off
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- V6
Design & manufacture
- Designer · Documented
- Giovanni Michelotti
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Lancia
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Vignale
04 / INDIVIDUAL HISTORY
Chassis & provenance
Chassis B52-10971 history records
- Chassis number
- B52-1097
- Engine number
- B21-4775
- Year
- 1953
Paolo Caldini
One-off · sole documented vehicle
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
1Class placings
1 documented award Verified CI records with attributable sources
34° Salone Internazionale dell'Automobile – Torino B52-1097 · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 1952
- Chassis
- B52-1097
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: _yoast_wpseo_primary_events. No award inferred.
Concorso Internazionale d'Eleganza di Stresa B52-1097 · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 1953
- Chassis
- B52-1097
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: list_of_awards_0_events. No award inferred.
Brussels Motor Show B52-1097 · displayed on Lancia stand · Unreviewed
- Date
- 1955-01-15/26
- Chassis
- B52-1097
- Award / result
- displayed on Lancia stand
Concorso d Eleganza Villa d Este B52-1097 · 2nd in Class G · Verified award
- Date
- 20 May 2016
- Chassis
- B52-1097
- Verified award
- 2nd in Class G
- Class
- Class G
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 10 photographs
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08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
No publishable archival references are currently catalogued for this vehicle.
THE CONVERSATION
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