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Restored Lancia Aurelia B20GT Is the Coolest Car You Never Knew Existed

Lancia is an Italian car brand few people know still exists. Established in 1906, it became part of the Fiat group in 1969 and was diluted so much in the mixture of the carmaker’s so many nameplates that today it is only a shadow of its former self. But things were not always like this.
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Photo: Thornley Kelham
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Back in the 1950s, Lancia was at the top of the racing events being held across the world, from the recovering, war-torn Europe to the shores of North America. Events like the Le Mans 24 hours race, or the Mexican Carrera Panamericana, is where Lancia liked to play.

One of the cars that did the racing events tour back then was the Aurelia B20GT, a car based on the brand’s first full-production V6, the Aurelia. One example in particular, owned and driven by Italian racing car driver Giovanni Bracco, performed particularly well, finishing second in the 1951 Mille Miglia and winning its class at Le Mans.

This B20GT is one of the most famous Lancias around, but for years it was considered lost. Somehow, it was uncovered in the U.S., and word of that reached restoration specialist Thornley Kelham, who set to work to bring the car back to its former glory.

Once ready, at the end of an effort that lasted for three years, the revived B20GT was ready. Based on it, the garage who made it set up to create a limited production run – just nine will ever be made – called Aurelia Outlaw. At the time of this writing, four of them are finished, and the fifth is in progress of being made.

You can see the result of that hard work, and some pics of the car before it underwent the process, in the gallery above. Also, the full story of how it came to be can be found in the press release section below this text.
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About the author: Daniel Patrascu
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Daniel loves writing (or so he claims), and he uses this skill to offer readers a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry. He also enjoys talking about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
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