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The cast iron Lambda Mystery
A very nice shot of the 1923 Lancia Lambda currently on offer by Christoph Grohe. He will bring the car to AutoRetro Barcelona three weeks from now. Christoph asked us to bring up a little mystery connected with the car which he has not been able to solve so far. Opposed to all other Lambdas, this specific car has no alloy engine block but a cast iron block. Not numbered; only marked CGC (probably the foundry logo of..?). Fact is that this engine is with the car as long as previous owners can remember. When the original engine #71 was exchanged for this unit is not known. As far as known Lancia never made something like this. So the theory is that this engine block was made at great cost in or near Barcelona. Very strange, as in the thirties, forties, fifties and even in the sixties it was not very hard to find a used Lambda unit. So why? Why would somebody take the trouble to make a new block on his own?
The photo above was kindly made available by Autodrómo. Please take note of the refined handpainted (?) registration plate. Autódromo will present a special issue 'Spanish Streets' featuring photos made by Nick Georgano in the fifties-sixties.
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lundi novembre 10th, 2014
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Inconnu
11 Novembre 2014, 17:06
Unfortunately I cannot help, but I know the owner of a Lambda (English body) in Turin with another strange thimg. The head is made in BRONZE! Years ago I was present when it was put again on the block. It was so heavy that I think that You could start the engine without bolt it!
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Ace Zenek
11 Novembre 2014, 14:15
In regards to the license plate, the letter "B" indicates a Barcelona registration. Many of the Spanish license plates that were made of aluminum were hand painted. These plates were in use many years, so identifying the year of the photo from the license plate is not possible.
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Inconnu
11 Novembre 2014, 09:15
Very interesting story about the cast iron block in the first series Lambda. Having owned a Lambda innthe family since 1938 I do take issue however with your statement that original blocks could easily be found in the fifties, sixties etc. this may have been correct in Australia, UK and Switzerland to name a few countries with a karge Lambda population. In a country like the Netherlands ( and presumably Spain) no spare parts could be found for a car considered exotic. And do not forget there was no www !
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