Registration No: JSJ 241
Chassis No: F311484
MOT: Exempt

• Rare French-built Lancia, 1 of circa 3,000 made
• Obtained by the vendor in 2018 from a private collection where it had resided since 1998
• Recommissioned following a period as a non-runner while in said collection
• An older restored example

Responsible for some of the most innovative cars ever designed, Lanica has a proud engineering heritage. Introduced in 1933, the Augusta featured Lancia’s trademark sliding-pillar independent front suspension and a compact V4 engine. Manufactured in Turin and at Bonneuil-sur-Marne, Lancia’s first factory outside Italy, it was rechristened the Belna for the French market. Approximately 3,000 Belnas were made before production ceased during 1938 with all but 500 or so being saloons.

Dating from 1935, this rare French-built Lancia is finished in Navy Blue over Sky Blue with a contrasting Burgundy vinyl interior. Self-evidently the subject of past restoration work, the Belna retains an 1196cc V4 engine allied to four-speed manual transmission. Imported to the UK in 1998 and understood to have become part of a private collection that same year, the saloon was apparently used for a variety of shows, weddings and school graduation balls. Taken off the road in 2013 due to a suspected head gasket leak, the Lancia was purchased by the vendor five years later. Recommissioned with a new head gasket and thorough service, more recent work saw it rewired in 2020. Offered for sale with several past tax discs and MOTs, the Belna possesses a current V5C Registration Document.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452