Inside the 1953 Lancia d23 Spyder

Niels Godron posted in Niels' Garage

3y ago

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- Sometimes a cockpit is so perfect, there's really no need to focus on the car externally. This 1953 Lancia D23 Spyder's interior has everything I'd want in a classic racer.

- A simple but very attractive big Jaeger tachometer, pretty much identical to the one mounted in our 1938 Bugatti Type 57.

- A seat I could spend the rest of my life in. Literally. I'd drive through Europe from racing event to racing event and live off donations from people who've come to see 'The Man who lives in a Lancia'.

- Forget airbags, claxons and inboard entertainment buttons: this steering wheel is a timeless thing of beauty. Add a pair of driving gloves and my happiness would be limitless.

- After his father's death in 1937, Gianni Lancia shifted all his attention to racing, because he believed the company would benefit from its success. But in doing so, he brought Lancia to the edge of bankruptcy. I'm still glad he did, though!

Up close and personal with the only remaining original racer, that came second in the 1953 Monza Grand Prix.

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