Lancia Appia car history
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Manufacturer: | Lancia |
Production period: | 1953 to 1963 |
Class : | Motor car,van |
Body versions : | Saloon , station wagon ,panel van , coupe ,cabriolet |
Engines: | Gasoline 1.1 liters |
The Lancia Appia is a car model of the car manufacturer Lancia , which was manufactured from spring 1953 to autumn 1963 in three different series. In the first series (1953-1956) 20,005 vehicles were built, in the second (1956-1959) 22,424 and in the third (1959-1963) 55,577 vehicles.
History
The Appia was more expensive than the Fiat 1100 and not as fast as the Alfa Romeo Giulietta . Like the Fiat 1100 before the war he has no B-pillar , so that a large space opens with opposing doors. The four-cylinder V engine with closely spaced cylinders (bank angle 10.14 °) has two lower -lying camshafts , hemispherical combustion chambers and a dual-bearing crankshaft. The front wheels are suspended individually on a straight guide with sliding sleeves ; behind the Appia has a rigid axle on leaf springs with telescopic shock absorbers, It has a simple worm steering and hydraulically operated drum brakes on all wheels. Unlike the larger Aurelia was dispensed with the placement of the transmission on the rear axle ( Transaxle ) in the Appia . Thanks to the lighter 4-cylinder engine in the engine compartment, an aluminumbonnet and the placement of the heavy battery under the boot floor, the Appia sedan achieves an almost ideal weight distribution between the front and rear axles. In the first series of the Appia sedan were also large parts of the bodyand attachments made of aluminum, which on the one hand expensive to produce, on the other hand was not particularly suitable for everyday use, so that Lancia renounced in the other series on large-scale application of aluminum.
In addition to the sedan two coupe versions of Zagato , one of Pininfarina and a convertible of Vignale were produced. Similarly, there was based on the third series, a wagon version "Giardinetta" by Viotti. Specialists such as Garavini produced among other things ambulances on the Appia basis.
Lancia Appia Series III Saloon
General Specification
- Engine fuel: Gasoline
- Engine size: 1.1 liters
- Engine power: 28-44 kW
- Length: 3865 mm
- Width: 1420 mm
- Height: 1422 mm
- Wheelbase: 2350-2510 mm
- Curb weight: 820-920 kg
Lancia Appia Series III PERFORMANCE:
power-weight ratio: 42.3 lb/hp, 19.2 kg/hp; useful load: 970 1b, 440 kg
- max speed in 1st gear: 20.5 mph, 33 km/h
- max speed in 2nd gear: 34.8 mph, 56 km/h
- max speed in 3rd gear: 55.3 mph, 89 km/h;
- max speed in 4th gear: 82.0 mph. 132 km h
Related
Technical
Lancia Appia Engines
Model
production year
engine
capacity
power
Fuel system
Limousine (1st series)
1953-1956
V4
1089 cc
38 hp (28 kW)
carburettor
Limousine (2nd series)
1956-1959
V4
1089 cc
43 hp (32 kW)
carburettor
Limousine (3rd series)
1959-1963
V4
1089 cc
48 hp (35 kW)
carburettor
Coupe, convertible
1956-1963
V4
1089 cc
53 hp (39 kW)
carburettor
GTS
1956-1958
V4
1089 cc
58 hp (43 kW)
carburettor
Sports
1960-1963
V4
1089 cc
60 hp (44 kW)
carburettor
Lancia Appia Series III Specification and Technical details
ENGINE:
Front, 4 stroke; cylinders: 4, Vee-slanted at 100
bore and stroke 2.68 x 2.95 in, 68 x 75 mm
engine capacity: 66.66 cu in, 1090 cu cm
compression ratio: 7.8 : 1
max power (CUNA): 48 hp at 4900 rpm
max torque (CUNA): 63 1b ft, 8.7 kgm at 3000 rpm
max number of engine rpm: 5200
specific power: 44 hp/l
cylinder block: light alloy, wet liners
cylinder head: light alloy, hemispherical combustion chambers
crankshaft bearings: 2; valves: 2 per cylinder, overhead, Vee-slanted, with push rods and rockers
camshaft: 2, side; lubrication: gear pump, full flow filter
carburation: 1 Solex C 32 PBIC downdraft single barrel carburettor; fuel feed: mechanical pumpTRANSMISSION:
driving wheels: rear
clutch: single dry plate
gear box: mechanical; gears: 4 + reverse
gear box ratios (I) 4.10, (II) 2.38, (III) 1.53, (IV) 1, (Rev) 5 85
gear lever location: steering column
final drive: hypoid bevel ratio: 4.18 : 1.
CHASSIS:
Front suspension: independent, sliding pillars (Lancia type), coil springs, telescopic dampers
rear suspension: rigid axle, half-elliptic leaf springs, telescopic dampers.
STEERING:
worm and sector; turns of steering wheel lock to lock: 3.
BRAKES:
Drum, 2 front leading shoesDIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT:
Wheel base: 98.82 in, 2510 mm
front track: 46.46 in, 1180 mm
rear track: 46.54 in, 1182 mm
overall length; 158.27 in, 4020 mm
overall width: 58.27 in, 1480 mm
overall height: 57.09 in, 1450 mm
ground clearance: 4.72 in, 120 mm
dry weight: 2029 1b, 920 kg
distribution of weight (max load): 44 % front axle, 56 % rear axle
turning radius (between walls): 17.4 ft, 5.3 m
width of rims: 4.5"
tyres: 6.10 - 14
fuel tank capacity: 9.36 imp gal, 10.04 US gal, 38 1.© Motor car
Service
Service instruction Lancia Appia Series III
Cooling system: water; cooling system capacity: 5.3 imp qt, 6.3 US qt, 6 1.
Fuel: petrol, 83 Oct
Engine sump oil: 2.6 imp qt. 3.2 US qt, 3 1, SAE 20W-30 (winter) 30-40 (summer), change, every 1900 miles, 1.3 imp qt, 1.6 US qt, 1.5 1, SAE 90, change every
5600 miles, 9000 km
Final drive oil: 1.5 imp qt, 1.8 US qt. 1.7 1, SAE 140, change every 5600 miles, 9000 km
Steering box oil: 0.2 imp qt, 0.3 US qt.
Tappet clearances: inlet 0.006 in, 0.15 mm, exhaust 0.008 in, 0.20 mm
Valve timing: (inlet) opens 150 before tdc and closes 52° after bdc, (exhaust) opens 52° before bdc and closes 15° after tdc
Tyre pressure (normal load): front 18 psi, 1.3 atm, rear 21 psi, 1.5 atm.
Drum, 2 front leading shoes; braking surface: front 74.40 sq in, 480 sq cm, rear 72.23 sq in, 466 sq cm, total 146.63 sq in, 946 sq cm.
voltage: 12 V
battery: 42 Ah
dynamo: 250 W;
ignition distributor: Marelli© Motor car
