The second-series Aprilia stayed in production a full decade — World War II included — yet still built fewer cars (9,728) than the shorter-lived first series (10,354) had managed in barely two years.
Median 90 hp across 139 similar cars
Lead trim: Aprilia 1,486 cc V4 (48 PS)
Lancia Aprilia second series, model 438438 · 1939–1949
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FactThe second-series Aprilia stayed in production a full decade — World War II included — yet still built fewer cars (9,728) than the shorter-lived first series (10,354) had managed in barely two years.
The second series of the Lancia Aprilia (model 438, 9,728 units, 1939–1949) had its engine capacity raised to 1,486 cc for 48 PS, with a Lusso model and a lungo (lengthened) version (706 made, 1946–1949); in all 20,082 cars and 7,554 extra chassis for coachbuilt bodies were built in Turin, plus about 700 in France, and the last Aprilia left the factory on 22 October 1949 with a farewell note in its trunk. Special designs include cars by Ugo Zagato (1938), a Carrozzeria Touring convertible, the army's Torpedo militare of World War II, a Luigi Pagani-tuned barchetta bodied by the boatbuilders Riva (1946), a Bertone convertible (1947) and one of Michelotti's first designs at Vignale (1949). The Aurelia succeeded it.
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aprilia 1,486 cc V4 (48 PS) | 1939–1949 | 1.5 L V4 | 47 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
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The second-series Aprilia stayed in production a full decade — World War II included — yet still built fewer cars (9,728) than the shorter-lived first series (10,354) had managed in barely two years.
Lancia shaped the original Aprilia in a wind tunnel back in the 1930s, working with Battista Farina to land a drag coefficient of just 0.47 — remarkable for the era.
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