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Title: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Aurelia Adam on 14 October, 2009, 05:29:11 PM
By accident, I came across this great website with lots of pics of famous Lancia owners from Bardot in her Aurelia to Nuvolari and his Berlina.  I never knew that Prince Aly Aga Khan (Rita Hayworth's husband) killed himself in a Flaminia Touring.

Worth clicking on the sub-menus to get extra info as well.

I wonder where all the cars are now.

Have fun, Adam

http://www.geocities.com/jeandebarsy/Famous.html?1015269111410


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Neil on 14 October, 2009, 08:42:41 PM
An interesting link, I wonder what more current famous Lancia owners are out there, may have some been LMC members too??  ;)


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: ncundy on 14 October, 2009, 10:57:08 PM
Eddie Irvine, Rowen Atkinson, Jay Leno, Bernie Eccelstone ?

Never seen them at the AGM  though  ???


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Neil on 15 October, 2009, 07:55:49 AM
Neil,  I was aware of these four Lancia owners, one I know was a member, the first name on the list who had an integrale, his car is a regular Surrey area attendee with another member now.


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: ColinMarr on 15 October, 2009, 08:14:24 AM
Rowan Atkinson once came to a Sliding Pillar rally in the early 90s'.

Colin


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: JohnMillham on 15 October, 2009, 08:29:59 AM
What about Sir Stirling? And the Belna's an Augusta, I think.
 Regards, John


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: sparehead3 on 15 October, 2009, 12:48:22 PM
Another attribute we can add to the database .... "Famous Past Owner"


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Kevin MacBride on 15 October, 2009, 12:57:20 PM
The photo of 'Gregory Peck' and his Aurelia looks more like Gary Cooper, then again maybe I spent too much time looking at old westerns with my Dad.


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: DavidLaver on 15 October, 2009, 05:38:32 PM

Lovely find Adam - and I enjoyed the rest of his site as well.

David


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: ncundy on 15 October, 2009, 06:25:43 PM
I went to look at a fanalone project some time ago that was previously owned by Bruce Dickinson, lead singer with Iron Maiden. He had painted it black.

And Steve McClaren (the wally with a brolly) used to have a Fulvia Zagato !

J Clarkson is buying (has bought?) a Stratos'.

Hasn't the Queen got a Flaminia state car (Harvey, what's her tag on the Forum?)

Malcolm Fraser (Australian PM) owned a few.


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Betaboy2.0 on 15 October, 2009, 08:15:49 PM
Jan Leeming ( the BBC Newsreader) used to have a Beta Volumex Coupe in the mid 80's! Now, there's a little known fact!

Andy


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: sparehead3 on 15 October, 2009, 08:25:03 PM
Strange how you knew it ....


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: TonyLanciaBeta on 15 October, 2009, 08:46:27 PM
Dawn French owned a Beta Berlina  ;D


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: ColinMarr on 15 October, 2009, 09:12:28 PM
Somewhere along the way I heard that the comedienne Beryl Reid owned a Fulvia Sport, but got fed up with it because the carburettors needed frequent retuning. Sound familiar!

Also, Montague Burton of Burton’s outfitters has two Fulvia 1600 Sports, one of which is now owned by Fred Anderson.

And Peter Ustinov owned an Aprilia which was, and probably still is, owned by Fred Anderson. This Aprilia is an English (Eagle?) bodied convertible. (Did I say it was ugly?)

A few years ago I saw a Beta Montecarlo, the proud owner (I forget who) of which showed off the registration book which showed the first owner to be Emerson Fittipaldi.

One of Gerald Batt’s Lambdas – the one that was owned by the sculptor Olliffe Richmond, was first owned by Count Zabrowski – he who created Chitty-chitty-bang-bang. While checking on the spelling of his name I discover that in 1922 he did Kop Hill in a Ballot in 26 seconds – blimey!

Colin


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Joanna on 16 October, 2009, 02:11:26 AM
http://www.carloslopes.co.uk  --->  famous owners link

for integrale owners


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: fay66 on 16 October, 2009, 02:28:17 AM
The photo of 'Gregory Peck' and his Aurelia looks more like Gary Cooper, then again maybe I spent too much time looking at old westerns with my Dad.

Ed Levin in the USA has emailed me with the same comment and I must admit I also thought it looked like Garry Cooper, so it's "High Noon" for Gregory Peck ;D

Brian
8227 8)


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: DavidLaver on 16 October, 2009, 09:28:09 AM

David Dimbleby had a Fulvia.

David


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: rogerelias on 16 October, 2009, 10:30:33 AM
And Richard Whitely, off countdown had a 1600HF the same as mine. ::) Probably spelt his name wrong. ???


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Niels Jonassen on 16 October, 2009, 07:26:00 PM
Kevin MacBride is right. It is not Gregory Peck but Gary Cooper. And the car is not a saloon but a convertible. But, anyway, it is a famous actor and an Aurelia.


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: ColinMarr on 16 October, 2009, 09:23:33 PM
Puccini owned and drove a Lambda – apparently with gusto!

Colin


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Scarpia on 16 October, 2009, 10:16:10 PM
and Caruso had a Theta....


