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Looksmart Announces Classic Pininfarina Fiat & Lancia

Looksmart is expanding their classic Pininfarina series to include the 1:18 Fiat and Lancia marque.  From the Fiat brand the 130 Coupe will be offered in three colours.  Lancia will see the Gamma Coupe, again three colours to be offered.  See below for complete details.

LSFI01A: Fiat 130 Coupe Light Blue
LSFI01B: Fiat 130 Coupe Dark Blue
LSFI01C: Fiat 130 Coupe Dark Gray

LSLA02A: Lancia Gamma Coupe Gray
LSLA02B: Lancia Gamma Coupe Gold
LSLA02C: Lancia Gamma Coupe Black

About the Fiat and Lancia…  “The Fiat 130 Coupé, based on the same platform of the saloon version, was introduced in March 1971 having been designed by Paolo Martin of Pininfarina, who also manufactured the car. With a unique interior design (adopted in the saloon when it was upgraded to the 130B version which also featured the Coupé’s enlarged 3235 cc V6), it featured a button-operated mechanism allowing the driver to open the passenger-side door. In addition to this model, there were two one-off variations built, a 2-door estate named Maremma and a 4-door saloon named Opera

The 4 cylinder straight of Lancia Gamma series had certain engineering advantages, but more than anything it allowed Aldo Brovarone (Pininfarina chief stylist) to design a rakish looking coupé with a low bonnet line and a steeply raked windscreen. When launched at the Geneva show in 1979 there were crowds around the Lancia stand. Pressure cast in alloy with wet cylinder liners, the engine was also extremely light and though it only produced 140 bhp (104 kW), (120 bhp (89 kW) in 2.0-litre form) in line with traditional Lancia thinking it generated a huge amount of torque, most of which was available at just 2000 rpm.”

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1 Response to "Looksmart Announces Classic Pininfarina Fiat & Lancia"

  1. Moondawn says:

    The Pininfarina design can be spotted from miles away. The focus on this typical 70’s design is what is missing in model country today. Finally a breath of fresh air. Thumbs up for Looksmart.

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