The Lancia Dilambda is a Torpedo / 4-door sedan from Lancia, built from 1928 to 1935, the vintage years, when coachbuilders still shaped most of what was sold. Under the bonnet: 3958 cc V8 100 hp. The total made was 1,685.
The story
The Lancia Dilambda is a passenger car produced by Lancia between 1928 and 1935. The car was officially presented at the Paris Motor Show in 1929, and was powered by a 4 litre V8 engine with a 24 degree "V" angle. Three versions of the Dilambda were built:
First series, produced between 1928 and 1931, total 1,104 built. Second series, produced between 1931 and 1933, total 300 built. Modified gearbox and brakes. Third series, produced between 1933 and 1935, total 281 built. Modified chassis for more aerodynamic style, it was built only with long wheelbase.
What is underneath
Power comes from 3958 cc V8 100 hp. It weighs 2100 kg. It shifts through a 4-speed manual gearbox. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 329 cm (S.1-S.2) / 348 cm (S.1-S.3). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Lancia Trikappa; its successor was the Lancia Astura. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Rolls-Royce Phantom I sedan, the Plymouth Plymouth, the Bugatti Type 40 sedan — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Lancia catalogue sit the Lancia 037 and the Lancia 2000.
What it costs now
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Lancia Dilambda has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.