Lancia Dikappa
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Production period: | 1921 to 1922 |
Class : | Luxury car |
Body versions : | Touring car |
Produced | 160 |
Engines: | Gasoline: 4.9 liters (64 kW) |
Length: | 4860 mm |
Width: | 1615 mm |
Wheelbase : | 3338-3388 mm |
Curb weight : | 1300 kg |
The Lancia Dikappa is a luxury car from the 1920s of Lancia which was produced from 1921 to 1922
History
The Lancia Dikappa is the sporty version of the Lancia Kappa . The Kappa is an open four-seater with Phaeton body , the Dikappa has a torpedo body with inclined windshield.
In 1921 Lancia introduced the "Dikappa", or the sports version of the Kappa , to the market, which it flanked and from which it differed above all for the engine whose distribution was no longer with side valves but instead had the most modern and efficient overhead valves which produced the most evident effect of the increase in power (from 70 to 87 HP with the same displacement ) and therefore in performance ( acceleration , pick-up and speed , which rose from 125 to 130 km / h).
The bodywork in the standard torpedo version of the Dikappa , much more slender and streamlined than the similar version on the Kappa chassis In order to keep the weight of the vehicle low, the carcass skeleton of walnut and acacia wood was covered with aluminum sheet. The four-cylinder engine from the Kappa has been revised and makes a maximum of 64 kW (87 hp) at 2300 rpm from 4940 cc displacement. This power gives the car a top speed of almost 130 km / h. Lancia built 160 pieces of Dikappa. A higher number of pieces was above all prevented by the very high purchase price of 80,000 lire .
Only 160 Dikappas will be produced (129 in 1921 and just 31 in 1922, the year the Trikappa was launched ).
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Lancia Dikappa Technical details and specifications (1921-1922)
Engine : Type 66 ; front engine, longitudinal, in- line 4 cylinders , monobloc (cast iron), bore 110 mm, stroke 130 mm, total displacement4941.72 cm³ , removable cylinder head, aluminum alloy crankcase ,parallel overhead valve timing (2 valves per cylinder) with rods and rocker arms, a lateral camshaft (in the crankcase) driven by gears ; crankshaft on three supports; compression ratio 5.4: 1, maximum power 87 CV at 2,300 rpm; fueled by pump with carburetorhorizontal single body Zenith type 48 HAK; high voltage magnet ignition ( Bosch ) with automatic centrifugal advance possibly manually adjustable; forced lubrication, with pump; capacity of the lubrication circuit 10 liters; water cooling , forced circulation, finned tube radiator, mechanical fan;
Electrical system : 6 volts , 12.5 watt dynamo , 100 Ah battery
Transmission : shaft with cardan joints , traction on the rear wheels; dry multi- plate clutch (9 pairs of discs); 4-speed gearbox ( light alloy box ) plus reverse with central lever control; gear ratios: 4,651: 1 in first, 2,326: 1 in second, 1,550: 1 in third, direct drive (1: 1) in fourth, 3,521: 1 in reverse; final reduction ratio (bevel gears) 3.0625: 1 (16/49)
Suspensions : front with rigid axle and semi-elliptic longitudinal leaf springs, rear with rigid axle with semi-elliptic longitudinal leaf springs.
Brakes : (mechanical) foot brake acting on the transmission and hand (mechanical) drum brake acting on the rear wheels.
Wheels and tires : tangent spoke wheels; 895 x 135 tires
Steering : right-hand drive position; steering screw and wheel.
Fuel tank : capacity 60 liters
Frame : steel , with side members and cross members; wheelbase 338.8 cm, front track 136.5 cm rear track 137 cm; length of the frame 486 cm width of the frame 161.5 cm; chassis weight, in running order, 1300 kg
Performance : top speed 130 km / h (max speed in the various gears: 28 in 1st, 56 in 2nd, 84 in 3rd, 130 in 4th)
