Lancia Flavia 1968 - Coupe 1800 Injection 2-Door

This lot will be auctioned via Historics Classic and Sportscar Auctioneers at The Pace of Autumn; Ascot Racecourse sale on Saturday 20th September. Very rare right hand drive car. Recently recommissioned. Launched in 1961, the Lancia Flavia Coupe arrived on the market a year after its saloon sister and immediately atoned for the four-door's odd styling and proportions. The eye-catching Coupe featured bodywork by Pininfarina to clothe its Professor Antonio Fessia designed engineering - not only did its pretty two-door body style move Lancia styling away from the classicism of the earlier models, but it managed to successfully disguise the front-wheel drive platform, so evident with the saloon. The Coupe was launched with a 90bhp twin carburettor version of the 1.5 litre H4, but this was uprated to 100bhp and 1.8 litres in 1963, before going to the full 126bhp and 2 litres in 1971. The 1.8 litre car introduced mechanical fuel injection to the range. Rust has been a killer of many of these cars, although many have now been restored and values are slowly rising, even if they remain a fraction of those of the earlier cars. The Flavia was then facelifted and rebranded the 2000 in 1971.This very rare right hand drive Lancia Favia Coupe with the 1800cc fuel injection engine was first registered in the UK on 5th April 1968 where it remained until 2010 when it was exported to Europe. The car has recently returned to the UK from Poland where it had not been used for some time. It has recently had a large amount of work carried out to put it back on the road, this work included fitting a new battery, cleaning out the fuel system, including the injectors, changing the engine oil and filters, fitting a new ignition coil check and adjusting the ignition system, checking and repairing as necessary the electrical system on the car, replacing both outer headlight units and overhauling the brake master cylinder. Finished in grey with black interior, this Lancia Favia Coupe 1800 is supplied with a V5 registration document and copies of the invoices for the work carried out. Approximately 2,150 Flavia 1800 injection coupes were built in total, with a small portion supplied as right hand drive for markets like the UK. Consigned by John Tomlin