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Lancia Artena

Overview

Lancia Artena

manufacturer	Lancia
production	1931–1936 1940–1942
body style	Bare chassis 4-door, 4-seater saloon 4-door, 6-seater saloon
layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
related	Lancia Astura
engine	1,924 cc Lancia tipo 84 V4 (petrol)
transmission	4-speed manual
wheelbase	Series I–II: 2990 mm Series III: 2950 , Series IV: 3180 mm
length	Series I–II: 4320 mm Series III: 4370 , Series IV: 4960 ,
width	Series I–II: 1632 mm Series III: 1680 mm Series IV: 1730 ,
weight	1350 kg
predecessor	Lancia Lambda
sp	uk

The Lancia Artena (Tipo 228) is a passenger car produced by Italian car manufacturer Lancia from 1931 until 1936, and from 1940 until 1942 chiefly for army and government use. It was powered by a 2-litre Lancia V4 engine, while chassis and factory bodies were shared with the more luxurious 2.6-litre V8-engined Lancia Astura. Total production amounted to 5,567 examples.

History

Artena and her sister Astura made their début at the October 1931 Paris Motor Show.[1] Interrupting Lancia's decade-old tradition of naming its cars with Greek letters, the new model was named after Artena, an ancient town of the pre-Roman Volsci people.

The Lancia Astura was a more powerful and more luxurious version of this car based on the same platform.[2] Besides the engines, main differences between the two cars were the Artena's Michelin

Series I

Deliveries began in December 1931. The 2-litre engine put out 55 hp. For 1932 the Artena was available from the factory in two 4-door body styles—four-window saloon seating four and six-window saloon seating six—or as bare chassis.

Produced between 1931 and 1932, 1,500 built.

Series II

Second series changes were light; the car now incorporated modified engine mountings to reduce noise and vibrations.

Produced between 1932 and 1933, 1,520 built.

Series III

The third series brought deeper changes, including new bodywork with a slanted grille. The chassis was modified and made available in two different wheelbase lengths, short (2950 mm, chassis tipo 228C) and normal (3180 mm, chassis tipo 228A)—hitherto a prerogative of the more expensive Astura. The new 1934 range introduced in late 1933 thus included short or normal bare chassis, four passenger saloon on the short chassis, and six passenger saloon on the normal chassis. In total 1,552 Artena 228As and 488 short-wheelbase Artena 228Cs were made.

Produced between 1933 and 1936, 2,040 built.

Series IV

At the beginning of World War II, the Artena was put back into production at the request of the Royal Italian Army. As the car was now intended chiefly for use by the army to chauffeur high officers rather than for private sales, it was modified accordingly. The chassis was a new platform frame, bearing new type codes, and was produced in longer wheelbase version only. The engine was also a modified Tipo 54A with a lower output of 51 hp-metric at 3,800 rpm. Another change were Fergat stamped-steel wheels.

Chassis type 341 was designed for passenger cars; top speed was down to 105 km/h. 361 of this type were built. Three body styles were made for official usage, all three 6-seaters featuring a roll-down partition between the driver and the passenger compartment:

Chassis type 441 was a modified version, to be outfitted as an ambulance. 191 were built.

Produced between 1940 and 1942, 507 built.

Berlina, six-window saloon for government duties and accordingly known as Ministeriale.
Trasformabile 4 luci, 4-door, four-light convertible saloon (bodied by Carrozzeria Viotti).
Torpedo trasformabile, saloon with folding roof, for colonial and field use as military

Lancia Artena

History

Series I

Series II

Series III

Series IV

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