Solved: Wendax 1584 - Volpini Lancia Aprilia Barchetta

[Wendax]

A low silhouette.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

[Wendax]

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[BERTRAND]

Lancia?

[Wendax]

Yes, Lancia-based

[BERTRAND]

Volpini Lancia Aprilia Mille Miglia 1937
One-off car prepared by Giampaolo Volpini for Lancia works-driver Umberto Castiglioni (nick-named Ippocampo) based on his 1937 Lancia Aprilia. Barchetta body-work by Tenconi from Milano
The car is for sale, now.  Are you intersted?

[Wendax]

Well found!

[targhediferro]

I think those Volkswagen's front lights are very strange on a pre-war Lancia....but perhaps are one of the best parts in the body of this barchetta.

[Wendax]

I don't know how authentic any parts of the Lancia are, but despite similar looks those are not VW headlights:

[Paul Jaray]

Same car in 1948, here are the front lights:

[nicanary]

This car was a rebody of a rebody. An Aprilia cabriolet was rebodied as a streamlined saloon by Boneschi in 1937/38 and raced as such in 1946/47 before being bodied again by Tenconi in 1948.

The saloon was a puzzle https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2012-41/solved-neh-2229-boneschi-lancia-aprilia-coupe-aerodinamica-1937/msg239209/#msg239209

[Wendax]