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: ColinMarr on 17 October, 2009, 08:37:49 AM
Just remembered another one, but in this case he's infamous:

Bernie Cornfeld. Bernie was a massively successful financial fraudster of the 1960s and for a time based his operations in Switzerlad where he had a fleet of Flaminias at the disposal of other visiting funsters. Wiki quotes him as saying, "I had mansions all over the world, I threw extravagant parties. And I lived with ten or twelve girls at a time."

Must dash to Silverstone…..

Colin


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: fay66 on 18 October, 2009, 08:13:59 PM
Probably counts as a infamous one, from modern times.
The Captain of HMS Nottingham a type 42 Destroyer that ran aground off of Australia in 2003, Commander Farrington OBE.
Owned a 2.0 Dedra. ;D


Brian
8227 8)


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Kevin MacBride on 19 October, 2009, 01:44:36 PM
A Catholic Bishop we had over here once drove a Beta Saloon. He was famous for a few things, a speech he made once (during the Popes visit) about the need to maintain good family values, and years later the revelation that he'd fathered a child. Wonder did he make use of the large rear seats of the Beta.....??


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: sparehead3 on 19 October, 2009, 07:49:14 PM
Kevin : you've just opened an off topic thread that we'd perhaps better stay away from !!!! :D


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Parisien on 02 February, 2015, 04:56:22 PM
And God created.....................and then man created the B24.......perfect harmony?






P


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Lapsed Cesare Ferrari on 02 February, 2015, 05:17:37 PM
Carlo Bugatti, father of Ettore, was the owner of a Lambda, according to a book I read, probably a Bugatti book, which had a photograph of him with it.


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: frankxhv773t on 02 February, 2015, 09:04:57 PM
Didn't Enzo Ferrari have a Flaminia Sedan as a family car?

I think Michael Shumacher had a Dedra SW for similar use.

Mike Hawthorn and his father were both Aurelia owners.

The Pope had a special Thesis in its' day.

Was it Tazio Nuvolari who raved about the Augusta and got lots of the other top racing drivers into them?

Stirling Moss' mum had an Appia Zagato. Perhaps famous persons' mothers who owned Lancias is getting a bit too far out there.



Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: rogerelias on 02 February, 2015, 09:21:24 PM
I thought Stirlings mum had an Aprilia ?


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: smithymc on 03 February, 2015, 01:49:38 PM
Not a 'driver' but my Beta Coupe was supplied new by Richard 'Dickie' Attwood of Le - Mans fame, to his father-in law. So you never know, he may have driven it.

I wrote to him and he confirmed the tale in a lovely handwritten letter.

Mark


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Kevin MacBride on 03 February, 2015, 02:38:28 PM
And God created.....................and then man created the B24.......perfect harmony?






P

Probably gonna go straight to hell for this.... but... it would seem that Mr Farinas work had weathered the test of time more so than the big 'G' itself.  Have you seen Ms Bardot recently ??


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Parisien on 03 February, 2015, 03:50:21 PM
I've booked a first class non-return passage in a handcart straight to Hell for you Kevin........no thanks required!!!!!

P


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: chriswgawne on 03 February, 2015, 11:43:48 PM
In the race day programme at the Italian Grand Prix in 2013 where the Lotus team drivers were Kimi Raikkonen and Roman Grosjean, they were asked what we're their favourite best ever roadcars. Link's choice was a Lotus Evora (corporate speak + his wry sense of humour no doubt) whilst Roman Grosjeans choice was a Delta Integrale Evo 2. Presumably because he has one ?


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: Richard Fridd on 04 February, 2015, 06:30:41 PM
And God created.....................and then man created the B24.......perfect harmony?



Many a good tune....


P

Probably gonna go straight to hell for this.... but... it would seem that Mr Farinas work had weathered the test of time more so than the big 'G' itself.  Have you seen Ms Bardot recently ??


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: dannels on 04 February, 2015, 07:22:31 PM
Talking of ..and God created... Anita Ekberg was also a flaminia driver (maybe not owner) - some pics of her on my website halfway down the page here along with Aly Khans sad end http://www.flaminiagt.co.uk/Lancia_Flaminia_GT_Touring/History.html


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: chugga boom on 05 February, 2015, 12:35:09 PM
three that came to my mind were Robbie Coltrane he owned an Augusta special with a salmson engine , and Mussolini had at least 1 Astura    , Penelope Keith owned a 1600hf 


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: stanley sweet on 05 February, 2015, 06:28:58 PM
Remember reading a long while ago of Chrissie Hynde coming out of a studio and asking a Fulvia owner if it was a 16 or 1300. Apparently she knew her stuff about them but whether she ever owned one I'm not sure. I'm still getting my head around Penelope Keith in a 1600HF...........that's almost like the Queen driving one.


Title: Re: Famous Lancia Drivers
Post by: chugga boom on 05 February, 2015, 09:00:39 PM
Remember reading a long while ago of Chrissie Hynde coming out of a studio and asking a Fulvia owner if it was a 16 or 1300. Apparently she knew her stuff about them but whether she ever owned one I'm not sure. I'm still getting my head around Penelope Keith in a 1600HF...........that's almost like the Queen driving one.
sad thing was the car was only scrapped about 8 years ago , unfortunately it was done before anyone could have saved it