Topic: Ubb86 Lancia Aurelia Paronzini Monoposto 1960

[mekubb]

The guy seems to enjoy himself... what's this racer called and from when does it date ?

[nicanary]

Nose shortened for Monaco ?

[mekubb]

Nose shortened for Monaco ?

No idea...

[nicanary]

The bomb-style exhaust hints at a DKW engine ?

[mekubb]

No DKW connection at all...

[WayneB]

Italian Formula Junior of some sort?

[mekubb]

Italian it is....not sure though if it is a Formula Junior

[nicanary]

A typical Autopuzzler day - looking for clues on the Renault 4CV Coupe, and instead I came across the answer to this.

It's a 1960 Lancia Aurelia Paronzini Monoplace, being sold at auction by Artcurial this year. Apart from that, I cannot find any further infromation.

It's probably a special built by an Italian enthusiast - the body style suggests it was built in the early 60s, long after the Aurelia went out of production. The smallest engine in the Aurelia range was 1754cc and this car seems to have an engine even smaller than that ! Very odd.

Further investigation reveals that it was built in July 1958 by one Francesco Paronzini who had been impressed by the British rear-engined cars from Cooper. Power was a 2-litre Aurelia B21 with dual Webers developing 90BHP. Front suspension and brakes were from Alfa Romeo.

Presumably he intended to run the car in the then-current Formula 2 category.

[mekubb]

A typical Autopuzzler day - looking for clues on the Renault 4CV Coupe, and instead I came across the answer to this.

It's a 1960 Lancia Aurelia Paronzini Monoplace, being sold at auction by Artcurial this year. Apart from that, I cannot find any further infromation.

It's probably a special built by an Italian enthusiast - the body style suggests it was built in the early 60s, long after the Aurelia went out of production. The smallest engine in the Aurelia range was 1754cc and this car seems to have an engine even smaller than that ! Very odd.

Further investigation reveals that it was built in July 1958 by one Francesco Paronzini who had been impressed by the British rear-engined cars from Cooper. Power was a 2-litre Aurelia B21 with dual Webers developing 90BHP. Front suspension and brakes were from Alfa Romeo.

Presumably he intended to run the car in the then-current Formula 2 category.

You are completely right ! A well- deserved point 

[D-type]

Ahem! 
Sorry to be pedantic, but it's nice to keep the record accurate.  The 2-litre Formula 2 finished in 1953.  When Formula 2 was reintroduced in 1957 it was for 1.5 litre cars and lasted until 1960.  So this car may have been intended for Formula 1, maybe the non-championship races, and posibly with long term plans to enlarge the engine to 2.5 litres. Alternatively it may have been intended for hillclimbs or for Italian national racing, both of which may have had a 2-litre class.

[nicanary]

Ahem! 
Sorry to be pedantic, but it's nice to keep the record accurate.  The 2-litre Formula 2 finished in 1953.  When Formula 2 was reintroduced in 1957 it was for 1.5 litre cars and lasted until 1960.  So this car may have been intended for Formula 1, maybe the non-championship races, and posibly with long term plans to enlarge the engine to 2.5 litres. Alternatively it may have been intended for hillclimbs or for Italian national racing, both of which may have had a 2-litre class.

You're not being pedantic at all - I can't believe I made such a fundamental error. The odd thing is that the rear engine compartment seems to contain very little, whereas a production-based motor would normally be very evident by its bulk. I presume that's because it's a V6, and thus fairly compact.