On 3rd November 1960, at the Turin Auto Show, the first Italian car with a Boxer engine and front-wheel drive entered the scene. It was the elegant saloon Lancia Flavia that the following year would also be offered in the Pininfarina Coupé version. But it was at the 1963 edition—on 31st October—that the Vignale Convertible made its appearance. Original and balanced, born from the pencil of Giovanni Michelotti, this cabriolet presented itself to the public with a sober yet refined style. The driver’s seat was shifted rather forwards, thus creating a spacious passenger area (2+2), while the taut, sleek profile ended in a sizeable Kammback that concealed a huge boot. The nose, borrowed from the saloon, relied on few but meaningful distinctive details such as the more protruding grille, the redesigned bumper and several direction indicators.
The Lancia Flavia Convertibile Vignale had a price of 2,300,000 liras + optionals. Initially, it had only one engine: the 1,500 cc Boxer engine with a 4-speed manual transmission. Afterwards, the 1,800 cc 92 hp engine was also introduced, though the performance increase was scarce and the 1.8 injection engine came only a few years later.
Of about 1,600 vehicles produced between 1963 and 1967, only 721 were equipped with the 1,500 cc engine.