Lancia D24

Lancia D24
Technical specifications^[1]

Constructor	Lancia
Predecessor	Lancia D23
Successor	Lancia D25
Chassis	Steel tubular space frame
Suspension (front)	Double wishbones, transverse leaf spring, hydraulic dampers
Suspension (rear)	De Dion tube, transverse leaf spring, hydraulic dampers
Wheelbase	2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Engine	D24 3,284 cc (200.4 cu in) 60° V6 Front longitudinal
Transmission	4-speed manual, limited slip differential
Weight	750 kg (1,653.5 lb) (dry)
Competition history
Debut	1953: Nürburgring 1000 km
First win	1953: 6^a Bologna–Passo della Raticosa
Last win	1954: 2^a Coppa Firenze–Siena

The Lancia D24 was a sports racing car introduced in 1953, and raced in the 1953 and 1954 seasons. It kept the overall layout of its predecessor the D23—that is a tubular space frame chassis, double wishbones/De Dion suspension, transaxle transmission and a barchetta body—but had a large 3,284 cc V6 engine. The V6 produced 265 hp (198 kW), gaving the car a top speed of 260 km/h (162 mph).

Some of the D24's most significant overall victories are those by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana, by Alberto Ascari in the 1954 Mille Miglia, and by Piero Taruffi in the 1954 Targa Florio.

In 1955, the President of Lancia presented a D24 to President Juan Perón of Argentina who raced it nationally in the blue and yellow national livery. It was returned to Italy in the 1980s and restored by the Count Vittorio Zanon. This is one of just two D24s in existence; the other being in the Lancia Museum.^[2]

Racing

Lancia D24 Spider won 1954 Mille Miglia driven by Alberto Ascari. The previous year it had already taken Juan Manuel Fangio and Gino Bronzoni to victory at the Carrera Panamericana.

Lancia D24 racing results^[3]
Year	Event	Cars entered	Result (drivers)
1953	1000 km Nürburgring	2	All retired
	1° Gran Premio Supercortemaggiore	2	All retired
	6^a Bologna–Passo della Raticosa	2	1st (Felice Bonetto); 2nd (Eugenio Castellotti)
	5th Carrera Panamericana	3	1st overall (Juan Manuel Fangio); 2nd overall (Piero Taruffi); Felice Bonetto on the third D24 died in a fatal accident
1954	12 Hours of Sebring	4	2nd overall (Luigi Valenzano/Porfirio Rubirosa)
	14° Giro di Sicilia	1	1st (Piero Taruffi)
	6^a Coppa della Toscana	2	All retired
	21^a Mille Miglia;	4	1st overall (Alberto Ascari); three retired
	38^a Targa Florio	2	1st overall (Piero Taruffi); ret. (Eugenio Castellotti)
	Oporto Grand Prix	3	1st (Gigi Villoresi); 2nd (Eugenio Castellotti); one ret.
	14^a Bolzano–Passo Mendola	1	1st (Eugenio Castellotti)
	16^a Aosta–Gran San Bernardo	1	1st (Eugenio Castellotti)
	21st RAC Tourist Trophy	2	1st in class (Piero Taruffi/Juan Manuel Fangio); 2nd in class (Robert Manzon/Eugenio Castellotti)
	9^a Catania–Etna	1	1st (Piero Taruffi)
	16^a Treponti–Castelnuovo	1	1st (Eugenio Castellotti)
	5^a Coppa d’Oro di Sicilia	1	1st (Piero Taruffi)
	2^a Coppa Firenze–Siena	1	1st (Eugenio Castellotti)
World Sportscar Championship race

References

↑ Morello 2014, p. 205–206.
↑ "1954 Lancia D24 Sport Spyder". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
↑ Morello 2014, p. 145–147.

Bibliography

Morello, Lorenzo (2014). Lancia—Storie di innovazione tecnologica nelle automobili (PDF) (in Italian). Centro Storico Fiat.

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