1950 Lancia Aurelia B50 cabriolet Pininfarina body...on ebay!

[Parisien]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lancia-/221008632133?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3375241945

Wonder what the reserve is......?!


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[Richard Fridd]

Also a similar Aurelia on p31 of Classic Cars (June)

[williamcorke]

Is this the same one as in CCars mag?
http://www.tonyerker.info/html/aurelia_b50_barn.html

[Richard Fridd]

Same one-so an exciting project for someone who has the resources to bring it back to life.I will look forward to seeing it in the future and in the meantime wonder about the current value(30K? 20K?) Any ideas?

[williamcorke]

The ebay car is very early - #15, and claims to have its original paint which is an appealing thought, though the interior seems to have been retrimmed  (or in the case of the front seat, loosely covered).

[Sliding Pillar]

The ebay Aurelia pf belongs to the friend of a friend in Italy. It supposedly has its original paint and is solid underneath. The original seats are red leather, these have been covered with the tan covers you can see in the pictures. It runs but does need some recommisioning. Although you could leave it cosmetically as it is, to make it top class it would need full restoration. I think there are only 2 known chassis with earlier numbers.
I beleive the reserve is approximately twice Richard's top estimate, which considering a basket case B20 would cost over £30K isn't bad value.

[Richard Fridd]

Thanks for the info Ade,it was the tonyerker car I was wondering about costwise-any ideas on that one?richard

[Sliding Pillar]

The other dark green B50 is for sale at Auto Classic in Moncalieri (TO)
http://www.anamera.com/en/detail/car/163277/index.html?no_cache=1&ret=63