The Flavia coupe benefits from a healthy does of Pininfarina cross-pollination, especially in the roofline and its kink at the base of the c-pillar. In photographs, the Flavia coupe could easily be mistaken for a much larger touring car, when in reality, it has much more in common with an Alfa Romeo GTV.
The long, tall hood belies the fact that it houses an aluminum boxer 4-cylinder engine and a front wheel drive transmission, both of which barely protrude above the plane of the front bumper. With some rowing of the 4-speed manual gearbox, the 91hp mill should prove to be more than enough to move the 2550lb coupe down the road.
Year: 1967
Model: Lancia Flavia 1.8
Engine: 1800cc boxer 4-cylinder
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Mileage: N/A
Price: $51,500
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Gateway Classic Cars of Scottsdale is proud to offer this rare and vintage 1967 Lancia Flavia for sale right now in our Arizona showroom, located in North Phoenix. Can you say “Ciao Bella"?! This medium sized Italian-produced luxury car that was never offered new here in the United States offers beautiful styling with all the personality you could ever need. This Lancia, designed by Pininfarina (an Italian coachbuilder) features a quality Silver paintjob, plenty of chrome and a black vinyl interior with bucket seats and real wood adorning the dashboard and even the shifter knob. It's hard to express in words how much character this Italian classic is exuding - just imagine the smile on your face when you fire up the peppy 1.8l 4-cylinder “flat 4" motor that was built with Italian hands at the Lancia factory in Turin. A 4-speed manual transmission makes this Lancia Flavia as fun to drive as it is to look at. This car was imported to the United States from its home country several years ago and boasts a complete engine rebuild. We love this Lancia and it definitely spikes the interest of anyone walking through our showroom- car person or not. Lancias are drivers' cars and the company has a long and illustrious heritage in racing as well as mass-market automotive manufacturing.
We would worry about the upkeep on these less-valuable Lancias were it not for the superb engineering reputation of Lancia prior to their acquisition by Fiat. Simple, thoughtful design should require simple maintenance more than outright repair.
We prefer the V6 Lancias for obvious reasons, but these boxer cars are much more affordable, and much more rare than their Alfa Romeo contemporaries. You give up some of the sporty experience to the Alfa, but capable comfort and reliable engineering make up for it with a Lancia.
-Graham