1941 Lancia Ardea Tassi Roma [450]

1941 Lancia Ardea [450] in Matrimonio all'italiana, Movie, 1964

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
cl82 ◊ 2009-12-08 23:57	Due to the grille, I would say Lancia, due to the style of the body, I would consider it to be rather pre- than postwar.
DynaMike ◊ 2009-12-09 00:01	Looks very similar to this 1942 Ardea Tassi: http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/l/42lanArdeaTassiRoma4cyl47PS_Markt.jpg and: http://www.lancia-ardea.it/images/curiosità/marzo.jpg And here: http://www.lancia-ardea.it/le_derivate.htm I read that 511 of these were built between 1940 and 1943. They were called Tassì Roma. -- Last edit: 2009-12-09 00:07:10
130rapid ◊ 2009-12-09 00:09	Too small for Ardea, too big for Astura. Probably she's an postwar Aprilla with special body from some Italian coachbuilder. :P
130rapid ◊ 2009-12-09 00:28	DynaMike, you're right! http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancia_Ardea Lancia Ardea Tassi Roma was much-much bigger than Berlina (wheelbase 295 cm, total length 446,5 cm).