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1955 Lancia D50 Formula 1 Race Car

Designed by Vittorio Jano, the Lancia D50 had been eagerly anticipated by the racing fraternity. Jano, the designer of the classic Alfa Romeo P2, did not disappoint his admirers, for the D50 incorporated many original features and advanced concepts.One such feature was side-mounted twin gasoline tanks slung between the wheels. This arrangement prevented changes in the fuel level from affecting the car's handling. The D50 was powered by a V-8 engine displacing 2,487 cubic centimeters and producing 260 horsepower at 8,000 revolutions per minute. The engine had four overhead cam shafts, two sparkplugs per cylinder and four downdraft carburetors. Weighing 1,470 pounds, the Lancia D50 had a wheelbase seven feet six inches long.

The chassis was of multi-tube construction, and the engine, which served as a chassis member, provided additional stiffening. Front suspension was by parallel wishbones of equal length, and the car had a de Dion rear suspension. Both front and back axles had transverse leaf springs.

The public's first glimpse of the Lancia D50 in competition came in 1954 when the great Alberto Ascari drove it in the Spanish Grand Prix. At Barcelona the Lancia had to retire because of clutch trouble, but up to this point it had led the field. The car took first in 1954 at the Mille Miglia. In 1955, again with Alberto Ascari at the wheel, the Lancia D50 took firsts at both Turin and Naples. The Naples race, run over a course of 60 laps in the sweltering summer heat of southern Italy, was a particularly grueling one. The course itself, a series of constant twists and turns, denied the drivers all but an occasional moment's letup. Many became so exhausted they had to be lifted out of their cockpits at the finish.

In spite of this victory, time was running out for Ascari. At Monaco he lost control when his brakes locked, plunging him into the sea. He was apparently unhurt, except for a facial injury, but a few days later, at Monza, he crashed during practice and was killed on the Vialone bend. Without a helmet he had been driving a Ferrari..

Lancia had been having financial problems, and the loss of Ascari was a major blow to the company. It immediately withdrew its cars from racing, although Castellotti was allowed to race as a private entrant in the Belgian Grand Prix.

After Lancia left the racing scene, Ferrari acquired its cars and equipment. The Jano-designed Lancia's history was a short one. Yet, the D50, with its ultra-light space frame and side-mounted gas tanks, had a profound and lasting influence on the future. Of course, this was not the end of the Lancia name. Lancia-Ferraris were raced in 1956 and 1957. And later the Lancia marque was again resumed. Latter-day Lancias, in fact, went on to win numerous international races all over the world.
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