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Title: Augusta details wanted Post by: Tony Stephens on 17 June, 2020, 11:12:38 AM Question from Ian Ferguson at the VSCC library: he has received the following email requesting information on an Augusta CCA237.
Good Day, I'm a car expert from Poland and I'm working on documents for registration Sport Car based on Lancia Augusta from 1934 / 1939. During preparation of this document I have found information that this car was used by VSCC in an advertising compagnon somewhere between 1979 - 1991. The car is called a Lancia Race Special, and was registered with registration number CCA237. Chassis number is 342083. I Would like to please You with recreating history of that car if it is possible. It might help me with preparing documents for documenting historic vehicle walors. Thank You in advance Best Regards Jarosłąw Ziajka If we can help Ian the Library tries to answer as many of these enquiries as they can. I do remember someone used to race an Augusta (March Special) briefly, years ago, at VSCC race meetings, I have a mental image of Oulton Park one year. Any help? Tony Stephens Title: Re: Augusta details wanted Post by: DavidLaver on 17 June, 2020, 12:45:30 PM My memory isn't good, but am wondering if its the car that I associate with Robbie Coltrane.
https://www.lancia.myzen.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8285.0 Title: Re: Augusta details wanted Post by: Kari on 17 June, 2020, 03:36:37 PM Lancia Augusta - Salmson Special
Regards Karl Title: Re: Augusta details wanted Post by: Sliding Pillar on 17 June, 2020, 08:08:58 PM https://www.eurooldtimers.com/eng/galerie-stroj/4279-1939-lancia-augusta-cabriolet-race-special.html
Title: Re: Augusta details wanted Post by: Mikenoangelo on 17 June, 2020, 08:17:36 PM More about it here.
https://www.prewarcar.com/who-can-fill-in-the-history-gaps-of-this-lancia-astura Like Tony I recall it at VSCC Oulton Park in the same scruffy state with the British Salmson engine. That was around 2005. The rest of the original bits must be Augusta. It always puzzled me why Robbie Coltrane would buy it. Mike Title: Re: Augusta details wanted Post by: JohnMillham on 18 June, 2020, 12:35:03 PM I went to see it a few years ago when it was in the south of England and for sale. Horrible thing in a terrible state! The March Special which used to race with us in the VSCC was Mike Wheeler's car, with a previous owner who's name escapes me at the moment.
Title: Re: Augusta details wanted Post by: JohnMillham on 18 June, 2020, 03:36:53 PM My memory isn't good, but am wondering if its the car that I associate with Robbie Coltrane. Yes, that's the one. https://www.lancia.myzen.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=8285.0 Title: Re: Augusta details wanted Post by: donw on 19 June, 2020, 03:24:23 PM Once owned by Robbie Coltrane.
Saw it at Oulton it did not go very well. The March was raced by Terry, was in the Augusta Journal. |