Solved -PJ582- Lancia Aprilia by Meteor, 1947

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I try Stabilimenti Farina....but are we sure it's from an italian coachbuilder?

[Paul Jaray]

I try Stabilimenti Farina....but are we sure it's from an italian coachbuilder?

Not Farina...I don't know you but I am 

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If you're sure, it's enough! Colli?

[Paul Jaray]

Not Colli.

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Frua?

[Paul Jaray]

Not Frua.

[nicanary]

Allemano?

[Paul Jaray]

Not Allemano.

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 Balbo?

[Paul Jaray]

Not Balbo.

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Garavini?

[Paul Jaray]

Not Garavini.

[StefanoP]

Bertone?

Ciao

Stefano

[Paul Jaray]

Ciao Stefano, benvenuto ad Autopuzzles.

Not Bertone!

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Ca.sa.ro.?

[Hiawatha]

Aprile?

[Paul Jaray]

Ca.sa.ro.?

Aprile?

No and no...

[StefanoP]

Dear Paul Jaray,

thank you for your benvenuto, and grazie to you all at AutoPuzzles.

I've been following AutoPuzzles since several weeks and I must congratulate you and the other Forumers, especially the more experts, for finding (and then finding the name/date of) cars that are very often extravagant, real gems of automotive history and knowledge. I can barely manage to solve one half of the puzzles recurring to some dozens of books in my library, which is not a good result for an old-time enthusiast like myself. 

I'm sincerely puzzled by this Aprilia. This grille is so characteristic of Littorio-era Italian sports cars that it might be a little misleading, having been used in more or less the same shape by Fiat Carrozzerie Speciali or Pininfarina or Aprile (Corrado LoPresto's Aprilia....) without being a real trade mark. I wait with bated breath for the solution that will obviously force me to slap myself on my forehead thinking "Here! It was simple!" 

All the best from Italy,

Stefano

[Paul Jaray]

Don't wait and join the game!
It's not a totally obscure name, it's been featured here more than once with other cars and you'll see that the best part of the game is the search!
I'll post a side view soon. 

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Patriarca?

[Paul Jaray]

Not Patriarca.

[João]

Monviso?

[StefanoP]

This is a car that I found in Frostick's Lancia book, obviously a very different car but a formally similar grille.....

That grille is reminding me of some car I've just exhamined, though a long close-up look at a nice 508 MM Fiat might have impaired my judgement. I'm impatient to see what this unknown beauty is. Riva could be a pretender.....

Cheers

Stefano

[Paul Jaray]

Monviso?

Not Monviso.

This is a car that I found in Frostick's Lancia book, obviously a very different car but a formally similar grille.....

That grille is reminding me of some car I've just exhamined, though a long close-up look at a nice 508 MM Fiat might have impaired my judgement. I'm impatient to see what this unknown beauty is. Riva could be a pretender.....

Cheers

Stefano

Not Riva.

Here's a side view:

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Meteor?