Bentleybob 52 solved Albany Lancia Lambda

[bentleybob]

It is all about the coachbuilder, the name of his creation, the chassis make and type underneath and the year this was presented at which occasion...

[Manuel]

This body style [or similar] was fitted to a couple of different chassis. I don't know who the body builder was but this one looks like a Lancia.

Manuel in Oz

[bentleybob]

Looks like a Lancia because it is, yes.

[bentleybob]

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[Craig Gillingham]

This is the Lancia Lambda 'Airway', designed by Joseph Emberton, built by the Albany Carriage Co. I think it was based on a 7th Series Lambda. Also, this was shown at Olympia in 1927. Most of this car still exists, and was rebuilt. The car above, had a single rear seat. The Airway Lambda that was rebuilt has a wider 2 seat rear compartment. This actual car was sold to an Australian buyer, a year or two after it was built, and spent many years here.

[bentleybob]

You are right of course. A point. I think personally that the restoration is more of a reconstruction that has only a slight resemblance to the original. If you study pics of then and now, you will find many more changes.... Still, it surrvives. The pic by Dmentd.

[Craig Gillingham]

More detail regarding this Lambda's history.

[grobmotorix]

A 1927 photo and an interiour sketch:

[grobmotorix]

Another rare photo: