June 26th, 2009 by admin

The Kappa and the Dikappa were the last Lancia cars to have engines with cylinders in line. The Trikappa marked the change to V-8 engines. A peculiar feature of these engines was the narrow angle , only 14° , of the V.The 8-cylinder derived from a 12-cylinder with the same angle, designed as an aircraft engine.
The Lambda was a model with several innovations and entirely new design features. It had a narrow angle V-4 engine of 14° capable of turning over rapidly at 3,250 revs. Another of the Lambda’s innovations was that it was the first car to have a monocoque hull. The idea for the new suspension system apparently came to Vincenzo Lancia following the breakage of a rear leaf-spring whilst he and his mother were traveling in a Kappa.
The Lambda was a great commercial success. A total of 12,999 were built in nine different series. It was first shown to the public at the 1922 Paris Motor Show and it gained an enthusiastic reception. The angular body was also one reason for its popularity. The absence of a chassis made it remarkably low and yet another innovation was the integration of the trunk into the body, rather than jutting out. This was also a technical solution to the problem posed by the lengthened body which needed to be closed at the rear end to give it greater rigidity. The engine capacity rose in the seventh series from 2120 to 2370 cc, the bore being increased from 75 to 79.37 mm and consequently the maximum power increased from 49 to 59 bhp at the same engine speed. The eighth series featured another increase in capacity (2570 cc, bore 82.55 mm, power 69 bhp), some modifications of detail and an increase in accessories, one such being a rev counter.
Car : Lancia Lambda Tipo 67
Year : 1923
Engine :V-4
Bore and stroke :75×120 mm
Cylinder capacity : 2120 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power : 49
Maximum speed : 70 mph
Wheelbase :10 ft 2 ins (3.09 m)
Suspension : front and rear : telescopic independent suspension ; front : hydraulic
damping device

Lancia Lambda Tipo 67