Start with what the Lancia Super Jolly is: a car with 1488 , built from 1963 to 1970, in the decade that gave the world the pony car and the mid-engined supercar. What it meant takes a little longer.
The background
The Lancia Superjolly is a light commercial vehicle produced by the Italian manufacturer Lancia. The truck, which shares its 815.000 engine and some other mechanicals with the Lancia Flavia, is the successor of the Appia-based Lancia Jolly. It was first revealed at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show. The 1½ ton Superjolly has a longer wheelbase than its predecessor. The little truck was produced from 1963 to 1970 in Turin, Italy.
The first model (315.000) was produced in 1674 examples, while 1272 of the 1.8-litre 315.024 model meant that overall production was 2948. The Superjolly has front-wheel drive with independent suspension, meaning that the loading area is uncommonly low. The subframe and drivetrain of the Flavia were used, with some modifications to handle heavier work, but the Superjolly also utilized parts from the Appia, Fulvia, and Flaminia ranges.Manual transmission was standard (Flavia's fully synchronized four-speed). The front suspension setup is similar to the Flavia's, independent double wishbone with a single (albeit heavier duty) transverse leaf spring. The track is 1,385 mm (54.5 in) rather than 1300 as on the Flavia, while the leaf sprung live rear axle is 1,500 mm (59.1 in) wide.
The engineering
The engine is 1488 other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Drive goes through a 4-speed manual. The wheelbase is 2550 mm / 3110 mm / 3650 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Maserati Quattroporte, the Aston Martin DB5, the Buick Riviera. Its Lancia stablemates include the Lancia 037 and the Lancia 2000.
Owning one today
There is no federal ownership record for the Lancia Super Jolly — 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.