The Lancia Gamma-20HP is a car from Lancia, built from 1910, as the assembly line was turning motoring into an industry. Under the bonnet: 3,460 . The total made was 258.
The background
The Lancia 20 HP (Tipo 55), later renamed Lancia Gamma, is a passenger car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Lancia during 1910. It was derived from a previous Beta model, now equipped with a bigger engine. In total, 258 units were built. In 1911, the type was superseded by the larger-engined and more powerful Lancia 20-30 HP Delta. The Delta was built with two wheelbases, normal and short. The latter was destined for competition-oriented Corsa models, to be bodied as open two- or three-seaters.
The engineering
Power comes from 3,460 . It weighs 820 –. It shifts through a 4-speed manual. 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 2740. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Lancia 15-20 HP Beta; its successor was the Lancia 20-30 HP Delta; assembly was at Turin, Italy. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Ford Model T, the Alfa Romeo A.L.F.A 12 HP, the Alfa Romeo A.L.F.A 24 HP — show what else the money bought that year. Its Lancia stablemates include the Lancia 037 and the Lancia 2000.
What it costs now
There is no federal ownership record for the Lancia Gamma-20HP — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.