Lancia Beta (1909)

Lancia Beta
Overview
ManufacturerLancia
Also calledLancia Beta-15/20HP
Production1909
Body and chassis
Body styleTorpedo
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine3118.81 cc straight-4 34 hp
Transmission4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase293 cm (115.4 in)
Curb weight780 kg (1,720 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorLancia Alfa
Lancia Dialfa
SuccessorLancia Gamma-20HP

The Lancia 15/20HP (Type 54, Beta) is an automobile which was produced by Lancia of Italy in 1909.

The 15/20HP replaced the earlier 12HP-Alfa and 18/24HP Dialfa models. Basically the car was a modernized version of the 12HP with the engine displacement enlarged from 2.5 to 3.1 litres (from 28 hp to 34 hp) and the wheelbase increased from 282 cm (111.0 in) to 293.2 cm (115.4 in). 150 examples were manufactured before it was replaced by the Gamma-20HP model (type 55) in 1910.

References

  • Lancia by Michael Frostick, 1976. ISBN 0-901564-22-2