1938 Lancia Astura Farina Cabriolet - Unique 'One-Off' Cars in Australia Pt.8

By: Unique Cars magazine

Date: 11.03.2020

Back in 2009, we put together a list of 13 of our favourite one-offs that had been featured in Unique Cars – or advertised for sale (not counting modified cars or ‘specials’). At number eight was this Art Deco exotic Lancia

Lancia Astura Farina Cabriolet

From Unique Cars #300, Jun/Jul 2009

Another Art Deco exotic, this time from European shores or more specifically, Italy, the heartland of automotive style and performance.

Mussolini owned one, and this Pinin Farina-designed Astura Farina Cabriolet is one of only 426 built and the only one known to be in Australia.

Imported from the UK many years ago, its current owner, Peter Renou, took more than three decades to lovingly restore it to the pristine state it’s in today.

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Virtually everything on the car had to be repaired or replaced, making it a huge job. Even the beautifully engraved escutcheon plates were replaced, at great expense, and the original instruments painstakingly restored.

The finish and overall condition of the car is now on a par with the driving experience, which is "lovely" according to the owner.

| Read the full review here on the 1938 Lancia Astura Farina Cabriolet

Our top 13 'One-Off' list:

1. Nissan R34 GT-R Z-Tune

2. Studebaker Commander Cabriolet

3. Porsche 959

4. Lincoln Model K Lebaron Coupe

5. Plymouth AAR 'Cuda

6. Chevrolet Corvette L88

7. Clement

8. 1938 Lancia Astura Farina Cabriolet

9. 1958 Buick Limited

10. Alfa Romeo G1

11. BMW M1

12. Ferrari 750 Monza

13. Dodge Daytona

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