Production of the Lambda ended in 1931, when Lancia launched two new models as its replacement rather than one; the 2.6 litre V8 Astura and the 1.9 litre 4-cylinder Lancia Artena, using fundamentally similar underpinnings. The larger 4-litre V8 Dilambda continued alongside the new models until 1936. Sometimes...
Loosia & das Technische Museum Wien
8 Nov, 2006
Adolf Loos‘ Entwurf für einen Lancia Lambda im TMW Some lancianews-readers will recall an article on a Lancia body design by eminent 20th century architect Adolf Loos. The design (1923) was probably done by Loos having a Lambda chassis in mind. Since the design remained unrealised Dutch architect Oskar...
Lohnende Reise in den Elsaß zum Musee Nationale d’Automobil
8 Jul, 2006
Nicht alle wertvollen historischen Lancias sind im Mai in Brescia.. Ein paar „verstecken“ sich auch im Musee Nationale d’Automobil Winfried Brandlhofer hatte uns 2005 eindrucksvolle Bilder aus Brescia vom Start der Mille Miglia mitgebracht, 2006 zog es ihn in ähnlich kulturell bedeutsame Umgebung....
RR: Does the Loosmobil really exist?
3 Dez, 2003
Das Lambda-Konzept I have been promoting the idea of the Loosmobil for years now and some people already think it is an „idee-fixe“ of mine. Remember: in 1923 the seminal 20th-century architect Adolf Loos designed a omewhat bizarre body for a Lancia: the design consists of three different levels, a...