Lot details Registration No: 9121 PL Chassis No: B12-1467 Mot Expiry: None
Introduced in 1954 the B12 was the last saloon to join the Lancia Aurelia range. A four-door pillarless design like its B10 and B21 / B22 predecessors, the newcomer utilised the same sliding pillar independent front suspension and rear-mounted four-speed transaxle assembly (complete with differential and inboard drum brakes). However, as a `2a Serie' model it benefited from the adoption of strengthened De Dion tube rear suspension and sundry detail improvements. While, its enlarged 2266cc OHV V6 engine brought welcome extra performance. Understated but elegant the B12 was a sophisticated yet rewarding car to drive. Only in production for a couple of seasons, just 2,400 are thought to have been made.
According to the handwritten notes on file this particular example entered the current family ownership on April 21st 1964 when it was purchased from M. Baker Esq. for the princely sum of £350. Used as an everyday car as well as for occasional trips to the Continent, `9121 PL' remained on the road until July 1978 by which time its odometer reading had gone from 64,835 to (1)16,098 miles. Dormant for more than a decade, the B12 was given a partial engine overhaul in 1992 with parts and services being supplied by Omicron and the Aurelia Consortium (rebore, secondhand cylinder head, new pistons / rings etc). Transported to Summers Classic & Vintage Car Restorers of Tenbury Wells (Worcs) the following year, the B12 was then treated to an extensive bodywork refurbishment, retrim, partial rewire and suspension / brake system fettling. As sometimes happens, restorer and client decided to part ways after eighteen odd months and over £25,000 had gone into the project; the result being the return of a still unfinished `9121 PL'. Although, work carried on into the late 1990s the momentum had seemingly gone. Thus upon inspection the engine was sitting on a workbench minus numerous ancillaries and the car had had its radiator grille detached etc. Sold strictly as viewed, this rare Lancia Aurelia B12 is accompanied by an old style V5 registration document and history file (including Summers restoration bills).
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